{
  "id": 18492316,
  "title": "Beijing approves giant Long March 9 rocket for deep-space and lunar base runs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/beijing-approves-giant-long-march-9-rocket-for-deep-space-and-lunar-18492316",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T11:04:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3373578/beijing-approves-giant-long-march-9-rocket-deep-space-and-lunar-base-runs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Beijing has given the go-ahead for the Long March 9, a super heavy rocket often seen as China’s answer to SpaceX’s Starship, weeks after the American megarocket first reached orbit, according to a lecture slide circulating online. The stainless-steel giant received official approval last month, according to the slide. At 110 metres (361 feet) tall and 10.6 metres wide, it will be the most…",
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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."
}