Space News #5

[Limpin Legin]

SpaceX Capsule docks at ISS to collect Boeing astronauts | BBC

 

[AndrewW]

SpaceX Capsule docks at ISS to collect Boeing astronauts | BBC

Seems a bit misleading. The Dragon capsule was already going up there anyway, the mission was modified to allow for room to bring the an extra two back, though still not for another 5 months or so.

 

[Limpin Legin]

Seems a bit misleading. The Dragon capsule was already going up there anyway, the mission was modified to allow for room to bring the an extra two back, though still not for another 5 months or so.

That's how journalists from this side of the Atlantic choose to report on the matter. I don't really agree that it is misleading. We know the previous mission did not go according to plan and this mission has become a rescue mission. And we see one rival company stepping in to rescue crew from another rival company's mission failure. That is history making news. The fact that the return flight is expected to be in February is also expressed in the article.

 

[Vormaerin]

Dunno about over the pond, but here headlines are rarely written by the actual journalist. Headlines are generally written by specialists in ginning up interest, what's called clickbait these days.

 

[Arkathan]

We also have a problem with coordinated propaganda in our media. You HAVE to verify any story with another source, and if both sources use the same buzzwords, pick a different source, because THAT source is getting marching orders from the same people as the first source.

 

[MasterGwydion]

Dunno about over the pond, but here headlines are rarely written by the actual journalist. Headlines are generally written by specialists in ginning up interest, what's called clickbait these days.

Most "journalist reporting" these days is just AI-written garbage that is full of grammatical errors that never sees an actual editorial or proofreading team.