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SpaceX is scouting future spaceport locations as Elon Musk says Starship will need many launch sites to support thousands of launches per year.
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00:02SpaceX said it is scouting potential U.S. and overseas locations for future spaceports
00:08as the company prepares for Starship to launch thousands of times per year,
00:13according to comments from CEO Elon Musk on X on Tuesday.
00:18SpaceX said Starship is designed for rapid reuse with minimal refurbishment to lower
00:23launch costs and support a high launch cadence, according to Reuters.
00:27The company said such a pace would require launches from many different locations.
00:32Musk previously said future spaceports could operate more like airports with multiple daily launches and rapid turnaround times.
00:39Reuters previously reported that SpaceX is targeting a June listing that could raise up to $75 billion
00:45at a valuation of about $1.75 trillion.
00:49SpaceX currently launches Starship test flights from Texas and is expanding infrastructure in Florida.
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