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  "id": 112839,
  "title": "NASA, SpaceX studying how to prevent future upper stage lunar collisions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/nasa-spacex-studying-how-to-prevent-future-upper-stage-lunar",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-04T02:03:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SpaceNews",
    "slug": "spacenews",
    "url": "https://spacenews.com/nasa-spacex-studying-how-to-prevent-future-upper-stage-lunar-collisions/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "With a Falcon 9 upper stage set to hit the moon this week, SpaceX says it is working with NASA on ways to prevent similar collisions in the future. The post NASA, SpaceX studying how to prevent future upper stage lunar collisions appeared first on SpaceNews .",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "Errant SpaceX rocket stage set to smash into the moon at 5,400 mph, seven times the speed of sound — NASA and South Korean orbiters prepare to track 3-ton TNT impact",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/errant-spacex-rocket-stage-set-to-smash-into-the-moon-at-5-400-mph",
        "published": "2026-08-02T15:44:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}