What Neil deGrasse Tyson has said about SpaceX Starbase Louisiana
2 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 16, 2026
Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist cited by Colbert as an ideal talk-show guest, has been quoted on SpaceX Starbase Louisiana 2 times in 1 episode of This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, most recently on September 16, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Tyson predicts the SpaceX launch site would transform southern Louisiana's economy, as rocketry did for Huntsville.
“So that would completely change the economy of southern Louisiana”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #683 - Neil deGrasse Tyson (Sep 16, 2026) · Listen from 31:27
Tyson credits Elon Musk with reducing the cost of access to space, chiefly by reusing rockets.
“What he has done through his efforts is reduce the cost of access to space”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #683 - Neil deGrasse Tyson (Sep 16, 2026) · Listen from 1:31:41
Episodes
#683 - Neil deGrasse TysonThis Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Sep 16, 2026 · 2 h 20 min
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins Theo Von in New York to discuss his book Lost in Space, aliens, space debris, the billionaire space race and human tribalism.
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