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  "id": 3410347,
  "title": "SpaceX unveils plans for $100-billion Louisiana spaceport targeting 30 daily starship launches",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/spacex-unveils-plans-for-100-billion-louisiana-spaceport-targeting-30",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-26T02:51:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/technology/spacex-unveils-plans-for-100-billion-louisiana-spaceport-targeting-30-daily-starship-launches-1.500652363"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "SpaceX has announced plans for a $100 billion commercial spaceport in southern Louisiana, which will serve as a high-frequency launch hub for deep-space missions. The site development is expected to begin in 2027, with infrastructure designed to support thousands of Starship operations annually, potentially leading to up to 30 daily launches by 2029. The complex will feature over a dozen launch towers, enabling the spacecraft to reach destinations such as the Moon and Mars.",
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Musk’s SpaceX to build $100bn launch facility in Louisiana",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/musks-spacex-to-build-100bn-launch-facility-in-louisiana",
        "published": "2026-08-25T22:12:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "SpaceX plans to build $100bn rocket complex in Louisiana",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/spacex-plans-to-build-100bn-rocket-complex-in-louisiana",
        "published": "2026-08-26T03:27:19.000Z"
      }
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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."
}