SpaceX launches Starship V3 on its twelfth test flight.
SpaceX launched its upgraded Starship V3 megarocket on its twelfth test flight from Texas. The upper stage reached the Indian Ocean despite engine malfunctions, while the Super Heavy booster crashed into the Gulf of Mexico after all engines shut down prematurely. The launch occurred days after CEO Elon Musk announced the company is going public.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 6% of divergence this week. 14 outlets covered it, splitting into 11 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
11 camps
4 bias groups
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The spectrum · how 14 outlets placed this story
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NPR
Washington Times
PBS NewsHour
Breitbart
Washington Examiner
Deutsche Welle
South China Morning Post
BBC
Daily Wire
Reuters
NY Post
Le Monde
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
CNN
The most powerful rocket ever built is now even bigger and more powerful. But will it work?
skeptical of success · negative
Washington Times
SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight
technical upgrade focus · neutral
First to report
- CNNfirst
- Reuters+34.5 h
- Washington Times+42.5 h
- PBS NewsHour+42.8 h
- South China Morning Post+43.6 h
- NY Post+44.7 h
- Deutsche Welle+45.3 h
- Le Monde+45.4 h
- BBC+47.0 h
- NPR+49.4 h
- Daily Wire+53.4 h
- Breitbart+59.1 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Some outlets frame the flight as a massive fireball failure highlighting engine malfunctions, while others celebrate it as scoring a goal for humanity, and financial wires focus on boosting investor confidence ahead of the IPO.
How each outlet covered it
Two readings of the same facts
The left and the right lead with different language. The loaded words each chose are highlighted.
THE LEFT
“The most powerful rocket ever built is now even bigger and more powerful. But will it work?”CNN CNN LEFT
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THE RIGHT
“SpaceX launches extra powerful Super Heavy-Starship test flight as company races toward IPO”WE Washington Examiner RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on test flight” · AP News, PBS NewsHour, Deutsche Welle, South China Morning Post, BBC, Reuters, Le Monde
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CNNCNN The most powerful rocket ever built is now even bigger and more powerful. But will it work? 114d ago NPRNPR SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight 112d ago CENTER3
APAP News SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight PBSPBS NewsHour SpaceX launches its biggest Starship mega rocket yet on test flight 112d ago RReuters SpaceX's Starship flight hits most targets in pre-IPO test 112d ago RIGHT5
WTWashington Times SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight 112d ago BBreitbart Watch: SpaceX Test Flight Ends in Massive Fireball 111d ago WEWashington Examiner SpaceX launches extra powerful Super Heavy-Starship test flight as company races toward IPO 111d ago DWDaily Wire WATCH: SpaceX Just Pulled Off Its Wildest Starship Launch Yet 111d ago NYPNY Post Successful SpaceX Starship 12 launch ends with spectacular fireball 112d ago INTERNATIONAL4
DWDeutsche Welle SpaceX launches biggest Starship rocket yet in test flight 112d ago SCSouth China Morning Post SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on test flight 112d ago BBCBBC Moment SpaceX rocket explodes in the Indian Ocean after splashdown 112d ago LMLe Monde SpaceX sends Starship rocket sailing into space 112d ago 8 tracked claims across 14 outlets
Fact ledger
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This test achieved most of its major objectives
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