Indonesia asks SpaceX to study country as venue for launch site


This SpaceX video frame grab image shows a stabilized SpaceX's Starship SN8 rocket prototype after taking off at the company's Boca Chica, Texas facility during an attempted high-altitude launch test on Dec 9, 2020. - AFP

JAKARTA, Dec 12 (Bloomberg): Indonesia invited SpaceX to assess the possibility of setting up a rocket launch site in the country, according to a ministry statement on Saturday.

President Joko Widodo discussed the idea with SpaceX founder Elon Musk during a phone call on Friday night (Dec 11), the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs said in the statement.

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