NASAs Mars 2020 mission is expected to go ahead as planned next month despite coronavirus setbacks that could have led to a two year delay. The rover mission is scheduled to launch on July 20 at 14:15 BST from Cape Canaveral in Florida and will land on the Red Planet in February 2021. The rover’s … Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will launch its first ever mission to to Mars next month. Called Amal, meaning ‘hope’, the mission will take off from the remote Japanese island of Tanegashima on July 15. It will be seven months before it reaches Mars and starts orbiting the planet. The 3,000lb (1,350kg) craft will complete … Read more
It may have been an American dream to send the first privately funded rocket into orbit this week. But I can reveal that the SpaceX mission, which saw two astronauts blast off on Saturday and safely dock at the International Space Station less than a day later, has thoroughly British roots. The Flight Director at … Read more
Tom Cruise ‘plans to build a covid-free village at an abandoned RAF site in Oxfordshire so Mission: Impossible 7 can resume filming’ By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 00:46 BST, 3 June 2020 | Updated: 01:15 BST, 3 June 2020 Tom Cruise is reportedly building a makeshift village at an abandoned RAF site in Oxfordshire … Read more
For more than 20 years, he has been entrusted by Prince Charles to act as an ‘older brother’ figure to his two sons, dutifully extracting Harry from nightclub scrapes or advising both of them on their military careers. Now former Welsh Guards officer Mark Dyer has a new role, The Mail on Sunday can reveal, … Read more
Nuns’ care home that was facing 200% price hikes for PPE is saved by The Mail Force mercy mission Mail Force delivered PPE to St Anne’s Home in Stoke Newington, north London Sellers were charging the Little Sisters of the Poor three times the normal price Nuns and care staff broke into a round of … Read more
NASA and SpaceX have been given the ‘go’ for their historic manned launch tomorrow and have begun final pre-flight checks, despite fears that bad weather could scupper the plans at the last moment. Falcon 9, topped with the Crew Dragon capsule, is standing upright on the pad and the access arm was swung open on … Read more
‘They’ll do anything to get her back’: Joh Griggs ‘may return as host of House Rules’ – as poor ratings threaten the future of Seven’s renovation show By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:31 BST, 24 May 2020 | Updated: 23:35 BST, 24 May 2020 This season, Johanna Griggs exited her role as … Read more
Elon Musk’s SpaceX crew on Saturday completed the final rehearsal for their historic mission – the first astronaut launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center since the last shuttle flight in 2011. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken, 49, and Douglas Hurley, 53, both veteran space travelers, will crew the capsule Wednesday. Hurley piloted Atlantis on its last … Read more
Coastguard launches rescue mission for stricken 32-foot British yacht stranded 500 miles off Spanish coast The yacht Helena was stranded north-west of Cape Finisterre at 12.20am today Two vessels were on their way to assist but nearest one was 22 hours away Coastguard has so far been unable to make contact with Helena By Sebastian … Read more