#Afghanistan president calmly prays amid rocket attack

#Afghanistan president calmly prays amid rocket attack

“#Afghanistan president calmly prays amid rocket attack” Unsettling footage shows the Afghan president calmly praying with a group of men Tuesday as rockets exploded around them. President Ashraf Ghani was worshipping in the presidential palace compound in Kabul to celebrate the start of Eid al-Adha, a Muslim holiday, around 8 a.m. when at least three…

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#Chinese researchers propose deflecting asteroids with rockets

#Chinese researchers propose deflecting asteroids with rockets

“#Chinese researchers propose deflecting asteroids with rockets” BEIJING — Chinese researchers want to send more than 20 of China’s largest rockets to practice turning away a sizable asteroid — a technique that may eventually be crucial if a killer rock is on a collision course with Earth. The idea is more than science fiction. Sometime between late 2021 and early…

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#Elon Musk calls launch regulations broken after SpaceX delay

#Elon Musk calls launch regulations broken after SpaceX delay

“#Elon Musk calls launch regulations broken after SpaceX delay” Elon Musk lashed out at US rocket launch regulations, calling them “broken” after SpaceX’s latest mission was delayed due to an aircraft that entered the launch zone. “Unfortunately, launch is called off for today, as an aircraft entered the ‘keep out zone’, which is unreasonably gigantic,”…

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#photo shows Israel’s defense against Hamas rockets

#photo shows Israel’s defense against Hamas rockets

“#photo shows Israel’s defense against Hamas rockets” A dramatic photo shows Israel’s highly advanced Iron Dome missile-defense system in action against Hamas rockets amid the region’s worst fighting in nearly a decade. The image, shot early Friday morning, captured the flames from more than a dozen rockets as they streaked in straight lines from the…

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#NASA blasts China over rocket’s risky fall to Earth

#NASA blasts China over rocket’s risky fall to Earth

“#NASA blasts China over rocket’s risky fall to Earth” NASA officials blasted China for “failing to meet responsible standards” after debris from the malfunctioning Long March 5B rocket came crashing down to earth over the weekend. Bill Nelson, the administrator of the US space agency, said in a statement that the Chinese spacecraft created unnecessary…

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#Remnants of Chinese rocket land in Indian Ocean

#Remnants of Chinese rocket land in Indian Ocean

“#Remnants of Chinese rocket land in Indian Ocean” A large out-of-control Chinese rocket has come down in the Indian Ocean. Remnants of the rocket landed west of the Maldives archipelago, Chinese state media said, ending days of speculation of where the Long March 5B rocket might land. The odds of the spacecraft landing on a…

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#SpaceX launches astronauts on recycled rocket for first time

#SpaceX launches astronauts on recycled rocket for first time

“#SpaceX launches astronauts on recycled rocket for first time” NASA and Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX made history Friday, propelling a team of astronauts into orbit on a recycled rocket and capsule previously used on a space mission. The spacecraft took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Friday morning and is headed…

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