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Long March 4C lofts three Yaogan Weixing-31 satellites January 29, 2021 China launched its second orbital mission in 2021, orbiting three new satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Friday. The launch took place from Launch Pad 94 of the LC43 launch complex using the Long March-4C (Y31) rocket. The Yaogan Weixing-31 Group-02 mission comprises three satellites, with Chinese media referring to the new satellites to be used “for electromagnetic environment surveys and other relate...

35 years ago NASA lost 7 astronauts when Challenger exploded By Jason Old | January 28, 2020 at 8:52 AM CST - Updated January 28 at 10:20 AM (Gray News) - On this day 35 years ago, seven astronauts perished when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded over Cape Canaveral. STS-51L broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff when a booster engine failed. After an investigation, the cause of the explosion was determined to be an o-ring failure in a solid rocket booster. Cold weather was a contributing...

University positioned to be a pipeline for technology boom The Miami skyline at night. By Kelly Montoya University positioned to be a pipeline for technology boom By Kelly Montoya Scholars reflect on the industry’s expansion into Miami. It’s all the talk of the town: Miami is quickly emerging as the new tech epicenter.  As Brian Breslin, director of The Launch Pad at the University of Miami pointed out, there’s been an influx of New Yorkers and Silicon Valley expats coming...

Tweet Share I’ve written on the online cooking videos that local chef Arnold Myint’s created while working to get the latest incarnation of International Market/blvd. off the ground. Since then, hes turned his attention to helping out with your Valentine’s Day plans, whether youre happily coupled or looking for love.  Both classes — one for singles, one for couples — are available for registration at his chef website arnoldmyint.com, and they bo...

NGC 613, a barred spiral galaxy 67 million light-years away in the southern constellation of Sculptor, shows its stunning stellar markings in this image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

About 60 Starlink internet satellites were sent into orbit at 8:02 a.m., joining about 1,000 others.

Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch first Starlink satellites of 2021 on Tuesday - It will be the first Starlink launch for the year and second launch for Elon Musk's spaceflight company in 2021.

Starship SN9 fails to gain FAA green light for Friday attempt January 28, 2021 Starship SN9 will have to wait until at least Monday to conduct a 10 kilometer flight, following a continued denial from the FAA approval. The launch attempt comes after a series of Static Fire tests and preparations for its flight from Boca Chica – with the FAA the cause of the latest delay. SN9 “Final” Static Fire (Updated Article on SN9 pad flow): Starship SN9 was aiming to provide a streamlined pad flow whe...

Seropositivity for Covid found to be lesser in smokers, vegetarians: CSIR survey Premium . Updated: 17 Jan 2021, 08:30 PM IST PTI The CSIR survey also found that those with blood group O may be less susceptible to the infection, while people with B and AB blood groups were at a higher risk Share Via Read Full Story NEW DELHI : Smokers and vegetarians were found to have lower seropositivity indicating that they may be at a lesser risk of getting infected by coronavirus, according to a pan-Indi...

Documents supporting drugmakers application for emergency use of the vaccine have been returned to the company because they did not meet its minimum criteria, Brazil said