{"id":376326,"date":"2026-09-06T16:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T15:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/europes-space-independence-german-rocket-launch-makes-history-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T16:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T15:00:27","slug":"europes-space-independence-german-rocket-launch-makes-history-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/europes-space-independence-german-rocket-launch-makes-history-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe&#8217;s space independence? German rocket launch makes history | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/0H5IvbIx7WE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Europe's space independence? 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