Starship is the vessel that will take humanity to the moon, then to Mars, and then beyond--according to the folks at SpaceX. The big project of becoming a "multi-planetary species" continued to move forward with the official big announcement last week.
A much bigger spaceport is needed; the decision has been made. It will be located in Louisiana.
Ten launch pads will eventually make about 30 launches per day--thousands of launches per year when the site is fully developed (image).
That's the plan. This site will include more than launch pads: propellant farms, a propellant-production facility, and employee housing. Additionally, there will be an airport, deep water shipping capability, electricity generation.
Everything depends on the successful development of Starship. Orbit will hopefully be achieved with the next test flight (possibly in September), and then the other milestones must follow, including the re-usable heat shield and re-fueling while in space.
from Space
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