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  "id": 61217,
  "title": "Defunct part of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will slam into the moon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/defunct-part-of-spacex-falcon-9-rocket-will-slam-into-the-moon",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-02T23:38:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
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    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/02/nx-s1-5917201/space-x-falcon-nine-moon"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A defunct part of a Falcon 9 rocket could slam into the moon at more than 5,000 miles per hour, according to scientists.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Commentary: An abandoned SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the moon - the real problem comes next",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/commentary-an-abandoned-spacex-rocket-is-about-to-crash-into-the-moon",
        "published": "2026-08-03T21:58:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Science",
        "title": "A SpaceX rocket",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/a-spacex-rocket",
        "published": "2026-08-05T11:03:07.000Z"
      }
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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."
}