William Graham

William Graham was born in New York City on July 12, 1960. He is an American journalist who specializes in covering space exploration for NASA Spaceflight.com.

Biography:  https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/author/william-graham/

77%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • United Launch Alliance's Delta IV rocket was developed by McDonnell Douglas, which merged with Boeing in 1997.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Delta IV Heavy launched on its final mission
  • H3 made its first flight on March 7, 2023,
  • JAXA reached orbit on the second launch of H3
  • The NRO is responsible for designing, building, launching and maintaining the nation's spy satellites.

Deceptions

90%

Examples:

  • The article states that H3 made its first flight on March 7, 2023 with the Advanced Land Observing Satellite 3 (ALOS-3) satellite aboard. However, this statement does not provide any context or information about what ALOS-3 is.
  • The article states that JAXA and MHI developed the H3 as a successor to the previous-generation H-IIA and H-IIB vehicles. This is an example of deceptive practice because it implies that the rocket was designed from scratch, when in fact it was based on existing technology.
  • The article states that JAXA's primary payload for TF2 was Vehicle Evaluation Payload 4 (VEP-4). However, this statement does not provide any context or information about what VEP-4 is. This is an example of deceptive practice because it implies that the rocket has a specific and important mission without providing any details.

Recent Articles

Delta IV Heavy Completes Final Mission for National Reconnaissance Office

Delta IV Heavy Completes Final Mission for National Reconnaissance Office

Broke On: Saturday, 13 April 2024 The Delta IV Heavy rocket, developed by McDonnell Douglas and now owned by Boeing, completed its final mission for the National Reconnaissance Office on April 9th from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The NROL-70 satellite was successfully deployed into orbit after a liftoff of three common core boosters strapped together, with an initial phase completed under seven minutes and the outer boosters separating about four minutes after launch. ULA is planning to transition away from legacy vehicles like Delta IV Heavy to its next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket powered by Blue Origin's BE-4 engines.
Japan's H3 Rocket Successfully Reaches Orbit on Second Launch Attempt

Japan's H3 Rocket Successfully Reaches Orbit on Second Launch Attempt

Broke On: Saturday, 17 February 2024 Japan's H3 rocket successfully reached orbit on its second launch attempt, carrying a dummy satellite and two functioning microsatellites into space. The rocket was designed to replace the previous-generation H-IIA and H-IIB vehicles used for space exploration missions in Japan.