It is rocket science! Manchester City hire multiple astrophysicists to zoom ahead of their rivals

It IS rocket science! Manchester City hire several astrophysicists to their data analysis team in bid to move Premier League leaders further ahead of their rivals Laurie Shaw was employed by the City Football Group as ‘lead artificial scientist’ in January  The group have since made at least three other similar appointments  All of these … Read more

At least five rockets slam in to base housing US troops in Iraq in latest rocket attack

An American drone strike on Baghdad airport on January 3, 2020 killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Quds Force and one of the country’s most powerful men, and brought Washington and Tehran to the brink of all-out war. While the strike marked a sudden and violent escalation of tensions between the two countries, trouble has … Read more

Plum Play: The family-run business which has seen sales rocket

Active garden sets such as climbing frames and trampolines have surged in popularity as parents have been forced to find ways to keep children active at home thanks to lockdown restrictions and limited access to outdoor and indoor play areas. One Lincolnshire-based family company says that the new-found popularity garden play sets has seen sales … Read more

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and NASA plan to create moon-like gravity inside the New Shepard rocket

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and NASA plan to create moon-like gravity inside the New Shepard rocket by spinning it 11 times per minute during flight to test payloads set for the Artemis mission NASA and Blue Origin are working to recreate gravity that is found on the moon The team plans to modify Blue Origin’s … Read more

Meet SN11! SpaceX rolls out the new Starship rocket to its launch pad

Elon Musk‘s firm SpaceX has rolled out its new Starship rocket to its launch pad, only five days after its predecessor exploded. Images have emerged showing SN11, the latest Starship prototype, being lifted onto the launch pad by a big crane at the firm’s site at Boca Chica, Texas on Monday.  SN11 will blast off in the … Read more

Rocket Labs CEO pushes forward with plans to ‘bring down the cost of space travel’

The commercial space sector is becoming one of the fastest growing industries, and startup RocketLab is standing out as a major player in the burgeoning sector. Founder, CEO and CTO of Rocket Lab, Peter Beck, originally set up the firm with the goal of bringing down the cost of getting small satellites into space and … Read more

SpaceX is set to launch its Starship SN10 rocket TODAY for its first high altitude test of six miles

SpaceX is set to launched its Starship Serial Number 10 (SN10) for its first high-altitude test, marking the third prototype to take the journey. The Elon Musk-owned company confirmed the ‘hop’ on its website saying the event could kick off ‘as early as Wednesday, March 3,’ but official road closure documents show from 9am to … Read more

Rocket Lab reveals plans to build a huge new rocket called Neutron

Space startup Rocket Lab is taking on Elon Musk‘s SpaceX with a huge new reusable rocket called Neutron that could be used to transport humans to space. The California and New Zealand based firm has merged with a special-purpose acquisition company to go public, valuing the joint venture at $4.1 billion. Rocket Lab will use … Read more

Sea bass eggs can survive a rocket launch, scientists report

Astronauts could grow fish on the Moon using eggs transported from Earth and water that’s on the lunar surface, scientists claim.  As part of a project called Lunar Hatch, experts are simulating the impact of the vibrations caused by a rocket launch on fertilised fish eggs. Eggs of two fish species – European sea bass (Dicentrarchus … Read more

Staycation rip-off! Prices for UK holidays this summer ROCKET by up to 100%

A staycation stampede has been seen lockdown-weary Britons accuse holiday cottage firms of doubling prices and charging more than £1,000 for short breaks after the roadmap to end the national shutdown was published. Price rises of 25 to 100 per cent are being imposed by companies running websites marketing thousands of cottages on behalf of … Read more