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Mar242021 by adminNo Comments

SpaceX launch sends 23rd Starlink communications satellite cluster

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ORLANDO, Fla., March 24 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched 60 more Starlink broadband communications satellites before dawn on Wednesday, from Florida. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket carrying the satellites occurred at Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The weather was cooperative for the 23rd Starlink mission. Advertisement "Deployment of 60 Starlink satellites confirmed," Space tweeted.[embedded content] "This was the sixth launch and landing of this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously supported launch of GPS-III Space Vehicle 03, Turksat 5A, and three Starlink missions," the company added. "One half of Falcon 9's fairing supported the Sentinel-6A mission and the other supported a previous Starlink mission." There was no room for delay on the Starlink launch because the...

Mar32021 by adminNo Comments

Mars: Nasa’s Perseverance rover sends stunning images

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Amazing images as Nasa's Perseverance rover lands on Mars and seeks signs of past microbial life. BBC News - Science & Environment

Dec262020 by adminNo Comments

Sheffield United 0-1 Everton: Gylfi Sigurdsson’s late winner sends Blues second

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Everton moved up to second in the Premier League after edging a tight contest against Sheffield United at rain-lashed Bramall Lane.Gylfi Sigurdsson's late effort, which found the bottom-left corner, saw Carlo Ancelotti's side extend their winning run to four matches as they leapfrogged Leicester and Manchester United in the process. It also inflicted more heartbreak on the Blades, who remain without a win and rooted to the bottom of the table.In a game of few chances, Oliver Burke's flashing drive represented the hosts' best effort. Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Sigurdsson had both threatened to break the deadlock for the visitors before the Iceland midfielder sealed all three points.Ancelotti's side get the job doneWhile Everton looked resolute in defence and competent in midfield there was a...

Dec162020 by adminNo Comments

Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham: Roberto Firmino’s late winner sends Reds clear of Spurs at top

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Roberto Firmino's last-minute header broke Tottenham's stubborn resistance at Anfield and sent Liverpool to the top of the Premier League table.An entertaining encounter looked set to end in stalemate before - with the game entering stoppage time - Firmino soared to flash a header high past Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris from Andrew Robertson's corner.Liverpool flew at Spurs in the opening exchanges and went ahead when Mohamed Salah's shot took a big deflection off Eric Dier and looped over Lloris.Spurs had barely left their own half but struck with a counter punch seven minutes later when Son Heung-min raced clear to slip a composed finish past Alisson.Spurs actually had the better chances in the second half, with Steven Bergwijn firing wide then hitting a post when clean through and Harry Kane...

Nov102020 by adminNo Comments

Nicolas Pepe admits Arsenal ‘frustration’ as Gunners forward sends message to Mikel Arteta – ‘My goal is to play more’

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Nicolas Pepe has admitted he is frustrated at his lack of game time at Arsenal. The Ivory Coast international has been underwhelming since joining the Gunners from Lille in the summer of 2019 for a club record fee of £72million. Getty Images - Getty Pepe has struggled to cement a place in Arteta’s XI There have been unquestionable moments of quality, but just 11 goals in 54 appearances has been a disappointing return for the front man, who has struggled to cement a place in Arteta’s starting XI. And Pepe has now admitted his lack of first team minutes his hindering his ability to show his quality. “My goal is to play more. Have a little more playing time,” Pepe told Canal Plus. “He [Arteta] wants me to be 100 per cent focused during the 90 ...