Tag Archives: Demonstration

We’re less than a week away from the scheduled launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, and today the company will fire the engines at the Kennedy Space Center with the rocket firmly anchored to the ground. The static test is somewhat unusual for a rocket seven days before launch, but the test is part of a full dress rehearsal for ... Read More »

A man threw a shoe at Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou Saturday in protest against the socialist government’s austerity measures. The shoe missed its intended target and the man was arrested along with two accomplices, radio reports said. The incident took place in the northern city of Thessaloniki where the prime minister was attending the opening of an international exhibition. ... Read More »