{
  "id": 9764260,
  "title": "Is China catching up to the US and SpaceX on reusable rockets?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/is-china-catching-up-to-the-us-and-spacex-on-reusable-rockets",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-25T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Scientist",
    "slug": "new-scientist",
    "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2589931-is-china-catching-up-to-the-us-and-spacex-on-reusable-rockets/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The next space race is not about making rockets faster, bigger or more capacious, but about reusing them reliably and cheaply. The US is well ahead, but can China catch up?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}