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SpaceX’s Starship flight cut short after launching into orbit for first time

The Sydney Morning Herald Marcia Dunn
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  • the headline was changed: SpaceX’s Starship launches flight cut short after launching into orbit for first time

Outlets edit stories after they go out, usually without saying so. We keep what we saw the first time.

From the report

Founder Elon Musk’s showpiece rocket is aiming for six full laps around Earth to prove its readiness for NASA’s Artemis moon program.

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft Launch Event at Goddard Space Flight Center - DPLA - ace5c02843ef510d884f7a1472d80af6 library picture
Not from this story. A library photograph of spacecraft launch orbit, used to illustrate it. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft Launch Event at Goddard Space Flight Center - DPLA - ace5c02843ef510d884f7a1472d80af6 Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

This is a summary. The indicators are not. The scores were measured over this summary alone, which is less of the article than we would like and makes them less certain.

How outlets headlined it

Each outlet's own headline. Struck through: the loaded words our version leaves out. Plainest first.

  • The Sydney Morning Herald SpaceX’s Starship flight cut short after launching into orbit for first time plain
  • TechCrunch SpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches orbit for the first time plain
  • Brisbane Times SpaceX’s Starship launches into orbit for first time plain
  • The West Australian SpaceX's Starship reaches orbit despite engine issue plain
  • ABC News SpaceX's Starship rocket reaches orbit for first time after engine failure plain

How each outlet filed it

Also covered by WAtoday, The Age, Brisbane Times, The West Australian. We hold only their summary of it, not the report, so there is nothing of theirs to measure here.

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentHappiness
The Sydney Morning Heraldas they published this story 4.1 0 42 0 50
TechCrunch 14.2 17 13 0.1 53.2
ABC News 14.6 12 12 -0.1 48.4

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WAtoday SpaceX’s Starship flight cut short after launching into orbit for first time Niral 4.1 political 0 The Age SpaceX’s Starship flight cut short after launching into orbit for first time Niral 4.1 political 0 TechCrunch SpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches orbit for the first time Niral 14.2 political 0 Brisbane Times SpaceX’s Starship launches into orbit for first time Niral 4.1 political 0 The West Australian SpaceX's Starship reaches orbit despite engine issue Niral 4.1 political 0 ABC News SpaceX's Starship rocket reaches orbit for first time after engine failure Niral 14.6 political 0