SpaceX’s Louisiana Spaceport Could Be a Much Bigger Deal Than It Looks 🚀 @TeslaLarry thinks this could eventually become one of the biggest space bases in the world, and the reason is pretty simple: SpaceX is going to need a LOT more launch capacity. Future Moon and Mars missions could require multiple refueling launches for every spacecraft actually heading into deep space. That means more pads, more launches, and eventually a launch cadence that sounds crazy by today’s standards. So Louisiana isn’t just about launching more Starlink satellites. It’s about building enough infrastructure to make Moon and Mars missions routine instead of rare. $SPCX

BREAKING: SpaceX’s Louisiana spaceport will create thousands of jobs, and Delgado Community College is already preparing its students. From welding, HVAC and electrical to robotics, engineering & cybersecurity, Delgado says: “All of these programs will directly align to @SpaceX”

A Colombian state just offered SpaceX a spaceport. Antioquia Governor Andrés Julián Rendón says the state is ready to host a SpaceX spaceport in Urabá, on its Caribbean coast. Antioquia already runs 1,200 Starlink antennas that bring telemedicine to its most remote towns, connect rural schools and reach Indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities. Starlink is saving lives where roads don't reach.

SpaceX is building a new spaceport on Louisiana's Gulf Coast. As SpaceX invests in the region, we are offering our neighbors in the Vermilion Parish area a 50% discount on Starlink Residential service plans to new and existing customers →

$SPCX: Louisiana prepares to announce a SpaceX spaceport project on Aug 25. Gov. Jeff Landry is expected to announce plans for a new SpaceX spaceport on Pecan Island in Vermilion Parish. The legislation was passed to help secure the project. This new launch site is expected to spark a major construction boom and create mor than 3,000 new jobs for the State.