Chinese commercial space firm CAS Space is all set for a crucial first launch of its new Kinetica 2 rocket as soon as next month, amid intense competition inside the country. Kinetica 2 is CAS Space’s first orbital liquid propellant rocket, marking a huge leap in ambition from the smaller and less complex Kinetica 1 (or Lijian 1) solid rocket. …
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A massive earthquake that struck Myanmar in Southeast Asia in March ruptured a much longer section of a fault line than scientists had previously thought possible. The 7.7 to 7.9 magnitude quake originated in central Myanmar near Mandalay but ruptured some 317 miles along the Sagaing fault, causing damage as far away as Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and …
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Crystal Palace’s appeal against their demotion to the Conference League has been rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The decision means Palace will play in the Conference League next season, while Nottingham Forest will compete in the Europa League. Palace chairman Steve Parish and the club’s lawyers had their appeal heard by a three-person panel at CAS …
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