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Blair urges pro-EU Britons to 'rise up' against Brexit
Former British prime minister Tony Blair on Friday urged Britons who support the European Union to "rise up" and persuade Brexit voters to change their mind about leaving the bloc in a high-profile speech. "This is not the time for retreat, indifference or despair but the time to rise up in defence of what we believe," he said at an event organised by Open Britain, a campaign group lobbying for Britain to retain close ties with the EU. "We have to build a movement that will stretch across party lines," he said, announcing that he was creating an institute that would also develop arguments against Brexit and keep ties with the EU.
SpaceX's historic rocket launch Saturday could end in another dramatic landing
On Saturday, SpaceX is expected to make history by launching its first Falcon 9 rocket from historic launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The pad was originally used during NASA's Apollo era in the 1960s but was revamped to serve the space shuttle in the 1970s. SEE ALSO: SpaceX did something amazing over the weekend "Some of humanity's greatest adventures in orbit began at Launch Complex 39A," NASA said in a statement. "Astronauts lifted off from this pad six times between 1969 and 1972 to walk upon lunar soil." On Saturday, 39A will feel the flames of a rocket that represents a new generation of American spaceflight — one marked by private ambition and public partnerships — for the first time. A Falcon 9 rocket landing on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean in January 2017. Image: spacex If all goes according to plan, the Falcon 9 will launch an uncrewed Dragon cargo ship loaded down with astronaut supplies and experiments on its way to the International Space Station at 10:01 a.m. ET. The launch is under a contract with NASA. But that's not all. Elon Musk's private spaceflight company will also attempt to land the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket back on land at Cape Canaveral, a feat they have pulled off twice before. This one will occur during daylight, which will make for a unique spectacle. You can watch the history-making launch and landing in the window below: SpaceX usually attempts to land its rockets on drone ships in either the Atlantic or Pacific oceans, far from shore. So far, the company has managed five of those drone ship landings. While these rocket landings look amazing, they're also out to serve an important purpose. SpaceX is testing the feasibility of reusing rocket stages instead of building new hardware for every launch. Traditionally, rocket stages are simply discarded in space after serving their purpose, but by reusing them, it could greatly reduce the cost of launching objects to orbit. A Dragon capsule attached to the International Space Station. Image: nasa If this launch is successful, it will be SpaceX's first from Cape Canaveral since one of the company's Falcon 9 rockets exploded during fueling before what should have been a routine test in September. That explosion occurred at a different one of SpaceX's launch pads, severely damaging it. Assuming the Dragon takes flight on time, it should reach the Space Station by around Monday. BONUS: SpaceX's most recent rocket landing looks so sci-fi in new photos
Pakistan 'kills 100 militants' after blast in Sufi shrine
Pakistani forces said Friday they had killed more than 100 "terrorists" after 88 people died in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group on a Sufi shrine which stoked fears of a fresh surge in militancy. Prime minister Nawaz Sharif and army chief of staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa Friday visited the town of Sehwan in Sindh province where the latest attack took place. Sharif vowed to eliminate militants "with the full force of the state".
'View' co-hosts weigh in on President Trump's 77-minute press conference
Analysis of the president's lengthy press conference left a lot of questions about facts and his ability to answer questions truthfully.
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