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Why SpaceX is launching the world's largest spaceport in Louisiana

The $100 billion investment targets acreage once owned by Exxon Mobil
SpaceX plans to build a $100 billion spaceport in Louisiana. Pictured is a SpaceX rocket launchpad on an unnamed coastline. (SpaceX)
SpaceX plans to build a $100 billion spaceport in Louisiana. Pictured is a SpaceX rocket launchpad on an unnamed coastline. (SpaceX)
CoStar News
August 26, 2026 | 8:56 P.M.

SpaceX is expanding launch sites beyond Florida, South Texas and California to build what it calls the world's largest spaceport because it says a remote area in southern Louisiana is one of the few places on Earth it can launch its Starship reusable rockets.

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