Explain how the magnetic field line data supports or refutes the claim that the launcher and spacecraft magnets were misaligned in the Tuesday launch.

The magnetic field line data refutes the claim that the magnets were misaligned in the Tuesday launch.

Explanation: The data shows that there was no difference in the pattern of the field lines for all three launches. If the magnets in Tuesday's test had been misaligned, the force between the magnets in that test would be different than in the other test, showing both attraction and repulsion. During a misalignment at least one field line would connect opposite poles of the other magnets, but the magnetic field lines data we received did not show proof of misalignment.  Therefore the magnets were correctly aligned on Tuesday.