Tech billionaire Elon Musk has set his sights on Louisiana to build a new facility to launch rockets into space, but locals are divided on whether the move will be beneficial to the region.
Musk’s company SpaceX announced Tuesday that it will invest $100 billion to build its largest launch facility to date in Vermilion Parish, about a three-hour drive southwest of New Orleans. With the new spaceport, Musk can launch thousands more rockets per year.
