Rainier Harris

Rainier Harris is a reporter at Bloomberg News, covering space and science. Prior to joining Bloomberg in 2023, he was a staff writer at The Wall Street Journal for four years where he focused on energy and environmental news. His articles often discuss the intersection of science, technology, and policy.

Biography:  https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AW4BdxW6xwA/rainier-harris

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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 is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

50%

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  • NASA announced the intent to discontinue development of the VIPER project due to cost increases, delays, and risks of future cost growth.
  • NASA cancelled the Viper rover mission due to scheduling and supply chain delays and higher costs.

Deceptions

100%

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Recent Articles

NASA Cancels $450 Million Lunar Ice-Search Mission Due to Costs and Delays

NASA Cancels $450 Million Lunar Ice-Search Mission Due to Costs and Delays

Broke On: Wednesday, 17 July 2024 NASA cancels $450 million VIPER lunar ice-search rover mission due to rising costs and delays, marking a setback in its polar exploration plans. The wheeled rover, designed for water ice detection near the moon's south pole, faced scheduling and supply chain challenges. NASA will disassemble VIPER and potentially reuse its components for future missions while continuing commitment to lunar polar exploration.