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NASA delays flagship moon landing plans once again | Science, Climate & Tech News
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NASA has delayed its plans to send astronauts back to the moon yet again. The Artemis mission will see four astronauts sent around the moon and back, before blasting off to land on the moon’s surface a year later. But Bill Nelson, head of NASA, told a news conference the next Artemis mission has slipped…
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Global IT outage: NHS warns of GP disruption next week – as travellers report long delays and lost baggage | UK News
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The NHS has warned of “continued disruption” to GP services into next week following the global IT outage – as airline passengers reported lengthy delays and lost baggage this weekend. The outage spread globally on Friday morning after an update from global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike knocked many Microsoft Windows PCs offline with a “blue screen…
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Tesla Cybertruck buyers reporting delivery delays over ‘windscreen wipers issue’ | Science & Tech News
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Tesla Cybertruck buyers have been reporting delivery delays due to an issue with the vehicle’s windscreen wipers. Tesla’s Cybertruck is a stainless steel electric vehicle that costs between $57,390 (£45,170) and $96,390 (£75,870). Owners pre-order it directly from Tesla and then wait for it to be delivered. Over the weekend, however, buyers waiting for their…
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Boeing delays first ever astronaut launch due to valve problem | World News
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Boeing has called off its first-ever astronaut launch at the final moment after discovering a valve problem in the Atlas V rocket. The two NASA test pilots had just strapped into Boeing‘s Starliner capsule at Cape Canaveral space station for a flight to the International Space Station on Monday night (US EST) when the countdown…
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Space One rocket explodes seconds after lift-off in Japan after multiple delays | Science & Tech News
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A rocket in Japan has exploded seconds after lift-off, with flames and smoke engulfing the blast area. Debris fell from the sky, with charred pieces of rocket littering the ground after the explosion. The blast was triggered by Space One, the Tokyo-based startup behind the launch, after a fault was spotted in the rocket. There…
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Virgin Orbit delays bid deadline in scramble to find rescuer | Business News
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Virgin Orbit has pushed back the deadline for rescue bids as the commercial satellite venture founded by Sir Richard Branson scrambles to avert bankruptcy. Sky News has learnt that the company and its advisers have told would-be buyers of the company that they must now submit final offers by May 19, several days later than…
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Elizabeth Holmes: Disgraced Theranos founder delays going to jail after winning appeal | Business News
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Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced tech billionaire convicted of fraud, has avoided starting her 11-year jail term on Thursday after a judge backed her appeal to delay it. Holmes, 39, who founded Theranos, was sentenced to 11 years and three months after being found guilty of three counts of investor fraud and one count of conspiracy…
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Train firm rolls out water spray tech to tackle ‘leaves on line’ autumnal delays | UK News
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Leaves on the line disrupting train services promise to be a thing of the past for many more travellers with new technology being introduced by a major train operator. Northern, which runs nearly 2,000 daily services, is fitting a system to 16 passenger trains which will combat slippery rails by spraying water onto them. The…
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Brexit: EU must end ‘persistent delays’ in giving UK access to scientific research programmes, says government | Politics News
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The EU must end “persistent delays” over the UK’s access to the bloc’s scientific research programmes after Brexit, the government has demanded as it launched legal action. It said the delays have prevented the UK from accessing Horizon Europe, the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation, and Copernicus, the earth observation programme that…