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Starship makes orbit but engine trouble cuts the victory lap short

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From the report

SpaceX's Starship reached orbit for the first time yesterday and deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites.

How outlets headlined it

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  • TechCrunch SpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches orbit for the first time plain
  • The West Australian SpaceX's Starship reaches orbit despite engine issue plain
  • Brisbane Times SpaceX rocket reaches orbit despite engine trouble plain
  • The Register Starship finally makes orbit but engine trouble cuts the victory lap short 1 change
  • WAtoday Fiery Splashdown for SpaceX’s Starship as orbital flight cut short 1 change
  • ABC News SpaceX's Starship rocket reaches orbit for first time before fiery splashdown 1 change

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Headline check

Headline as published: Starship finally makes orbit but engine trouble cuts the victory lap short

The headline claims nothing the report does not, but it puts it more firmly than the report does.

  • The headline states “finally” outright. In the report the claim is attributed to somebody, or hedged.

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How each outlet filed it

Also covered by WAtoday, The Age, Brisbane Times, The Sydney Morning Herald, 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 Registeras they published this story 15.9 14 17 0.1 57.6
TechCrunch 14.7 16 7 0.1 53.3
ABC News 16 13 12 0 48.4

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20 Australian outlets reported this story. These are the ones we do not read; their headlines are matched to this one automatically, so an occasional match may be a different story.

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The same event elsewhere

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WAtoday Splashdown for SpaceX’s Starship as orbital flight cut short Niral 23.7 · mostly calm political 0 The Age Splashdown for SpaceX’s Starship as orbital flight cut short Niral 23.7 · mostly calm political 0 TechCrunch SpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches orbit for the first time Niral 14.7 · mostly calm political 0 Brisbane Times Splashdown for SpaceX’s Starship as orbital flight cut short Niral 23.7 · mostly calm political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald Splashdown for SpaceX’s Starship as orbital flight cut short Niral 23.7 · mostly calm political 0 The West Australian SpaceX's Starship reaches orbit despite engine issue Niral 4.1 · calm political 0 ABC News SpaceX's Starship rocket reaches orbit for first time before splashdown Niral 16 · mostly calm political 0 Brisbane Times SpaceX rocket reaches orbit despite engine trouble Niral 4.1 · calm political 0