Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit has failed on its first attempt to launch a rocket attached to the wing of a Boeing 747 due to an ‘anomaly’. The company confirmed Monday that the rocket’s debut flight over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California was unsuccessful. The inaugural launch had appeared to be going well … Read more
Elon Musk says SpaceX plans to build a reusable rocket ship every 72 HOURS to fulfill his dream of colonizing Mars Elon Musk revealed his latest plan to colonize Mars during an all-hands meeting He wants to build 1,000 Starships and wants to make one every 72 hours The ships would be reusable and have … Read more
Skyrora, a satellite launch company based in Scotland hopes to be able to send a rocket into space by spring 2021 after completing a ground fire test. The company created a mobile launch platform and finished a full fire test of its Skylark-L rocket in just five days – the first from the UK in … Read more
Music royalties rocket to record £810m but industry warns pandemic will hammer artists’ income in 2020 and 2021 By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 14 May 2020 Musicians and songwriters pocketed a record £810million from royalties payments last year. But the industry has warned … Read more
Russian rocket disintegrates in Earth’s orbit leaving behind 65 pieces of dangerous space debris that could damage other satellites The upper stage of a Russian rocket broke apart over the Indian ocean on May 8 The rocket was used to launch the Spektr-R radio telescope into orbit in 2011 Fregat-SB is a type of space … Read more
A massive chuck of China’s failed rocket fell to Earth Monday, but a few minutes sooner and it would have crashed right into New York City. Reports say that debris would have rained down on the Big Apple if the Long March 5B rocket would re-entered the atmosphere just 15 minutes earlier. The Chinese rocket carrying … Read more
Giant 18-tonne piece of a Chinese rocket crash-lands in the Atlantic after successfully lifting a prototype spacecraft into orbit in the ‘largest uncontrolled reentry in decades’ The debris that crashed was from the core of the Chinese Long March 5B rocket This was used to launch a prototype crew spaceship and a cargo ship into … Read more
Lemon Roast Chicken with Garlicky Dauphinoise and Rocket Salad By Annie Bell For You Magazine Published: 00:02 BST, 3 May 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 3 May 2020 This is a particularly gorgeous take on our favourite Sunday roast. There are lots of uses for leftover roast chicken, such as a Thai or Indian curry. … Read more
NASA and SpaceX target May 27 to send astronauts to the ISS aboard an American rocket the first time in nearly a decade NASA and SpaceX will launch two astronauts aboard an American rocket May 27 This will be the first mission to leave from US to the ISS since 2011 The crew will board … Read more