With $100 billion in facility-specific investment and more than 3,000 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.
View full methodology →The aerospace & defense context.
Facilities manufacturing aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles, aircraft engines, avionics, missiles, rocket motors, munitions, ordnance, military vehicles, and weapons systems. Naval vessels and submarine components remain in Shipbuilding; semiconductor fabrication remains in Semiconductors.
At a glance
- Company
- SpaceX
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Location
- Pecan Island, Louisiana
- Investment
- $100.00B
- Permanent jobs announced
- More than 3,000
- Status
- Announced
- Announced
- Aug 25, 2026
- Expected opening
- 2029
- Added to tracker
- Aug 25, 2026
Official references
- Louisiana Economic Development SpaceX project fact sheet https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/spacex
- Reuters Starbase Louisiana launch-complex reporting https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spacex-build-starship-spaceport-louisiana-2026-08-25/
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "Starbase Louisiana — SpaceX, Pecan Island, LA." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/spacex-starbase-louisiana. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.