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Orbex’s new funding may accelerate its Prime microlauncher into orbit
UK-based small launch developer Orbex got another boost from Scotland’s national bank and other investors as it gears up for its first orbital launch, though that mission still does not have a set date. Founded in 2015, Orbex is one of a handful of firms racing to develop the next generation of European launch vehicles. […]
Joshua Kimmich Heads Bayern Munich Past Arsenal Into Champions League Semi-Finals
A 63rd-minute Joshua Kimmich header gave Bayern Munich a 1-0 win over Arsenal and a place in the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday. The 3-2 aggregate quarter-final victory means Bayern return to the last-four for the first time since winning the title in 2020. Bayern will face Real Madrid for a place in the final […]
Space startups are licking their lips after NASA converts $11B Mars mission into a free-for-all
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has pronounced the agency’s $ 11 billion, 15-year mission to collect and return samples from Mars… insufficient. But the strategy shift could be a huge boon to space startups, to which much of that planned funding will almost certainly be redirected. “The bottom line is, an $ 11 billion budget is […]
Yankees' Aaron Judge sends ball into orbit on massive 3-run home run
New York Yankees star outfielder Aaron Judge may be in the middle of a somewhat slow start to the season, but he sent a ball into orbit Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians with a three-run home run. In the top of the third inning, leadoff man Anthony Volpe worked a walk and Juan Soto followed […]