Space 3 September 2020 By Leah Crane A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched on 3 September, carrying the 12th batch of Starlink satellitesSIPA USA/PA Images SpaceX is starting to release more details about its Starlink internet satellites. On 3 September, the firm launched its 12th batch of the satellites from Cape Canaveral in Florida and…
By Leah Crane It may look like a water tower, but SpaceX’s Starship can fly. The rocket, which is designed to send explorers to the moon and eventually Mars, made its first test flight on 4 August. Like smaller prototypes called Starhoppers that flew in 2019, this test was a quick hop, intended to take…
By New Scientist and Press Association The SpaceX Crew Dragon landed in the Gulf of Mexico on 2 AugustNASA/Bill Ingalls NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are back on Earth after their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule made a successful splashdown. The pair landed in the sea, off the coast of Florida, at around 7.48pm…
By Leah Crane SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is the first private spacecraft to launch astronauts to orbitaul Martinez/Getty Images Space history has been made. On 30 May, SpaceX and NASA launched two astronauts to space aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft, the first time a private company has flown humans into orbit, and the first crewed…
By Leah Crane The Crew Dragon capsule is ready for launchSpaceX/Flickr On 27 May, astronauts will blast off to space from the US for the first time since the end of the space shuttle programme in 2011. Two NASA astronauts – Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley – are slated to launch to the International Space…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…