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SpaceX to Attempt Dual Recovery of Starship Components in Upcoming Test Flight

SpaceX is preparing for its most ambitious Starship test to date, a mission spanning 22 hours that aims to return both the booster and the spacecraft to the Texas launch pad.

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SpaceX is preparing for its most ambitious Starship test to date, a mission spanning 22 hours that aims to return both the booster and the spacecraft to the Texas launch pad.

Elon Musk’s company aborted an attempted catch of the rocket’s booster - instead it came down in the ocean.

Financial Times reported the story as "SpaceX aborts attempt to catch Starship booster rocket." The Independent reported the story as "SpaceX aims for first double catch of Starship in its most ambitious test flight yet."

4 sources have covered this story, including Financial Times, BBC News, Winnipeg Free Press Sports and The Independent. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 hours ago.

How it spread

The Independent reported it first, Nov 13, 12:30 PM ET. 4 outlets carried it over 6h 13m, 1 left and 3 center. Half of them within 2m.Reached 2 countries: the United Kingdom first, then Canada +2m.

Left 1Center 3Right 0No right outlets yet.

Time since the first report

  1. FirstThe IndependentNov 13, 12:30 PM ETLeft
  2. +2mWinnipeg Free Press SportsNov 13, 12:32 PM ETCenter
  3. +2h 42mBBC NewsNov 13, 3:12 PM ETCenter
  4. +6h 13mFinancial TimesNov 13, 6:43 PM ETCenter

Claim ledger

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    Verified

    Core event reported by 4 independent outlets across the spectrum.

    4 corroborating · 1 primary-source link

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    Corroborated

    Key facts corroborated by mainstream + wire desks.

    4 corroborating

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Framings — how each side is covering it

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