Indonesia Asks SpaceX to Study Country as Venue for Launch Site
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Indonesia invited SpaceX to assess the possibility of setting up a rocket launch site in the country, according to a ministry statement.
President Joko Widodo discussed the idea with SpaceX founder Elon Musk during a phone call on Friday, the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs said in the statement. Musk intends to send a team to Indonesia in January to study partnership opportunities, it said.