SpaceX计划投资高达1000亿美元，在路易斯安那州沿海地区建设一座包含Starship工厂和发射台的大型航天港12。路易斯安那州州长杰夫·兰德里（Jeff Landry）于周二宣布了这一消息，并称该交易为该州和国家的重大胜利12。SpaceX总裁兼首席运营官格温·肖特韦尔（Gwynne Shotwell）出席了宣布活动，她表示该设施将成为自给自足的航天港12。
该航天港选址于路易斯安那州弗米利恩堂区（Vermilion Parish），位于新奥尔良以西约200英里处，占地面积达12.5万英亩（5.06万公顷）2。该设施将复制并扩大SpaceX在德克萨斯州Starbase的规模，成为该公司第四座也是最大的发射场12。基地内将配备推进剂生产、发电、深水航运、车辆处理设施和机场，以支持每年数千次的发射任务12。项目预计于2027年开工，2029年进行首次发射，并有望在未来十年内创造3000个就业岗位2。
SpaceX intends to invest up to $100 billion to construct a massive new rocket launching site in coastal Louisiana 12. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry 1, who called the deal a major victory for the state and the country 2. SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell also attended the announcement event 2.
The proposed facility will be situated in Vermilion Parish, approximately 200 miles west of New Orleans, and will span 125,000 acres (50,600 hectares) 2. It is set to become the company's fourth and largest launch site, capable of supporting thousands of launches each year 2. The complex will replicate and expand upon the scale of SpaceX's existing Starbase facility in Texas by including a Starship factory and launch pads 1. Shotwell stated that the site will function as a self-sustaining spaceport, featuring integrated propellant production, power generation, deep-water shipping, vehicle processing facilities, and an airport 1. Construction on the project is expected to commence in 2027, with the first launch scheduled for 2029 2. Over the next decade, the spaceport is projected to generate 3,000 jobs 2.
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