An experimental vertical take-off and landing rocket crashed during its most recent test flight on Tuesday.
The Xaero had already flown more than 100 test flights, so this crash does not make it a failure. Like all engineering tests, the flight will only be a failure if they cannot figure out what went wrong.
This update says they have located the problem, the failure of a valve.
Whiskey in space? Not really, just some chemicals taken from a distillery up to ISS to test the effects of gravity on “the maturation process.”
Nonetheless, the distillery has issued a limited edition whiskey to celebrate the experiment.
Scientists have discovered well-preserved frozen woolly mammoth fragments deep in Siberia that may contain living cells.
From a liberal: “Progressive thinking and the rise of the anti-science left.”
The White House has disavowed the apology to the Muslim protesters issued by its embassy in Egypt earlier today.
“The statement by Embassy Cairo was not cleared by Washington and does not reflect the views of the United States government,” an administration official told POLITICO.
In other words, the Obama State Department isn’t cowardly, it’s simply incompetent. What a relief!
An evening pause: I think the human choices made on September 11 illuminate well the contrast between the Islamic culture of death and the Western culture of life. This film describes the western approach.
More Islamic violence: The U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was attacked and set on fire today.
I wonder how long it will take for the Obama State Department to apologize to these protesters.
That’s telling ’em! The U.S. Embassy in Egypt, in response to the attack by Islamic protesters today, has apologized to the protesters because their feelings might have been hurt by a film critical of Mohammad.
The full embassy statement is beyond belief:
The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims – as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions. Today, the 11th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Americans are honoring our patriots and those who serve our nation as the fitting response to the enemies of democracy. Respect for religious beliefs is a cornerstone of American democracy. We firmly reject the actions by those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others.
Freedom of speech means you have the right to offend others, with no apologizes. Considering the violence continually perpetrated by Islam, it is perfectly justified to criticize this hateful religion. In fact, to its face I say Islam is a stain on the Earth which oppresses millions while killing hundreds of innocents on a daily basis.
For the Obama State Department to apologize for our country’s belief in freedom of speech, on this day of all days, September 11, is unspeakable. What kind of cowards are these people?
The view of New York City from ISS on September 11, 2001.
Feel the love! Cairo protesters today scaled the U.S. Embassy wall in Egypt and pulled down the American flag to protest a film they say is insulting to the prophet Mohammad.
In related news, a television station has canceled the airing of a documentary on Islam because of threats it and the filmmaker have received.
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The day of reckoning looms: The federal budget deficit has now exceeded one trillion dollars for the fourth year in a row.
