Southern Launch’s First Flight's a Big Success

*First flights from Southern Launch’s new Australian rocket range a big successSouthern Launch has undertaken its first flights from its new rocket test range in western South Australia.*263 new Near-Earth objects detected over the past monthThe 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.*Another successful test for SpaceX’s new Starship prototypeSpaceX has successfully conducted a sixth test flight of a prototype test article for Elon Musk’s long dreamed of Starship interplanetary colonial transport.*The Science ReportNew claims COVID-19 was invented in a Chinese government laboratory.A massive 110 square kilometre chunk of Greenland’s ice cap has broken off.How the death of a family pet can trigger a sense of grief that is profound and prolonged.The new DNA study to determine which Vikings plundered and pillaged which countries.The imagined threats of 5G are causing real-world harm.Sponsor Details: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. For a great VPN deal visit www.tryexpressvpn.com/space 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. For more SpaceTime visit  https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotesGet immediate access to over 200 commercial-free, double and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: [email protected]To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist or visit https://www.bitesz.com/astronomy-daily  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.