Liftoff! SpaceX launches 60 new Starlink satellites into orbit aboard a recycled Falcon 9 rocket named after the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars SpaceX launched 60 new Starlink satellites into orbit Tuesday at 3:01pm ET The Falcon 9 rocket took off from Kennedy Space Station in Florida This is the third trip the rocket has … Read more
Mental health claims on income protection policies rocket by almost a fifth in the pandemic By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 6 April 2021 | Updated: 22:53 BST, 6 April 2021 Mental health claims on income protection policies soared by nearly a fifth last year, industry data shows. But lockdown … Read more
It’s staycation mania! Demand for campsites, holiday lets and beer gardens rocket with Cornwall ‘more than 80% sold’ as Britons ready for lockdown easing on April 12 Outdoor wining & dining and staycation demand has soared in run up to April 12 Local travel industry is preparing for a busy summer with foreign trips unlikely … Read more
A new twist on pasta: Tuna, rocket and harissa By Laura Santini Published: 00:02 BST, 28 March 2021 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 28 March 2021 Harissa is one of my store-cupboard pleasures. I also make this recipe with hot brown rice instead of pasta. SERVES 2-4 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to … Read more
Back to the Moon! Most powerful rocket ever built – with boosters taller than Nelson’s Column – is set for the biggest blast-off in history NASA’s Space Launch System will produce up to 8.8million pounds of thrust Boosters taller than Nelson’s Column will be used to launch the Orion spacecraft This will see astronauts – including a … Read more
Active garden sets such as climbing frames and trampolines have surged in popularity as parents have been forced to find ways to keep children active at home thanks to lockdown restrictions and limited access to outdoor and indoor play areas. One Lincolnshire-based family company says that the new-found popularity garden play sets has seen sales … Read more
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and NASA plan to create moon-like gravity inside the New Shepard rocket by spinning it 11 times per minute during flight to test payloads set for the Artemis mission NASA and Blue Origin are working to recreate gravity that is found on the moon The team plans to modify Blue Origin’s … Read more
Space startup Rocket Lab is taking on Elon Musk’s SpaceX with a huge new reusable rocket called Neutron that could be used to transport humans to space. The California and New Zealand based firm has merged with a special-purpose acquisition company to go public, valuing the joint venture at $4.1 billion. Rocket Lab will use … Read more
Astronauts could grow fish on the Moon using eggs transported from Earth and water that’s on the lunar surface, scientists claim. As part of a project called Lunar Hatch, experts are simulating the impact of the vibrations caused by a rocket launch on fertilised fish eggs. Eggs of two fish species – European sea bass (Dicentrarchus … Read more
NASA has revealed two astronauts that will launch on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission. Astronauts Kjell Lindgren, 48, and Bob Hines, 46, have been elected as spacecraft commander and pilot for the mission set to take off in 2022 about a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station (ISS). This will be Lindgren’s second … Read more