Only on News 15: Elon Musk May Have Visited Lafayette as SpaceX Plans Appear to Be in Works

Only on News 15: Elon Musk may have visited Lafayette as SpaceX plans appear to be in works

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — News 15 cameras recorded Elon Musk’s private jet at Lafayette Regional Airport. The plane-tracking site Bluesky reported that the jet flew from Austin, Texas, and landed in Lafayette about an hour later. The visit comes…

Report: Elon Musk's private plane spotted in Lafayette

LAFAYETTE - SpaceX founder Elon Musk's private jet spent a few hours in Lafayette on Thursday.The plane is tracked by elonjet.net, an account on Bluesky that keeps track of where Musk's personal planes travel. According to posts, his plane left from Austin, Texas, landed in Lafayette around 2:30 p.m. and then took off shortly before 5 p.m. It's unclear if Musk, who lives in Austin, was on the plane. The trip comes as Musk is reportedly trying to…

Letters: SpaceX rocket launch project would be another blow to coastal Louisiana

Your recent article on the use of Pecan Island for a large industrial project prompts this reply (“SpaceX is planning a rocket-launching space port in coastal Louisiana”).

COLUMN: What may happen if SpaceX invades Pecan Island

Let’s say the reports are true, and SpaceX does build a new launch facility in Pecan Island on 130,000 acres in Vermilion Parish. What kind of an impact might this actually have?  It largely depends on whether SpaceX just builds a spaceport or if they also build a manufacturing facility.  A spaceport would likely cost hundreds of millions to build and create hundreds of permanent new jobs. But if a manufacturing facility is included, then the bu…

Elon Musk's Private Jet Arrival Adds Fuel To SpaceX Louisiana Speculation

Elon Musk's private jet landed in Lafayette Thursday as speculation grows over a possible SpaceX project in Vermilion Parish. Continue reading…