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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…