Monday, September 12, 2022

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, which has carried space tourists, suffers failure

Blue Origin-Rocket Failure

A Blue Origin rocket veered off course over West Texas about a minute after liftoff. The capsule's launch abort system immediately kicked in, lifting the craft off the top. Several minutes later, the capsule parachuted onto the remote desert floor.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/blue-origin-launch-failure-1.6580008?cmp=rss

Flood-hit Pakistan facing food shortages, PM says

Pakistan Floods

Pakistan is grappling with food shortages after deadly floods left the impoverished country's agriculture belt under water, the prime minister told the Turkish president by phone, as authorities scaled up efforts on Monday to deliver food, tents and other items.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pakistan-flooding-food-shortages-1.6579701?cmp=rss

In the face of dramatic territorial gains by Ukraine, Russia is saying little

UKRAINE-CRISIS/KHARKIV

The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia would achieve all of its aims in the military operation in Ukraine, its first public response to dramatic Ukrainian gains on the battlefield in the Kharkiv region.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-invasion-day-201-1.6579663?cmp=rss