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Jeff Bezos’s New Glenn debut launch called off | Science, Climate & Tech News
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The launch of a huge, partially reusable rocket, built by Jeff Bezos’s company, has been called off this morning after hours of delays. The 98-metre rocket, called New Glenn, is around as tall as Big Ben. It was set to carry up to 45 tonnes of tech to low Earth orbit. However, the team at…
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Donald Trump watches SpaceX launch with Elon Musk, but test flight does not go as planned | US News
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully performed another launch of its Starship rocket in front of President-elect Donald Trump, but the test flight did not go perfectly. The 400ft (122m) high rocket system, designed to land astronauts on the moon and ferry crews to Mars, lifted off from Boca Chica, Texas. The first stage, called Super…
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SpaceX rocket booster makes successful landing after test launch – as it is caught by ‘chopsticks’ | Science & Tech News
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A SpaceX booster rocket has returned to earth and been caught by giant robotic arms – following a successful launch of the company’s Starship spacecraft. It was the first attempt to bring the rocket’s 232-foot (71 metre) Super Heavy booster back to the launch tower by re-igniting three of its 33 Raptor engines to slow…
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Apple to launch new tech at its biggest event of the year – but will it be enough to make you part with your cash? | Science & Tech News
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Apple is launching its latest iPhone in what is billed to be its biggest release of the year. As well as the iPhone 16 being rumoured to come in a new range of colours, it should also be capable of running Apple Intelligence, the company’s new AI. Apple Intelligence will eventually be embedded throughout the…
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Samsung launch smart ring that can track sleep, movement and periods | Science & Tech News
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Samsung has become the first tech giant to release a smart ring – which can track sleep, movement, periods and heart rate. The South Korean company released the Galaxy Ring on Tuesday as part of its latest wearable technology – also announced was the new Galaxy Watch Ultra. It said the £400 ring, which is…
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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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AI-controlled F-16 takes US Air Force leader for high-speed ride – as he backs tech to launch weapons | US News
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An AI-controlled warplane has taken a senior air force leader for a ride in a groundbreaking test flight over California. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall sat in the cockpit as the experimental F-16 jet, called Vista, flew lightning-fast manoeuvres at more than 550mph over Edwards Air Force Base. It went nearly nose to nose with…
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Giant SpaceX rocket blasts off in most successful test launch yet | Science & Tech News
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SpaceX’s Starship completed nearly its entire test flight after blasting off in a successful launch. The rocket cleared its launch pad in Texas, separated from its “Super Heavy Booster” and began coasting at an altitude of 145 miles. But it was eventually destroyed as it re-entered the atmosphere, the company said. However, it’s still the…
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Shetlands spaceport could see launch every month as firm counts down to rocket lift off | UK News
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A German company is set to use the Shetland Islands to send rockets into space – with plans to launch at least one a month. Rocket Factory Augsburg’s (RFA) chief commercial officer said excitement is building ahead of their “Olympic gold medal” moment this summer. If everything goes to plan, it will be Europe’s first-ever…
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SpaceX launch: Secretive US spaceplane launches on Falcon Heavy rocket that can take it further than ever before | Science & Tech News
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A secretive US government spaceplane has embarked on a classified mission aboard one of the world’s most powerful rockets. The X-37B craft was launched from NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. It has been on six previous missions since 2010, most recently in 2020, but the rocket used on Thursday…