NASA Watch

NASA Watch is a platform founded by Keith Cowing that provides information and updates about NASA and its activities. It aims to be a source of information for the public to engage with their space agency and make it more accountable. The website covers various topics related to space exploration, missions, and technologies developed by NASA.

100%

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

Bias

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • NASA's Artemis I mission revealed critical issues with the Orion heat shield.
  • The heat shield of the Orion spacecraft was damaged in over 100 places upon its return to Earth.
  • Three of four separation bolts on the base of the Orion heat shield experienced 'unexpected melting and erosion'.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

  • NASA's Artemis I: Unexpected Damage to Orion Heat Shield Threatens Crewed Lunar Missions

    NASA's Artemis I: Unexpected Damage to Orion Heat Shield Threatens Crewed Lunar Missions

    Broke On: Monday, 02 May 2022 NASA's Artemis I mission uncovered unexpected damage to the Orion spacecraft's heat shield during its 2022 return to Earth, with over 100 areas affected. The OIG report revealed melting and erosion in three of four separation bolts on the base of the heat shield. NASA plans to redesign these bolts and add thermal protection material for Artemis II while addressing other issues like power distribution anomalies. Despite setbacks, Artemis II remains on track for a successful launch, ensuring crew safety is a top priority.