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Brandon Lingle’s Journalist Portfolio

Remembering Sutherland Springs - The American Scholar

Remembering Sutherland Springs - The American Scholar

Editor's Note: February's school shooting in Parkland, Florida, has come to dominate the national debate over…

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Turbulence - The American Scholar

Turbulence - The American Scholar

Five months after the September 11 hijackers completed their flight training in Florida, I was on my first so…

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Keeping Pace

Keeping Pace

When I was eight, I'd wrestle our pet mouse, Hulk, into a clear-plastic hamster ball, lock the lid, and watch…

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Death, Recovery and Hope at a Hospital During Drawdown

Death, Recovery and Hope at a Hospital During Drawdown

These days most NATO forces in Afghanistan rarely, if ever, leave the secured perimeters of their bases. Whil…

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Tourniquet | The Southeast Review

Tourniquet | The Southeast Review

A tool once considered the work of the devil, today’s tourniquets— black plastic and Velcroed fabric— are not…

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SpaceX aborts planned 13th launch of Starship from South Texas after engine trouble

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By Brandon Lingle Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Follow SpaceX aborts planned 13th launch of Starship from South Texas after engine trouble Fri, July 17, 2026 at 1:11 AM UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A SpaceX Starship begins to take off Thursday but is aborted after only 29 of its 33 engines fired. (Eric Gay/Associated Press) Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article.
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Live updates: SpaceX aborts planned 13th launch of Starship from South Texas

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By Brandon Lingle Verified, Richard Brack Verified
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Musk: Engines to replaced, next attempt probably next week 7 p.m. update: Thursday's aborted launch was the first after Starship's Raptor engines had ignited. A SpaceX Starship is prepared for a test flight this evening from Starbase in South Texas. (Eric Gay/Associated Press) The company has replaced engines in the past after problems in ground tests of the rocket. CEO Elon Musk said that would likely be required before the Starship now on the launch pad will be ready for another attempt.
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SpaceX aborts planned 13th launch of Starship from South Texas after engine trouble

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By Brandon Lingle Verified
| Austin American-Statesman Verified
A SpaceX Starship begins to take off Thursday but is aborted after only 29 of its 33 engines fired. Eric Gay/Associated Press SpaceX came within a few seconds Thursday of Starship’s 13th test flight and the first to deploy actual Starlink satellites, but the launch was aborted when some of the mega-rocket’s engines failed to start. The Texas company’s stock, which has been generally declining since its record initial public offering last month, fell sharply in after-hours trading.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelance photographer at the Santa Barbara News Press and Lompoc Record

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Raoul Duke

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

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