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  "id": 14262091,
  "title": "Transporter-18 SmallSats Encapsulation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/transporter-18-smallsats-encapsulation",
  "topic": "science",
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  "published": "2026-10-13T17:38:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/transporter-18-smallsats-encapsulation/"
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  "summary": "Three NASA-supported small spacecraft, along with many commercial payloads, are shown before being encapsulated in a SpaceX Falcon 9 ahead of launch on Oct. 1, 2026. The ASCENT Propulsion Dual Mode CubeSat, the Supernova Remnants and Proxies for ReIonization Testbed Experiment (SPRITE) CubeSat, and the Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability (SSPICY) mission will demonstrate […] The…",
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        "title": "Transporter-18 SmallSats Encapsulation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/transporter-18-smallsats-encapsulation-14262115",
        "published": "2026-10-13T17:38:37.000Z"
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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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