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
A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts have blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS) on board a Soyuz MS-18 rocket. The trio, who are part of the latest crew heading to the orbiting lab, launched from Earth at 08:42 BST from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA’s Mark Vande Hei, Soyuz Commander Oleg … Read more
The first of seven mass vaccination hubs for those aged 80 and over open their doors to the public today. The centres – which are also open to health and care staff – offer an alternative to receiving the jab at GP surgeries and in hospitals. They cover all seven NHS regions in England, including – … Read more
We have lift-off! Boost for mass Covid-19 vaccination drive as our hubs of hope open at last The centres cover all seven NHS regions and also open to health and care staff There are around 1,000 centres, of which 800 are GP-led which will rise to 1,200 Trained volunteers from St John Ambulance, NHS Volunteer Responder … Read more
China has launched its Chang’e-5 probe into space, which will set down on the moon to collect samples from the lunar surface. The Long March-5 rocket took off around 3:35pm ET from the Wenchang launch site in Hainan province for what is a major advancement in the country’s space program. The probe is set to release a … Read more
Boris Johnson is poised to launch major plans for a ‘green industrial revolution’ backing a new wave of nuclear power plants to boost the economy and slash Britain’s carbon emissions. The proposals are expected to include the green light to build a nuclear plant at Sizewell C in Suffolk and the next stage in a … Read more
Should this be the breakthrough which we all hope it is, then let history note that it was Daily Mail reader Moira Garwood of Wavertree who set the ball rolling. Yesterday morning, the city of Liverpool – assisted by the Army – became the first place in the UK to roll out mass Covid testing … Read more
Should this be the breakthrough which we all hope it is, then let history note that it was Daily Mail reader Moira Garwood of Wavertree who set the ball rolling. Yesterday morning, the city of Liverpool – assisted by the Army – became the first place in the UK to roll out mass Covid testing … Read more
Two shoebox-sized supercomputer satellites, built in Scotland to monitor shipping movements from low-Earth orbit, have successfully been launched. Each nanosatellite has an onboard supercomputer with machine learning algorithms that can provide ‘hyper-accurate predictions’ of the locations of boats. The the so-called ‘Spire’ satellites will calculate their arrival times at ports to help businesses and authorities … Read more
Two shoebox-sized supercomputer satellites, built in Scotland to monitor shipping movements from low-Earth orbit, are due for launch this afternoon. Each nanosatellite has an onboard supercomputer with machine learning algorithms that can provide ‘hyper-accurate predictions’ of the locations of boats. The the so-called ‘Spire’ satellites will calculate their arrival times at ports to help businesses … Read more