Four astronauts climbed aboard a SpaceX rocket Sunday for a night ride to the International Space Station, although the prospects of good weather were just 50-50 and the company’s leader Elon Musk was sidelined by COVID-19. The astronauts, NASA’s Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, are sitting … Read more
Ex spy chief Sir Andrew Parker joins board of military contractor Babcock International By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:16 GMT, 10 November 2020 | Updated: 22:16 GMT, 10 November 2020 Former spy chief Sir Andrew Parker has joined the board of military contractor Babcock International. Parker, 58, was MI5’s director general for … Read more
The head of an international delegation monitoring the US election has concluded there was no evidence of election fraud despite President Donald Trump’s claims involving mail-in absentee ballots. Michael Georg Link, a German lawmaker who heads an observer mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said that Tuesday’s election was ‘competitive and … Read more
Casting for the ‘first feature film to be shot on the International Space Station’ is starting in Russia as the country hopes to beat Tom Cruise and the US to the punch. In a new space race, that pits Hollywood against the Russian entertainment industry, both movies are expected to be filmed in the second … Read more
‘No Bali holidays until there’s a vaccine’: State premier makes remarkable demand that could see millions of Australians banned from flying overseas for YEARS WA Premier Mark McGowan wants Australia’s borders shut until a vaccine exists He said opening international travel up could be ‘diabolical’ for COVID-19 cases It comes as the Bali Tourism board … Read more
The first astronauts arrived on the International Space Station 20 years ago today, marking the start of two decades of continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit. Construction of the £75 billion ($100 billion) space station began in 1998, with the launch of the first module, named Zarya, on a Russian Proton rocket from Baikonur. NASA’s … Read more
The first astronauts arrived on the International Space Station 20 years ago today, marking the start of two decades of continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit. NASA’s Bill Shepherd and Russian cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev were the first on the station after arriving on a Soyuz capsule from Kazakhstan. Construction of the £75 … Read more
Fidelity International more than doubles customers on its platform by buying Legal & General’s personal investing arm Fidelity says LGIM’s customers will pay the same or less than they currently do Another 300,000 customers with £5.8billion of assets under Fidelity’s control The asset manager bought discount broker Cavendish Online a fortnight ago By Harry Wise … Read more
Britain could never eradicate Covid-19 — even if it banned all international travel, top experts believe. Professor Paul Hunter, an infectious disease specialist based at the University of East Anglia, insisted closing the borders would not have stopped the crisis taking hold in the UK. Research suggests the coronavirus was already spreading between Britons before it … Read more
New Zealand PULL OUT of international friendly against England at Wembley next month… citing ‘travel and player availability complications’ due to the coronavirus pandemic New Zealand will not travel to England for Wembley friendly on November 12 The All Whites have pulled out, citing coronavirus travel restrictions as reason A large number of the team’s … Read more