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  "id": 152762,
  "title": "SpaceX wants to launch next Starship this month (and catch it, too), Elon Musk says in 1st earnings call since historic IPO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/spacex-wants-to-launch-next-starship-this-month-and-catch-it-too-elon",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-04T22:55:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Space.com",
    "slug": "space-com",
    "url": "https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-wants-to-launch-next-starship-this-month-and-catch-it-too-elon-musk-says-in-1st-earnings-call-since-historic-ipo"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "SpaceX aims to make history this month with the launch of its 14th Starship test flight, known as Flight 14. According to Elon Musk, who addressed the company's first-ever quarterly earnings call on August 4, Starship is expected to deploy viable payloads into orbit during this flight, a feat it has never achieved before. Musk also mentioned the possibility of a \"tower catch\" for Starship, an unprecedented action that would involve using the company's launch towers to retrieve the Starship after landing. This could be a significant step towards making Starship fully and rapidly reusable, which Musk believes will revolutionize spaceflight. The upcoming flight is tentatively scheduled for the end of the month, pending regulatory approval. Starship will also carry SpaceX's V3 Starlink satellites, a more advanced version of the satellites currently part of the company's broadband megaconstellation. If successful, Flight 14 could mark a significant milestone in SpaceX's journey towards becoming a major player in the AI industry, with plans to launch a constellation of one million AI data centers, known as Starmind, in 2027.",
  "summary": "SpaceX plans to notch some big milestones on the next test flight of its Starship megarocket, which is tentatively scheduled for late August.",
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "SpaceX posts first earnings report since IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/spacex-posts-first-earnings-report-since-ipo",
        "published": "2026-08-04T23:45:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "SpaceX exceeds revenue estimates in first earnings report since IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/spacex-exceeds-revenue-estimates-in-first-earnings-report-since-ipo",
        "published": "2026-08-04T23:48:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "GAO finds Elon Musk's DOGE inflated claims of $110 billion in savings for federal government",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/gao-finds-elon-musks-doge-inflated-claims-of-110-billion-in-savings",
        "published": "2026-08-06T22:19:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MarketWatch",
        "title": "Here’s when Elon Musk’s Starlink internet is worth the steep monthly price — and $350 startup cost",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/heres-when-elon-musks-starlink-internet-is-worth-the-steep-monthly",
        "published": "2026-08-07T18:13:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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