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HISTORICAL FACTS: Starbase - The Untold Story

SpaceX will build a $100 billion ‘Starbase’ to launch its Mars-bound Starship spacecraft

Elon Musk’s space company hopes to turn Louisiana wetland into a ‘self-sustaining’ spaceport

The Independent UK

SpaceX’s $100 billion bet on Louisiana Starbase: 3,000 jobs, rocket hub - why it matters

SpaceX plans to build a $100 billion, 125,000-acre (50,585-hectare) Starship launch complex on Pecan Island in US' southern Louisiana, an area that serves as protected habitat for dozens of migratory bird species and whose receding wetlands help shield inland communities from flooding.

The Times of India

SpaceX to build $100 billion rocket launch facility in southern Louisiana

SpaceX unveiled plans on Tuesday for a $100 billion rocket launch complex in southern Louisiana, its largest yet, aimed at supporting Starship and AI satellite missions. The 125,000-acre Starbase Louisiana site on Pecan Island could eventually handle thousands of Starship launches annually, the company said.

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SpaceX to build $100 billion Starship rocket complex in Louisiana

The company's second Starbase campus will eventually launch thousands of Starship flights a year, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said, reiterating its goals for an ambitious cadence contingent on solving steep engineering challenges and regulatory hurdles.

The Economic Times

Starbase Louisiana: SpaceX announces enormous $100 billion Starbase launch site

A new spaceport will bring 10 launch pads to Louisiana's Gulf Coast and support thousands of Starship launches per year.

Space

Cards Against Humanity wants to erect a monument to 'honor' Elon Musk

Cards Against Humanity isn't done with its scorched-Earth campaign against SpaceX and Elon Musk, and is planning to erect an "Elon Musk is a Sad Little B----- with No Friends" monument near SpaceX's Starbase site.

Space

SpaceX ignites all 33 powerful engines on Starship booster ahead of Flight 13 launch (video)

SpaceX completed an engine test of the next Super Heavy booster slated to launch Starship's next mission, which could lift off as soon as next week.

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Texas environmentalists lose bid to block Musk’s SpaceX from closing beach

Ruling means Boca Chica Beach, located near sprawling Starbase site, likely to close during future rocket launches

The Guardian - US

World's first trillionaire Elon Musk reveals SpaceX's biggest hiring challenge was convincing married engineers to relocate to Starbase near the Mexican border

Elon Musk has identified family relocation as one of SpaceX's biggest hiring challenges in Texas, saying many engineers and technicians hesitate to move to Starbase because employment opportunities for their partners are limited. Speaking on a podcast, Musk described it as the company's "significant other problem" and explained how the…

The Economic Times

From welder to wealthy: SpaceX IPO could make thousands of employees millionaires

The stock market debut of Elon Musk's AI and space company could make thousands of SpaceX employees significantly wealthier, including some of the firm's lowest-paid staff.

Euronews

SpaceX is poised to go public and test the latest version of its massive Starship rocket amidst criticism about its environmental impact

SpaceX is proceeding with two major milestones with consequences that could be, at a minimum, global. The company, owned by Elon Musk and valued at upwards of US$1.5 trillion, released its financial details on May 20, 2026 in advance of an IPO scheduled for June 12 and anticipated to be…

The Conversation

Worker dies at SpaceX's Starbase ahead of Starship V3 megarocket launch

A worker died at SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas early Friday morning (May 15), as the company geared up for the debut launch of its Starship V3 megarocket.

Space

What time is SpaceX's Starship V3 launch today? (Starship Flight 12 timeline)

SpaceX will launch its first Starship V3 vehicle on the Flight 12 test flight on Thursday (May 21).

Space

SpaceX successfully launches 11th test flight of giant Starship rocket

Starship carried up eight mock satellites mimicking SpaceX’s Starlinks. The entire flight lasted just over an hour, originating from Starbase near the Mexican border.

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What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 11 launch today?

SpaceX plans to launch the 11th test flight of its Starship megarocket at 7:15 p.m. EDT (2315 GMT) on Monday (Oct. 13). Here's how you can watch.

The Independent UK

SpaceX’s Mars rocket pulls off successful flight after months of explosive mishaps

The SpaceX ship blasted off from the Starbase launch site in South Texas just after 6:30 p.m. before deploying a test payload of eight dummy satellites into space

Space

SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th test flight in stunning comeback (video)

SpaceX's Starship megarocket took to the skies for the 10th time ever today (Aug. 26), on a bold test flight that marked a big bounceback from recent failures.

Space

SpaceX calls off critical Starship Flight 10 test launch due to 'issue with ground systems'

SpaceX scrubbed the planned 10th test flight of its Starship megarocket today (Aug. 24), citing a problem with ground systems at its Starbase site in South Texas.

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SpaceX completes investigation into recent Starship failures, clears the way for Flight 10

The FAA has closed its investigation into SpaceX's Starship failure this spring and given the green light for Starship Flight Test 10 to proceed this weekend.

Space

SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 10th test flight (video, photos)

SpaceX performed a single-engine "static fire" trial with its newest Starship spacecraft on Thursday (July 31), to help prep the vehicle for an upcoming test flight.

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SpaceX moves Starship to launch pad for testing ahead of Flight 10 (photos)

SpaceX has moved its Starship spacecraft to the launch pad for testing ahead of the vehicle's 10th flight, which is expected to take place next month.

International Business Times UK

'Go to Mars': Elon Musk's Starbase City Texas Neighbours Want Billionaire Out of the Planet

Elon Musk's neighbours in Starbase City Texas are now urging him to leave the planet. Residents are tired of the disturbance caused by SpaceX launches.

International Business Times UK

What Is Starbase? Elon Musk Builds a SpaceX City With Shops, Worker Housing and Its Own Mayor — But Texas Locals Aren't Happy

Starbase, Elon Musk's ambitious SpaceX city in South Texas, was officially incorporated in May 2025. It's expanding with housing, shops, and its mayor, Bobby Peden, a SpaceX VP.

International Business Times

SpaceX Starship Explodes During Routine Test

One of Elon Musk's SpaceX Starships exploded during a routine test late Wednesday in Texas, law enforcement said, in the latest setback to the billionaire's dream of turning humanity into an interplanetary species.

The Independent UK

Watch: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket engulfed by flames in explosion

A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded during a routine test on Wednesday (18 June) at Starbase, the company’s launch site in Texas.

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