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Gilmour Space’s Rocket Test

The world’s most powerful single-port hybrid rocket engine has been test fired at Gilmour Space’s test lab on the Gold Coast. The engine will power the first and second stages of the Eris orbital vehicle which is slated for a 35-kilo payload launch in 2022.

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That Time When We Met Melinda Snodgrass

At the height of Star Trek: Picard’s first season, we hailed writer Melinda Snodgrass to have a chat about the character she created in Bruce Maddox who was a central character of that season.

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