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  "title": "SpaceX’s Starship returns to launch pad from orbit in victory for company",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/spacexs-starship-returns-to-launch-pad-from-orbit-in-victory-for",
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  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-14T22:35:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/nov/14/spacex-starship-double-catch"
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  "summary": "Although booster exploded, company caught upper stage for first time in campaign to make megarocket reusable SpaceX’s megarocket Starship returned to its Texas launch tower on Saturday, a milestone in the company’s efforts to make the craft suitable for human spaceflight. The 171ft (52-meter) bullet-shaped upper stage descended into the clutch of the tower’s mechanical arms, ending a 22hr mission…",
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        "title": "SpaceX Starship returns to landing pad from orbit, acing test for reusable rockets",
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        "title": "SpaceX Starship returns to landing pad from orbit, acing test for reusable rockets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/spacex-starship-returns-to-landing-pad-from-orbit-acing-test-for",
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        "title": "SpaceX Starship returns to landing pad from orbit, acing test for reusable rockets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/spacex-starship-returns-to-landing-pad-from-orbit-acing-test-for-20153812",
        "published": "2026-11-15T09:14:14.000Z"
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