SpaceX launches Israeli lunar spacecraft into orbit
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Israel's Beresheet robot took off on a historic moon mission on Thursday.
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Watch: SpaceX releases Israeli moon lander, pair of satellites into orbit after successful launch
Feb. 21 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket Thursday evening with a pair of satellites and an Israeli moon lander aboard. All three were successfully released into orbit. Blastoff occurred right on time at 8:45 p.m. ET. Just a few minutes after Falcon 9 launched from Cape Canaveral, the first and second stages separated and the booster stage fell back to Earth, using its thrusters to slow its reentry and land safely on SpaceX's Of Course I Still Love You droneship. "Successful deployment of the SpaceIL lunar lander confirmed, starting the spacecraft's two-month voyage to the Moon," SpaceX confirmed on Twitter, some 35 minutes after liftoff. The Israeli-made lander was developed by SpaceIL, a privately-funded nonprofit. The group of scientists and engineers were originally part o...
Stacey Solomon PREGNANT with Joe Swash's baby
Taking to Instagram, Stacey, 29, shared a picture of her baby scan before captioning the shot: "Every time I go to write anything I sob so... what he said @realjoeswashy."Gushing over the happy news, former EastEnders actor Joe, 37, uplaoded a string of pictures of Stacey sleeping, before telling his followers: "Have been driving myself mad thinking that she’s bored senseless of me and can’t stand to be awake for longer than 10 minutes of my company."So you can imagine my delight to find out that she still loves me and my company very much, she’s just been growing a baby."The ITV regular continued: "I can’t begin to describe how happy we are to be able to share this wonderful news. Related Articles "We’ve been so blessed with 3 incredible children that we&r...
Burnley vs Tottenham Hotspur: Amazing statistic about headed goals could bode well for the Premier League title challengers
LIVE ON TS You can hear live and exclusive national radio commentary of the game live on talkSPORT Tottenham Hotspur could be heading to another Premier League win on Saturday – literally – as they face Burnley – live on talkSPORT. Spurs claimed their 20th win of the season in their last domestic match as they defeated Leicester City 3-1 at Wembley. Tottenham Hotspur defender Davinson Sanchez heads home a goal against Leicester. It was a big win for Mauricio Pochettino’s men as they not only kept chase with Manchester City and Liverpool at the top of the table but also made sure they kept top four rivals Chelsea, Arsenal, and Manchester United at bay. The victory was hard fought with the Foxes impressing in north Londo...
World's largest bee photographed after vanishing for decades
[unable to retrieve full-text content]The last time Megachile pluto was seen was by a researcher in Indonesia in 1981.
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