Thursday, August 16, 2012

Senior Russia space official quits after loss of satellites

Senior Russia space official quits after loss of satellites
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of a leading Russian rocket-maker has resigned, the country's space agency chief said on Thursday, after two satellites were lost in a botched launch in the latest failure to dog the once-pioneering space industry.

Source: feeds.reuters.com

Cayman imperiled blue iguanas on the rebound

The blue iguana has lived on the rocky shores of Grand Cayman for at least a couple of million years, preening like a miniature turquoise dragon as it soaked in the sun or sheltered inside crevices. Yet having survived everything from tropical hurricanes to ice ages, it was driven to near-extinction by dogs, cats and cars.



Source: feeds.foxnews.com

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