SpaceX Picks Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, For $100 Billion Starship Mega-Site
Vermilion Parish gets five launch complexes and over a dozen towers, built for more than 30 Starship flights a day starting 2027.
- SpaceX will pay Vermilion Parish $25 million a year for 25 years, plus $20 million upfront.
- The deal brings 3,000 direct jobs, with the first launch targeted as soon as 2029.
- Full buildout adds five launch complexes, a propellant plant, and housing for workers.
Why it matters: A twenty-five-year annuity buys the parish's cooperation long before residents ever vote on what gets built.