Reading the headlines, I would have no idea what happened yesterday at the SpaceX launch

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Tiangou wrote:
Problem?

You have a good selection of sources, especially Axios and LiveScience.

I note that the LiveScience headline literally starts with a failure outcome ('lost in Indian Ocean'), which was actually the expected outcome - this was not an attempt to recover the test vehicle. So I would score as 'misleading'.

The NYT headline is surprisingly good, has been hit-or-miss over SpaceX.

Note the USA Today headline doesn't really give an outcome, despite the clear success noted in the other headlines.

The MSN headlines and related - here's one just now:

'SpaceX Starship disintegrates after completing most of third test flight'

Not only do they lead with a clear negative outcome, it's actually not clear that's what happened. Yes, there is an assumed RUD, but last I checked, we do not know that. An accurate headline would have been, 'SpaceX Starship third test flight completes all mission objectives including reaching orbit for the first time.'