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  "id": 10471178,
  "title": "‘Starship is in orbit’: cheers go up as huge SpaceX rocket circles Earth for first time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/starship-is-in-orbit-cheers-go-up-as-huge-spacex-rocket-circles-earth",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-28T14:44:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/28/spacex-starship-rocket-orbits-earth-texas"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mission goes ahead despite some fears an initial engine failure after the Texas launch would scupper the attempt SpaceX has sent its enormous Starship rocket into Earth’s orbit for the first time on a milestone flight intended to pave the way for future missions to the moon and Mars. The rocket, the largest and most powerful ever built, blasted off from SpaceX’s Starbase launch facility in Texas…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Scientific American",
        "title": "SpaceX’s Starship lifts off in make-or-break orbital test flight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/spacexs-starship-lifts-off-in-make-or-break-orbital-test-flight",
        "published": "2026-09-28T12:40:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "SpaceX's Starship launches on 14th flight, first headed to orbit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/spacexs-starship-launches-on-14th-flight-first-headed-to-orbit",
        "published": "2026-09-28T12:54:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "SpaceX launches supersized Starship into orbit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/spacex-launches-supersized-starship-into-orbit",
        "published": "2026-09-28T15:00:00.000Z"
      }
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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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