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Home of beloved Thomas the Tank engine writer Rev Wilbert Awdry on sale for £895,000

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Readers of the beloved Thomas the Tank Engine children’s tales have been offered the rare opportunity to take a glimpse into the place where it all began, after the idyllic former Norfolk home of Rev Wilbert Awdry hit the market. The enchanting Old Vicarage at Emneth, Norfolk, has eight bedrooms, five reception rooms and 1.5 … Read more

SpaceX halts rocket launch at the LAST second when its auto-abort computer detected an engine issue 

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SpaceX halts rocket launch at the LAST second before lift-off when its auto-abort computer detected an engine issue SpaceX was set to launch Falcon 9 with 60 Starlink satellites on Sunday The rocket’s software detected an engine problem and aborted the mission The technology shut off the engines just milliseconds before the rocket took off  By Stacy … Read more

Successful ion-powered rocket engine test could slash space missions to Mars in HALF

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A British company headed by former Made in Chelsea heartthrob Richard Dinan has built a rocket engine that it claims could halve the journey time between Earth and Mars.  In a landmark test, the miniature prototype engine, built by Pulsar Fusion, shot the propellant gas argon through a 12-inch wide nozzle at a top speed of … Read more