SpaceX plans second Starbase in Louisiana for thousands of annual Starship flights

SpaceX announced plans for a second Starbase facility, this one in Louisiana, designed to handle a dramatically higher volume of Starship missions than currently possible at the company's Texas site.

According to a post from the official SpaceX account on X, the new installation will be "built to support thousands of Starship flights a year with missions launching to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond."

Few additional details were provided in the announcement. The source does not specify a timeline for construction, a precise location within Louisiana, or which government or regulatory approvals may be required before work can begin.

Starbase in South Texas serves as SpaceX's primary Starship development and launch site, and the company has been working to increase its launch cadence there. A second facility dedicated to high-volume operations would represent a significant expansion of the program's infrastructure.