Video Player Close BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- China will use multiple types of Long March carrier rockets this year to support the construction of its space station, a senior rocket expert said Wednesday. The Long March 5B rocket will be tasked with transporting the station's core module, the Long March 7 rocket will launch the cargo spacecraft and the Long March 2F will launch the manned spacecraft into space, said Jiang Jie, a rocket expert with China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology. China will start the construction of its space station this year, including the launches of the core module, Tianzhou-2 and Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft, as well as Shenzhou-12 and Shenzhou-13 manned spacecraft, said Jiang, who is also a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's top political advisory body. As the construction of the space station entails multiple docking missions, the rocket launch time should be … [Read more...] about Multiple Long March rockets to support China’s space station construction
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At least 10 dead after multiple quakes rock Indonesia’s Lombok
MATARAM, Indonesia: At least 10 people were killed in a string of powerful quakes rocked the Indonesian holiday island Lombok, authorities said Monday (Aug 20), in a fresh blow just weeks after earlier tremors left hundreds dead and thousands more homeless. A series of quakes were recorded by seismologists throughout Sunday , the first measuring 6.3 shortly before midday which triggered landslides and sent people fleeing for cover. It was followed nearly 12 hours later by a quake measuring 6.9 and at least five more significant aftershocks, according to the US Geological Survey. The picturesque island next to holiday hotspot Bali is already reeling from two devastating quakes on Jul 29 and Aug 5 that killed nearly 500 people and made hundreds of thousands homeless. Ten people were killed in the strong quake Sunday evening, mostly by falling debris, including six people on the neighbouring island of Sumbawa, according to the national disaster agency. Two more Lombok … [Read more...] about At least 10 dead after multiple quakes rock Indonesia’s Lombok
I put the Android 12 beta on my daily driver Pixel 5 and it’s nearly flawless
We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more . So far so good The first pre-release build I wouldn't advise against installing. Hayato Huseman 3 Mar 2021 0 Source: Hayato Huseman / Android Central I've never been one to use or recommend unfinished software on personal phones — at least, not since I stopped habitually rooting my phones back in college. But I've been using the Pixel 5 almost daily since the initial review period, and even after installing the first Android 12 developer preview build for hands-on coverage, I haven't wanted to put it down; if you ask me, it's one of the best Android phones around. Of course, I expected that sentiment to quickly change as I inevitably ran into dozens of show-stopping bugs that made my phone of choice nearly unusable — but to my surprise, that hasn't really happened yet. In fact, everything's been running so smoothly that I've forgotten at times that I'm even running … [Read more...] about I put the Android 12 beta on my daily driver Pixel 5 and it’s nearly flawless
North Korea threatens more launches after fourth test in 12 days
SEOUL: North Korea threatened on Tuesday (Aug 6) to carry out more weapons tests after it fired its fourth pair of projectiles in less than two weeks following the start of joint exercises between the US and the South. The rising temperature on the peninsula threatens to derail putative negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington, with the North saying the combined drills were a "flagrant violation" of the process. Pyongyang has always been infuriated by military exercises between the South and US , seeing them as rehearsals for invasion, but in the past it has tended to avoid carrying out missile tests while the war games were taking place. The speed of its statement Tuesday was also unusual, coming within an hour of the launch, rather than the more normal day later. The North fired "two projectiles that are assumed to be short-range ballistic missiles" from South Hwanghae province on its west coast, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. They flew around … [Read more...] about North Korea threatens more launches after fourth test in 12 days
Man jailed for taking upskirt videos of multiple women at 5 MRT stations
SINGAPORE: A 25-year-old man was jailed nine weeks on Monday (Aug 5) for taking upskirt videos of multiple women over a few months. Low Zhi Ying, who was then a customer relationship officer with Hitachi Home Appliances Asia, took the clips of at least five women between March and June last year. Most of the videos were taken at five MRT stations: Jurong East, Dhoby Ghaut, Telok Blangah, Outram Park and Expo. He also took clips at West Mall and Chinatown Complex, the court heard. Low pleaded guilty to five charges of insulting a woman's modesty, with another 21 similar charges taken into consideration. He admitted to taking the clips capturing the inner thighs and buttocks of several women, often while riding behind the victims on escalators at the train stations. READ: Private tutor admits to taking upskirt videos of 142 women His weeks of targeting women came to an end on Jun 12 last year, after following a woman in a yellow dress on an escalator at Telok Blangah … [Read more...] about Man jailed for taking upskirt videos of multiple women at 5 MRT stations