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Creator of Crazy Frog Invites You on a Luxury Cruise Across the Solar System
Erik Wernquist is recognised and rightly blamed, for unleashing the animated sensation Crazy Frog to an unsuspecting world in 2009. A frenetic frog zipping through cityscapes has become an iconic visual of that time (how was that 14 years ago!?), but Wernquist’s latest venture is a far cry from his previous whimsical endeavours. In his…
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Vast Acquires Rocket Engine Firm to Speed Development of Space Station With Artificial Gravity
In Vast’s quest to build a space station complete with artificial gravity, the private space company has acquired startup Launcher in order to take a step toward making its plans a reality. Despite the news of the acquisition, both companies remain tightlipped on Vast’s plans for the space station.
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Bye MUM: India’s Mars Orbiter Goes Silent After Running Out of Fuel
In orbit around Mars since 2014, India’s Mangalyaan spacecraft has suddenly gone silent. Mission controllers are no longer able to communicate with the orbiter, which is assumed to have run out of fuel and battery power, but only after long-exceeding its mission lifespan.