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Russia Tests Another Hypersonic Missile

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Russia says it has successfully tested another hypersonic cross-missile Zircon in a bid to advance the world powers' arms race. Dawn newspaper report says Russia, US, France and China are without voice-driven vehicles and the so-called hyper-sonic experience that is called Mach 5 speed. The Defense Ministry said Admiral Gorshkov launched a Zircon missile from a warship aimed at a range of 400 kilometers (250 miles) in the Barents Sea as part of Russia's "completion of experiments" with hypersonic missile weapons. He described it as a "successful test" and said the missile hit its target successfully.  The missile was tested in light of plans to equip both Russian warships and submarines with zircon. Nuclear Arms Race | A New Sputnik Moment For The USA In February 2019, Vladimir Putin revealed the development of a new weapon in the country, saying that it could reach its target in both sea and land and had a range of one thousand kilometers (about 620 miles) ...

Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos In Space || Second!

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After Richard Branson, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos also flies into space. A milestone in space travel? Or just a gigantic ego trip? The most important questions to start with... Jeff Bezos really wanted to be the first. He announced his plans eight weeks ago: On July 20, the 52nd anniversary of the moon landing, he would fly into space at the tip of a rocket. Today, Tuesday around 2:30 p.m, the time has come: The Amazon founder and three companions actually take off from a launch pad in West Texas, provided the weather is good. On-site spectators are not allowed, but Bezos' company Blue Origin will broadcast the spectacle via livestream . With this, the currently richest person leaves the earth for a short time. So Bezos is sure to make an entry in the history books. Even if not the one the American had actually strived for: he actually wanted to be the first passenger on a privately organized flight into space. But with that, the British billionaire Richard Branson got ahead of him ...