Rocket 3.2 before launch at Kodiak spaceport in Alaska. Astra There’s a new name to take seriously in the commercial space launch game following the launch on Tuesday of Astra’s Rocket 3.2 from the Pacific Spaceport Complex on Alaska’s Kodiak Island. This was the second in a series of three […]
Daily Archives: December 16, 2020
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Beatrice, like other royals, has influenced the fashion style of many royal fans who often seek out statement pieces the Princess is seen wearing. Similarly, members of the Firm mirror each other’s gowns and accessories, like Sophie did with Beatrice. Prince Edward’s wife was spotted wearing a Philip Treacy statement hat […]
Propelled by three Raptor engines, the rocket then flipped to its side and plummetted to the ground in free fall – a manoeuvre dubbed “the belly flop”. Just before SN8 reached the ground, it flipped upright again and fired its engines in a bid to decelerate enough for a smooth […]
Michael Heaver, a former Brexit Party MEP, has pointed to the fact Germans are waiting for a vaccine developed by German scientists. He quoted an editorial by tabloid Bild criticising the EU’s slow pace, writing: “Britain, Canada and the USA have started vaccinating — and we are standing and gawping.” […]
The number of death sentences and executions dropped to historic lows in 2020, according to a group that tracks the data, despite the federal government’s move to resume carrying out the death penalty after a hiatus of nearly two decades. Figures compiled by the Death Penalty Information Center showed that […]
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) – Kangaroos can learn to communicate with humans similar to how domesticated dogs do, by using their gaze to “point” and ask for help, researchers said in a study published on Wednesday. The study involved 11 kangaroos that lived in captivity but had not been […]
BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) — When Israel went into its second nationwide coronavirus lockdown in September, most of the country quickly complied. But in some ultra-Orthodox areas, synagogues were packed, mourners thronged funerals and COVID-19 cases continued to soar. The flouting of nationwide safety rules in ultra-Orthodox areas reinforced a […]
Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne, who is accused of attacking a woman in her bedroom, will face a retrial in Sydney on rape charges. Prosecutor Brian Costello confirmed on Wednesday in the Newcastle district court that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions would pursue two rape charges against […]