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  "id": 19930509,
  "title": "Starship reaches orbit ahead of return, booster explodes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/starship-reaches-orbit-ahead-of-return-booster-explodes",
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  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-14T05:44:05.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/1114/1599196-starship-reaches-orbit/"
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  "summary": "SpaceX launched the 15th flight of its Starship spacecraft from Texas yesterday, on a mission the company hopes will be the first round-trip voyage into orbit and back to the very spot where it left Earth.",
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        "title": "SpaceX's Starship megarocket will launch to orbit on Nov. 13. Will you be able to spot it in the night sky?",
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        "published": "2026-11-12T20:00:00.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/spacex-to-attempt-double-catch-of-huge-starship-rocket",
        "published": "2026-11-13T20:12:02.000Z"
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        "title": "SpaceX's Starship enters Earth's orbit, but booster catch aborted",
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        "published": "2026-11-13T23:57:51.000Z"
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour Science",
        "title": "SpaceX's Starship soars into orbit after booster malfunction thwarts double catch attempt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/spacexs-starship-soars-into-orbit-after-booster-malfunction-thwarts",
        "published": "2026-11-14T00:20:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Ars Technica",
        "title": "Starship flight 15 powers to orbit—setting up a possible catch on Saturday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/starship-flight-15-powers-to-orbit-setting-up-a-possible-catch-on",
        "published": "2026-11-14T00:49:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "SpaceX's massive Starship booster explodes in Gulf of Mexico before spacecraft soars into orbit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/spacexs-massive-starship-booster-explodes-in-gulf-of-mexico-before",
        "published": "2026-11-14T03:08:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Setback for SpaceX Starship rocket’s double-catch test",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/setback-for-spacex-starship-rockets-double-catch-test-19922335",
        "published": "2026-11-14T04:27:40.000Z"
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