NBC News reports SpaceX $100B Starbase Louisiana launch site
Aug 26, 2026
The NBC News segment announced SpaceX's plan to build Starbase Louisiana, a high-cadence Starship launch facility in Vermilion Parish on roughly 125,000 acres near Pecan Island. It reported the site will feature over a dozen launch towers for up to 30 Starship launches per day, a self-sustaining spaceport with propellant production, power generation, deep-water shipping, vehicle processing, and an airport. The company is committing at least $100 billion, creating more than 3,000 jobs, with construction starting next year (2027) and first launches in 2029. The report attributes details to Elon Musk and the company. Sourcing relies on the official announcement event with Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell, plus Musk's statements on X; no named outside experts or critical voices appear in the short clip.