Southern Launch’s First Flight's a Big Success

*First flights from Southern Launch’s new Australian rocket range a big success<br />Southern Launch has undertaken its first flights from its new rocket test range in western South Australia.<br />*263 new Near-Earth objects detected over the past month<br />The latest data from the European Space Agency’s Near-Earth Objects co-ordination centre indicates there are now at least 23 thousand 423 asteroids and 111 comets on orbits which bring them close to Earth’s orbit around the Sun.<br />*Another successful test for SpaceX’s new Starship prototype<br />SpaceX has successfully conducted a sixth test flight of a prototype test article for Elon Musk’s long dreamed of Starship interplanetary colonial transport.<br />*The Science Report<br />New claims COVID-19 was invented in a Chinese government laboratory.<br />A massive 110 square kilometre chunk of Greenland’s ice cap has broken off.<br />How the death of a family pet can trigger a sense of grief that is profound and prolonged.<br />The new DNA study to determine which Vikings plundered and pillaged which countries.<br />The imagined threats of 5G are causing real-world harm.<br /><br /><br />Sponsor Details:<br />This episode of SpaceTime is brought to with the support of NameCheap.com….your online presence begins with a great domain name. Find your perfect one with NameCheaps powerful tools. Visit spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namcheap for more details and help support the show.<br /> <br />For a great VPN deal visit <a href="http://www.tryexpressvpn.com/space" rel="noopener">www.tryexpressvpn.com/space</a><br /> <br />Keep forgetting passwords? Then you need LastPass password manager….it’s one we use and is a lifesaver. Check it out for free at spacetimewithstuartgary.com/lastpass and help support the show.<br /> <br />For more SpaceTime visit  <a href="https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com" rel="noopener">https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com</a> (mobile friendly). <br />For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: <a href="http://www