Indonesia courts SpaceX as new rocket launch site

Indonesia has put itself forward as a possible rocket launch site for Elon Musk's SpaceX venture.

The south-east Asian country is already in talks with Mr Musk's Tesla about a possible electric battery partnership.

According to Indonesia's Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs, President Joko Widodo has been in discussions with Mr Musk.

The Tesla billionaire is sending a team to Indonesia in January to look at potential investments, it added.

One option to be discussed is building a plant in Central Java.

Indonesia is home to large deposits of copper, nickel and tin, and aims to become the world's biggest producer of electric vehicle batteries.

"Nickel is the biggest challenge for high-volume, long-range batteries! Australia and Canada are doing pretty well. US nickel production is objectively very lame. Indonesia is great!" Mr Musk tweeted earlier this year.

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But apart from an investment partnership with Tesla, Mr Widodo also asked Mr Musk to look into the possibility of setting up a space launch station in Indonesia.

"President Joko Widodo invites [Musk] to look into Indonesia as a launching pad for SpaceX," the ministry said. pg slot

Indonesia's National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) has plans to construct its first spaceport. It will be located in Biak, on the island of Papua.

Its large-scale aerospace development needs international investors and SpaceX is one of the possible partners it has approached.

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