Monday, 25 May 2020

First test launch of Virgin Orbit rocket fails

The first test launch of a rocket that is released from a jumbo jet at 35,000 feet and then propels itself into orbit to deploy a satellite failed on Monday, the Virgin Orbit company said. The plane released the rocket cleanly, but the latter developed trouble of unknown origin after igniting its first-stage engine, the company said.

from The Times of India https://ift.tt/2ATKYYG

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DR Congo takes Rwanda to international court over decades of conflict

Kinshasa accuses its neighbour of committing various violations since the 1994 Rwanda genocide. from BBC News https://ift.tt/wi32XzB