SpaceX successfully launched its sixth Starship test flight on Tuesday, in a race to the moon and Mars – but aborted an attempt to ‘catch’ the rocket back into the air.
The test followed a successful landing and capture exercise in October- when the Starship was caught by the launch tower’s ‘chopstick’ arm and captured at Starbase in Texas. However, the sixth test ended slightly differently, with a landing in the Indian Ocean.
And Elon Musk is joined by President-elect Donald Trump for this one, another signal of a growing alliance.
Reuters reports that Russia has begun building mobile nuclear bomb shelters, designed to protect against radiation and shock waves from nuclear explosions.
It is said that the “KUB-M” shelter can provide protection for 48 hours from this and other natural and man-made hazards.
The news comes as President Vladimir Putin approved a new official doctrine on Tuesday.
- Britain’s technology secretary, Peter Kyle, said social media platforms should be more concerned about the impact of their products.
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 hasn’t run smoothly yet…
- RSPCA’s chief vet to protect animals from carbon monoxide poisoning
- Why salmonella can help fight colon cancer
- Brown bear Boki is recovering well after pioneering brain surgery
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SpaceX successfully launched its sixth Starship flight test on Tuesday in its race to the moon and Mars, but canceled an attempt to get the rocket back into the air.
The test followed a successful landing and capture exercise in October, when a Starship was caught by a turret chopper hand launched at a Starbase in Texas.
However, the sixth test ended slightly differently with the landing in the Indian Ocean.
It was revealed almost five minutes into the launch that the Super Heavy Booster would not be caught in the giant mech’s hands due to the unspecified sub-optimal conditions.
And Elon Musk is joined by President-elect Donald Trump for this one, another signal of a growing alliance.
Trump posted his attendance at X along with a link to a live broadcast of the launch.
Next, Reuters reported that Russia has begun building mobile nuclear bomb shelters designed to protect against radiation and shock waves from nuclear explosions.
It is said that the “KUB-M” shelter can provide protection for 48 hours from this and other natural and man-made hazards.
The Research Institute of the Ministry of Emergencies said that “KUB-M” looks like a reinforced shipping container and consists of two modules, a room for 54 people and a technical block.
More modules can be added if needed.
The news comes as President Vladimir Putin approved a new official doctrine on Tuesday.
It is important to note that the Institute does not link the increase in production with the current crisis.
Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said social media companies should be more concerned about the impact of their products as he confirmed he was considering a ban on under-16s using the platform.
Speaking to Sky News, he said he remains open to all options, but there is currently no evidence provided by the platform.
He added that he will study the impact of social media on children, young people and vulnerable people, so that he can build a policy that can sometimes be a bad policy, but he needs to have evidence to do it.
Despite launching on PC and Xbox this week, it looks like Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 hasn’t gone smoothly.
There have been reports of long loading times and system crashes, none of which are expected, with a lot of data having to be pulled from the cloud before players can even get to the start screen.
In this new release, players are encouraged to get out of the plane and walk on land to explore trees, rocks, snow and even animals in the zoo.
Let’s get to the ad, coming to part 2:
Protect pets from carbon monoxide.
See you back here in a bit.
Known as the silent killer, because it cannot be seen, felt or smelled, carbon monoxide is a deadly gas, which is easily emitted from household appliances, including broken boilers and gas stoves.
Not only can it affect us humans, but it can also harm our pets.
To mark carbon monoxide awareness week, Gas Safe Register has teamed up with animal welfare charity, the RSPCA.
In terms of severe impact, this can lead to the death of your pet.
Carbon monoxide is called the silent killer, so symptoms range from incoordination to coma, and then, sadly, death of your pet.
Animals often show these symptoms before people, because they are smaller, so they can be affected.
And also, they prefer to spend more time than in and out.
So, it is often affected first, and the symptoms will go, from coordination to coma, and finally death if not treated.
So, it’s really serious, and then obviously you’re going to be affected by other family members as well.
It’s Caroline Allen, the RSPCA’s chief vet.
The Gas Safe List says its new research shows that a fifth of pet owners do not have a CO alarm, with 99% unable to correctly identify all the signs that could indicate their pet may be suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning.
So, what are some signs?
The main thing you will notice is sleepiness, changes in behavior, especially becoming more irritable.
That can develop into shortness of breath and incoordination or shaking.
Now, this is a symptom that can be seen in some situations, but there are some things that are quite specific, and especially if the signs will increase if you take the animal to the fresh air, so you will see the signs in the future, and then when it comes out, they will have a lot to improve.
But also, more specifically the membrane and what we call the mucous membrane, so the pink spots, the lips, the gums, around the eyes, even sometimes the ears, where you have a normal pink like a nice light pink. actually looks quite brick red.
You know, obviously that’s quite unusual, and that would be quite a sign of the true cardinal whether the poison has been happening in the blood.
And again, you will be able to see better when the pet is out.
And one of the more challenging things is that it might get better by the time you get to the vet, which is obviously recommended with a sick pet.
So it’s just important, you know, people who are careful and especially if they observe these things, they should note them down and tell the vet.
To check how safe your home is, Gas Safe Register offers free tips on its website.
Scientists say a new study shows that salmonella can help fight colon cancer.
University of Birmingham researchers say their study shows salmonella can be re-engineered to help T cells.
This is a type of white blood cell that protects the body from infection and disease to kill cancer cells.
They say that T cells, key to fighting cancer, are not working optimally during cancer treatment and have now identified the protein responsible for fighting the disease.
The study was published in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine.
Now, you’ll have to listen carefully, but this is the sound of Boki the Brown Bear happily playing with Kong’s toy as he continues to impress the veterinary staff with his amazing recovery.
The bear underwent life-saving brain surgery in October and has made a remarkable recovery after six weeks of rehabilitation.
As previously reported on this podcast, Boki became the first Brown Bear on record to have brain surgery.
The two-year-old, who lives at the Wildwood Trust near Canterbury, Kent, has suffered seizures, which are believed to be caused by fluid on the brain.
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