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- 20/5/25 23:06
A California company owned by UK businessman Sir Richard Branson fails to launch a rocket to...
A California company owned by UK businessman Sir Richard Branson fails to launch a rocket to...
A new breed of launch vehicle had a shaky first outing today when Virgin Orbit released its LauncherOne rocket from a modified Boeing 747 jumbo jet flying over the Pacific Ocean for its first blastoff. "We've confirmed a clean release from the aircraft," Virgin Orbit reported in a tweet. "However, the mission terminated shortly into the flight." In a follow-up Twitter...
New European research has found that living in urban areas and being exposed to air pollution could increase the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). The researchers assessed the participants' exposure to air pollution in winter, which is the season with the highest pollutant concentrations, and focused on two types of air pollutants known as particulate matter: PM10, which are particles...
China is targeting a July launch for its ambitious plans for a Mars mission which will include landing a remote-controlled robot on the surface of the red planet, the company in charge of the project has said. Beijing has invested billions of dollars in its space programme in an effort to catch up with its rival the United States and affirm its status as a major world power. The Mars mission is...