A project of extraordinary scale could soon transform a quiet stretch of Louisiana’s Gulf Coast into one of the most ambitious gateways to space ever proposed. SpaceX is preparing an enormous new complex built around the idea that rocket launches could eventually become routine rather than rare events.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday awarded Elon Musk Ukraine's Order of Freedom, one of its highest state honors, for his “outstanding personal merits” in protecting human life and freedom and strengthening ties with the United States.