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  "id": 553836,
  "title": "Vietnam's VinSpace taps SpaceX for first satellite launches",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/vietnams-vinspace-taps-spacex-for-first-satellite-launches-553836",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-11T09:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deutsche Welle Science",
    "slug": "deutsche-welle-science",
    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/vietnam-s-vinspace-taps-spacex-for-first-satellite-launches/a-78315984?maca=en-rss-en-science-4552-rdf"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Vietnam's first private space company is turning to Elon Musk's SpaceX to get its first satellites into orbit. The deal comes as Vietnam steps up efforts to build its own space industry and become a regional space power.",
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        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Vietnam's VinSpace taps SpaceX for first satellite launches",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/vietnams-vinspace-taps-spacex-for-first-satellite-launches",
        "published": "2026-08-11T09:10:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Vietnam’s VinSpace announces deal with SpaceX to launch first satellite",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/vietnams-vinspace-announces-deal-with-spacex-to-launch-first-satellite",
        "published": "2026-08-11T09:43:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "Vietnam's Vinspace Taps SpaceX for First Satellite Launches",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/vietnams-vinspace-taps-spacex-for-first-satellite-launches-557821",
        "published": "2026-08-11T10:21:22.000Z"
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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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