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00:02ARK Invest Chief Futurist Brett Winton said SpaceX's planned second starbase in Louisiana
00:08reflects the company's ambitions beyond Starlink and could support large-scale AI infrastructure.
00:14The $100 billion project would span about 125,000 acres at Pecan Island and initially
00:20include 10 launch pads with plans to expand to more than a dozen towers supporting about
00:2530 flights per day, according to Benzinga. In a post on X, Winton said SpaceX's current
00:32facilities cannot support Starship's intended launch cadence.
00:36ARK estimates Starlink alone could represent hundreds of billions of dollars in opportunity,
00:41while SpaceX has cited a $1.6 trillion connectivity market.
00:45Winton said the Louisiana facility is larger than needed for connectivity because SpaceX
00:50could eventually use Starship to launch AI satellites at costs below terrestrial data centers.
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