Elon Musk says SpaceX could re-fly Starship SN15 ‘soon’ following the rocket’s historic landing

Elon Musk says SpaceX could re-fly Starship SN15 ‘soon’ following the rocket’s historic landing last week that brought firm closer to goal of creating reusable ships that could take humans to Mars Elon Musk shared on Twitter that SpaceX could re-fly Starship SN15 soon This would make it the first reused prototype, which is part … Read more

SpaceX scrubs SN11 rocket’s first high altitude test due thick fog covering the launch pad

SpaceX scrubbed the highly anticipated Starship SN11 due to thick fog covering the launch pad. The massive rocket was set to takeoff from the firm’s testing facility in Boca Chica, Texas Friday, but it seems Mother Nature had other plans and has pushed the test to Monday. Prior to the scrub announcement, officials had evacuate the … Read more

SpaceX fires off Starship SN11’s Raptor engines before rocket’s first high altitude flight TODAY

SpaceX is gearing up to launch its fourth Starship prototype, following a successful Raptor static fire test that send a burst of flames from the base of Serial Number 11 (SN11), signaling it is ready to soar. The pre-check test ensures that the massive rocket’s three engines are ‘healthy’ for the voyage after one did … Read more

Demand for beach huts rockets by 260% in six months with hundreds of Britons planning ‘staycations’

Beach huts have soared in demand as Britons look to holiday at home for a second year amid concerns foreign trips will be banned. Prices to buy and rent the wooden shacks have rocketed despite most having few utilities and mainly being used for storage. Property website OnTheMarket found estate agents have seen searches surge … Read more

Iran shows off ‘missile city’ with rows of ballistic rockets in an underground depot

Iran shows off new ‘missile city’ with rows of ballistic rockets stashed in an underground depot in chilling challenge to the West Revolutionary Guards commander Hossein Salami visited the new missile base Footage broadcast by state TV showed rows of missiles stashed at the facility  He bragged that it is only a ‘small section’ of … Read more

At least five rockets slam in to base housing US troops in Iraq in latest rocket attack

An American drone strike on Baghdad airport on January 3, 2020 killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Quds Force and one of the country’s most powerful men, and brought Washington and Tehran to the brink of all-out war. While the strike marked a sudden and violent escalation of tensions between the two countries, trouble has … Read more

SpaceX’s Starship SN 10 launch is aborted after the rocket’s onboard computers detected an issue

SpaceX’s Starship Serial Number 10 (SN10) aborted its first high altitude test flight moments after igniting its powerful Raptor engines. The massive rocket was set to take off from the firm’s testing facility in Boca Chica, Texas following a completion of pre-launch checks – but the 165-foot tall, stainless steel vehicle never left the launch … Read more

Iraqi airbase hosting US troops is hit by multiple rockets 

Multiple rockets slam into US airbase in Iraq By Reuters Published: 07:10 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 07:15 GMT, 3 March 2021 An Iraqi airbase that hosts US and coalition forces has come under attack.  Multiple rockets landed on Tuesday at Iraq’s Ain al-Asad air base that also hosts Iraqi troops, two security sources … Read more

The rise of the old terrors: referrals of over 60s to counter-extremism scheme rockets by nearly 90%

OAPs suspected of being terror threats have rocketed by 90 per cent in three years –  after authorities focused on far-right figures ‘to appease critics of the scheme’.  In 2020 alone 97 over 60s were flagged up to Prevent, the Government’s strategy for identifying those who could be at risk of becoming dangerous extremists. It … Read more