Launch setback
NASA has postponed the launch of the space shuttle Discovery until July, following concerns that ice on the rocket’s fuel tanks could break off during launch and damage the shuttle. It was a piece of insulating foam from the tank that hit the shuttle Columbia’s wing, causing it to disintegrate on re-entry on 1 February 2003.
Nelly sell-off
Zimbabwe’s National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority plans to sell elephants in order to ease the pressure on parks caused by increased numbers, according to the state-controlled Herald newspaper. Buyers must live in Zimbabwe and own enough land to…
