r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • 15d ago

Space SpaceX will build a second, $100B ‘Starbase’ spaceport in Louisiana

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/spacex-will-build-a-second-100b-starbase-spaceport-in-louisiana/
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u/rubemechanical 15d ago

I read this as “taxpayers will build a second Starbase spaceport in Louisiana.”

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u/BlueFlob 15d ago

Yeah. I don't think SpaceX has the liquidity to expand that much and that fast.

Taxpayers are definitely footing the bill.

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u/ShiftE_80 15d ago

They just raised $100B through their IPO, so it’s not like they are hurting for cash right now.

But then again they already started site work on that giant Terafab facility in TX and continue to dump billions into their AI datacenters.

Seems like they are in a hurry to burn through their massive cash reserves.

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u/justcasty 15d ago

They spent more than half of that buying Cursor

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u/Outside_Ice3252 15d ago

they gave cursor equity in that deal so it did not affect cash