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SpaceX's Falcon Heavy

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has flown its first commercial flight

12 April 2019

The Falcon Heavy rocket’s maiden flight was last February, but now it has launched a satellite for a paying customer for the first time, which is a big step for SpaceX
Solar flare

A tech-destroying solar flare could hit Earth within 100 years

16 October 2017

If the sun spews “superflares” as often as other stars, one could take down power systems, damage the ozone layer and destroy satellites in the next century

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