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SpaceX catches Starship spacecraft after booster failure
Verified: 13 outlets in 10 countries have reported this story since Nov 14, 3 of them from the United States.
🕐 1h ago·13 outlets
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✓ Verified · 13 outlets
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
The story so far · 13 reports · · 10 countries✓ Verified Nov 14, 12:32 AM UTC
3 outlets from the United States, where the story is: Ars Technica, Phys.org, UPI · how we count
- Nov 14, 12:02 AM UTCFirst reportSpaceX's Starship enters Earth's orbit, but booster catch abortednst.com.my ↗
- Nov 14, 12:32 AM UTC+30 minSpaceX launches Starship into orbit, aborts booster catch attemptupi.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 12:32 AM UTC · +30 min
- Nov 14, 6:05 AM UTC+6 hSpaceX's Starship enters Earth's orbit, but booster catch abortedchannelnewsasia.com ↗
- Nov 15, 12:29 AM UTC+24 hSpaceX rocket 'caught' at launchpadsmh.com.au ↗
- Nov 15, 12:30 AM UTC+24 h· you’re reading thisSpaceX catches Starship spacecraft after booster failureinvesting.com ↗
- Nov 15, 1:03 AM UTC+25 hSpaceX returned its Starship rocket on Saturday—but there's a catcharstechnica.com ↗
- Nov 15, 1:54 AM UTC+26 hSpaceX’s Starship nails a smooth return with historic catchaljazeera.com ↗
Verification Log1
cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] All three are coverage of the same Starship flight, its aborted booster catch, and the spacecraft's planned return, with no conflicting facts.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
94%Independent outlets4
Statusverified
AI checknone yet
Community flags0
Score bands
Very high80–100%
A highly rated outlet, or several independent outletsHigh60–79%
One well-rated outlet so farModerate40–59%
A lower-rated or state-run outlet, or one report of something seriousLow20–39%
A low-rated outlet on a serious or sensitive storyVery low0–19%
Treat it as unconfirmedWhat moves the score
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Outlet ratingThe outlet’s rating in WorldPulse’s list of sources starts the score
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Independent outletsEach further outlet that reports the story closes 40% of the gap to 98%
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Report detailsA few points either way: a summary and a place add a little; state-run outlets on conflict, politics or security, and single reports marked high or critical, lose some
Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
Very high · How we score this
Risk Score
low risk