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  "textContent": "NASA has selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to launch a European Mars rover, support for which the agency is once again proposing to cancel.\n\nThe post NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch ESA Mars rover mission despite budget threat appeared first on SpaceNews.",
  "title": "NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch ESA Mars rover mission despite budget threat"
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