The Dutch health authorities announced today that they are finishing their diagnostic tests for Covid-19, while in the Netherlands for the second consecutive day more than 20,000 new cases were registered, the highest rate since the beginning of the pandemic. “We are at our best,” said Jaap Aikelbom, head of the Covid-19 National Public Health […]
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Cuba claims impressive efficacy of its Abdala anti-coronavirus vaccine
Cuba has announced the interim results of phase III clinical trials for its Abdala anti-coronavirus vaccine, which is administered three times a month (on days 0, 14 and 28). The effectiveness of a biological product with such a scheme is over 92%, according to the state-owned BioCubafarma Group. They did not specify what this […]
The US Navy tested the latest nuclear aircraft carrier with the strongest explosions – video
The United States has conducted new tests of the first-in-class US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, Gerald R. Ford. The military staged several powerful explosions in order to test how the ship’s systems work after strong shocks. Writes about this The Drive. Tests of this type of ship are called Full Ship Shock Trials, their task is […]
Huge speed, plasma streams and plume. How Starship will go out of orbit – video
By the end of 2021, SpaceX hopes to send a sample SN20 of its Starship rocket spacecraft on its first orbital test flight from Texas to Hawaii around Earth. CGI designer Alexander Svanidze showed on YouTube how his entry into the atmosphere will look on his return. The head of the company, Elon Musk, […]
From Texas to Hawaii around the Earth. Musk showed Starship orbital test flight plan
On its first test flight into orbit, SpaceX’s rocket ship will leave a test site in southern Texas and splash down off the coast of one of the Hawaiian Islands. This follows from the document that Elon Musk’s company filed with the US Federal Communications Commission, writes The Verge. This will be the Starship’s […]
They wanted to send the Martian helicopter on a record voyage, but it did not take off. The reason is named
On April 29, the Ingenuity mini-helicopter did not complete its planned fourth flight at Jezero Crater on Mars. This was announced by a mission operator at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. They write that the problem identified earlier is that every time the helicopter tries to take off, with a 15% probability, the watchdog timer […]
Martian Helicopter Flew Out Of Frame: Video
On April 25, at 11:31 am Kiev time, the Ingenuity mini-helicopter made the third ever flight in the atmosphere of Mars, this time with an impressive lateral movement, and not just ascent / landing with minimal lateral movement. Ingenuity’s two previous flights – 39 and 52 seconds – took place on April 19 and […]
North Korea Completes Submarine: It Is Capable Of Carrying Nuclear Warheads – Reconnaissance Of The Southerners
North Korea has likely completed construction of a submarine with a displacement of about 3,000 tons, capable of carrying three ballistic missiles (SLBMs), which are usually equipped with nuclear warheads. Yonhap writes about it. The northerners showed SLBMs of a new type back in January, when they held a regular military parade. The South […]
“For the most cosmic sensations.” Musk redesigns Crew Dragon – illustration
Billionaire American businessman Jared Isaacman, sponsor of the first fully civilian space flight, announced at a briefing about a significant redesign of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft for this mission. The ship, named Inspiration4, will take crew commander Isaacman and three other people into orbit. Its bow will have a transparent hemisphere, reminiscent of the […]
The United States conducted a “hot test” of the main stage of a huge rocket to fly to the Moon – video
Yesterday, at about 21:35 Kiev time, a successful firing test of the largest node ever created by NASA of rockets was carried out: all four RS-25 engines of the main stage of the future Space Launch System (SLS) were launched at 499.6 seconds. The test was carried out at the stand of the NASA […]