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June 28, 2015

SpaceX rocket explodes after launch
Miami (AFP) June 28, 2015
An unmanned SpaceX rocket exploded less than three minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Sunday, in the first major disaster for the fast-charging company headed by Internet tycoon Elon Musk. Skies were sunny and clear for the 10:21 am (1421 GMT) launch of the gleaming white Falcon 9 rocket that was meant to propel the Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station on a routine supply mission, the seventh for SpaceX so far. But two minutes, 19 seconds into the flight, conta ... read more

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Chemring launches new handheld detector

Frustration as tourists stay away from quake-hit Nepal

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