Nola.com: What SpaceX's Louisiana spaceport means for Vermilion Parish

Eric Smith

Eric Smith, professor of practice and associate director of the Tulane Energy Institute, was interviewed by Nola.com about SpaceX's plan to build a spaceport in coastal Vermilion Parish.

“They can easily tap into the pipeline and put in a small LNG facility on site to power their rockets,” said Eric Smith, a director at Tulane University’s Energy Institute. “It’s a relatively easy, established technology.”

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https://www.nola.com/news/business/spacex-louisiana-spaceport-vermilion-parish/

 

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