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SpaceX Louisiana: Elon's plan for 12+ Starship towers

Elon Musk promised Starbase Louisiana with 12+ launch towers and 30+ flights a day by the end of 2030. It hasn't happened yet, with 1,542 days left.

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“Starbase Louisiana will ultimately have over a dozen launch towers, enabling more than 30 Starship flights per day and making it the biggest launch site on Earth!”
— Elon Musk · Aug 25, 2026 · @elonmusk on X, Aug 25 2026 ↗
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What actually happened

Fetched Oct 8 2026: Wikipedia SpaceX Starbase, Louisiana still lists the site as planned (Vermilion Parish; 12 launch pads planned; construction expected 2027, first launch targeting 2029). The Advocate Oct 5 reports a Sep 25 coastal-use permit application for a 15.5-mile road, 1.5-mile bridge and wharf, with a listed start of March 1 2027. No towers built, no launches. Deadline 2030-12-31. Status stays pending. Wikipedia — SpaceX Starbase, Louisiana (fetched Oct 8 2026): still planned; construction 2027; first launch ~2029 ↗

The Progression

Aug 25, 2026
The promise: “Starbase Louisiana will ultimately have over a dozen launch towers, enabling more than 30 Starship flights per day and making it the biggest launch site on Earth!” · @elonmusk on X, Aug 25 2026 ↗
Today · Oct 11, 2026
Status: Pending · 1,542 days left. Still waiting.

On August 25 2026, as SpaceX unveiled a new $100 billion Starship spaceport in Vermilion Parish, Elon Musk said Starbase Louisiana would ultimately have over a dozen launch towers, enabling more than 30 Starship flights a day and making it the biggest launch site on Earth. Four days earlier he had already put a year on that cadence: 30-plus Starship launches a day in 2030. SpaceX and Louisiana officials separately said construction starts in 2027 and the first launch from the site is targeted for 2029.

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