Mars test parachute fails in NASA test
A GIANT parachute being tested for landing manned spacecraft on Mars has disintegrated on deployment over Hawaii, NASA says.
NASA officials say a giant parachute inflated during a test of new technology for landing larger spacecraft on Mars, but it then disintegrated immediately afterward.
SPACE Technology Mission Directorate Associate Administrator Steve Jurcyzk told a teleconference on Tuesday the parachute appeared to rupture after it deployed.
Aussie mum suspected murdered overseas
Australian Federal Police officers travelled to Bangladesh amid a probe into the suspected murder of a young Queensland mother.
‘Monster’: Minister lashes Russia’s Putin
A senior minister has lashed Vladimir Putin, calling the Russian President an “immoral monster” as Labor mulls deploying peacekeepers to Ukraine.
Deadly disease detected in two major cities
Health officials have issued warnings after the same highly infectious disease was detected in two major cities, with exposure sites including hospitals, shopping centres and airports.