We have lift-off
Brazil sent an unmanned rocket into space for the first time on 23 October, from its Alcantara Launch Center. This follows three failed attempts, including a disaster last year in which 21 people died. A question mark hangs over the latest rocket’s commercial viability, as it can only carry a 400-kilogram payload to an altitude of 250 kilometres.
UN cloning impasse
Talks on whether the UN should ban human cloning looked likely to end in an impasse for the third time, with countries divided over the issue of therapeutic cloning. A UN ban on therapeutic cloning would…
