SpaceX (SPCX) will invest $100 billion to build its largest launch facility in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, which will play a key role in ramping up Starship missions, the company and the state said in a joint release.
Construction on the project is expected to begin in 2027, with the first launch targeted as soon as 2029, the release said.
Shares of SpaceX were up 2.5% in Tuesday afternoon trading.
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