Here is a summary of what seems to have happened.
Launch – Successful.
Separation – Successful.
Boost back – Successful I think.
Super Heavy hover – Not successful.
Achieving “orbit” – Huge success.
Door open / close – Successful.
Prop transfer – Big success.
Re-entry upper stage – Partial success.
Upper stage hover – Unsuccessful I believe.
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The BBC actually did a good job, finally, reporting on this.
Never visit the MSM without an Ad Blocker in-place.
Mainstream newspapers : “yet another big failure, both booster and ship are lost”.
More person-hours watched this launch on X than will watch some mainstream news channels this whole week.
Mainstream news with its bizarre narrative fetishes is dying.
Especially Jeff Bezos Washington post
Great launch. WIll be good to see why the booster failed its landing burn. Progress on multiple fronts!
Maybe the next launch will put some Starlinks in to orbit!