--- title: SpaceX To Build Launch Site In Texas description: The launch site for billionaire Elon Musk's space transportation company will be built in one of the poorest cities in America. canonical: https://time.com/3083090/spacex-texas/ author: TIME Video article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-05T18:26:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-01T08:58:00.523Z article:section: Science og:title: SpaceX To Build Launch Site In Texas og:description: The launch site for billionaire Elon Musk's space transportation company will be built in one of the poorest cities in America. og:url: https://time.com/3083090/spacex-texas/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7037cbdfc156bddd/69869e7c3617602c3890d589/494587915.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4000 og:image:height: 2250 og:image:alt: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Unveils The Dragon V2 Space Taxi og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: SpaceX To Build Launch Site In Texas twitter:description: The launch site for billionaire Elon Musk's space transportation company will be built in one of the poorest cities in America. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7037cbdfc156bddd/69869e7c3617602c3890d589/494587915.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # SpaceX Is Building a New Launch Site In Texas > Sponsored content. 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SpaceX, owned and operated by PayPal billionaire Elon Musk, received a $2.3 million investment from the state to build its site in Texas. Brownsville has a median income of $30,000, and nearly 40% of Brownsville’s population lives below the poverty line — the highest percentage in the country. Perry said in his announcement that the SpaceX site will bring 300 new jobs and inject $85 million into the local economy. ## Transcript Three, two, one, zero. Rocket launches like this one are on the way for one of the poorest cities in the US after Texas governor Rick Perry officially revealed the location for SpaceX's new launch site. Billionaire Elon Musk's space transportation company will build the site, the first ever exclusively commercial launch site about 20 miles east of Brownsville Texas, at Pocatikka beach. The site isn't actually in Brownsville, but the governors announcement predicted it would bring 300 jobs and 85 Million Dollar of investment in the local economy. Headlines quickly pointed to this as a boon for the town. Brownsville has a median income just more than $ 30, 000, with more than 36 % of the town earning below the poverty rate. The highest rate in the country. And Musk's company got a 2. 3 million dollar investment from the state, to bring the site to Texas, which troubled some commentators. To have so many businesses that are based on models that require a certain amount of government support. Seems to be a risk to me. Either way, the site will be a busy one as Engadget reports SpaceX is already cleared for 12 launches a year and speculates Musk wants to ultimately have multiple launches a day. 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