The rocket is confirmed to have been broken

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ROBINDESBOIS

January 18, 2014, 04:56 PM

The rocket is confirmed to have been broken
or
the rocket is confirmed to have broken ?

Rusty

January 18, 2014, 07:49 PM

Both are right, yet mean different things.

The first implies sabotage (or that the rocket was defective upon delivery).
The second is stating that the rocket is no longer functioning.