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Articles, videos, and coverage of the proposed SpaceX launch facility on Pecan Island — and what it means for the Mississippi Flyway.

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The Advocate · Baton Rouge

SpaceX is planning a rocket-launching spaceport in coastal Louisiana. Here are the plans.

SpaceX has filed plans for a new launch facility on Pecan Island in Vermilion Parish — a move that would place industrial rocket operations in the heart of one of North America's most critical migratory bird corridors.

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What has happened in Texas where they currently launch rockets.