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Start Me Up: UK's first space launch

Start Me Up: UK's first space launch

Plus, Musk looks for replacement 'foolish enough' as Twitter CEO

Tech and Science Daily | The Standard · Rachelle Abbott

December 21, 20226m 15s

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Show Notes

Virgin Orbit has secured licences for the UK’s first space launch and we hear from the lead scientist who uncovered the ‘first record of a dinosaur eating a mammal’. 


Plus, Musk says he will step down as Twitter CEO once he finds ‘someone foolish enough’ to replace him.


Also in this episode:

  • Nasa’s Insight Mars lander goes dark after 4 years on Red Planet 
  • Queen’s ‘hedgehog’ mushroom among new discoveries recorded by Kew Gardens in 2022 
  • Archaeologists pinpoint ‘tomb of Jesus’ midwife’ in Israeli forest 
  • Star Trek-style detector 'could spot alien spaceships’ in the Milky Way
  • Rolls-Royce completes build of UltraFan demonstrator engine designed to run on sustainable fuel 
  • Messi's World Cup photo beats egg to be the most-liked picture ever on Instagram



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