SpaceX launches South Korea spy satellite

SpaceX on Friday launched a South Korean spy Satellite Friday afternoon after North Korea claimed it launched one of its own late last month. The Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 1:20 p.m. EST…

Elon Musk says he withheld Starlink over Crimea to avoid escalation

Elon Musk says he refused to give Kyiv access to his Starlink communications network over Crimea to avoid complicity in a “major act of war”. Kyiv had sent an emergency request to activate Starlink to Sevastopol, home to a major…


Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket blows up minutes after launch

The largest and most powerful rocket ever built has blasted off from Texas but blew up within minutes in a test flight that its makers, SpaceX, hope will be the first step on a human journey to Mars. After a…

SpaceX’s Starlink is active in Africa for the 1st time

Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service, has gone live in Nigeria, making it the first African country to receive service. The company announced the development on its Twitter page on Monday. Isa Ali Pantami, Nigeria’s minister of communications and digital economy,…

Japanese billionaire Maezawa picks K-pop star TOP, DJ Steve Aoki to join SpaceX moon trip

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa revealed on Friday that K-pop star TOP and DJ Steve Aoki will be among the eight crew members he plans to take on a trip around the moon as soon as next year, hitching a ride…

Astronaut Nicole Mann becomes first Native American woman in space

A US astronaut has become the first Native American woman in space following a NASA launch on Wednesday. Marine Colonel Nicole Mann, 45, is one of four astronauts who blasted off from Florida at midday bound for the International Space…

Elon Musk’s mum Maye says he doesn’t listen to her advice

You don’t become the richest man in the world by listening to what mom says. Or at least that’s the case for Elon Musk. The tech magnate — who is worth a comfortable $229 billion — owns Tesla Motors and…

Russian film team returns to earth after filming first movie in space

A Russian film crew are back on Earth after wrapping up scenes for the first movie shot in space. Klim Shipenko and actor Yulia Peresild left the International Space Station and landed in Kazakhstan – to be met by a…

*Couple who allegedly aided son to defile minor arraigned (Punch)*Ladipo traders elect new leaders, seek pedestrian bridge at Toyota bus stop (Guardian)

Couple who allegedly aided son to defile minor arraigned (Punch) A couple, Juliet and Boniface, who allegedly aided their son, Ebuka Nwobodo, to defile a minor, were, on Wednesday, brought before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The…

*Lagos APPEALS project targets 1,465 businesses (DailyTrust)*LASG issues immediate stop on land extension, reclamation on Banana Island, Osborne Foreshore (Guardian)

Lagos APPEALS project targets 1,465 businesses (DailyTrust) The Lagos State government will spend over N1.2b on farmers under the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project for the 2021 project year, it has been revealed. The APPEALS project…

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