Thousands of planned launches, terms of deal, worry some near Louisiana SpaceX site

State officials say the new SpaceX site will be a $100 billion investment and launch thousands of rockets. Lawmakers helped ease regulations and negotiations were covered under nondisclosure agreements.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4177x2786+0+0/resize/4177x2786!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F55%2F56b64ea44f28a8e18b7e2d06aaef%2F8w3a9822-crop.jpg' alt='Outdoor educator Gabe Giffin is concerned about potential impacts on local wildlife from the SpaceX rocket facility in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.'/><p>State officials say the new SpaceX site will be a $100 billion investment and launch thousands of rockets. Lawmakers helped ease regulations and negotiations were covered under nondisclosure agreements.</p><p>(Image credit: Kathleen Flynn)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5974180' />