420 Super Draco Explosion

SpaceX engine test goes wrong

A test fire of the Crew Dragon spacecraft ran into problems, sending up thick clouds of smoke

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/20/tech/spacex-crew-dragon-smoke/index.html

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/04/spacexs-crew-dragon-spacecraft-anomaly-static-fire-testing/




https://sfphere.blogspot.com/2019/04/dragon-impact.html


https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-launch-services-contract-for-asteroid-redirect-test-mission


https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-media-to-international-planetary-defense-conference/

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2019/04/19/spacex-crs-17-launch-now-scheduled-for-april-30/

SpaceX Crew Dragon Accident May Impact NASA Plans to Launch Astronauts from US Soil

https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-dragon-accident-impacts-astronaut-launches.html

Elon Musk goes Game of Thrones, imagines dragon wings for Starship ...

https://www.cnet.com/.../elon-musk-goes-game-of-thrones-imagines-dragon-wings-fo...

6 days ago - The business end of the SpaceX Starship hopper prototype. Elon Musk/SpaceX. Elon Musk's always-flowing stream of consciousness tweets ...

'Reiwa': Japan announces dawn of a new era - CNN - CNN.com

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/31/asia/japan-new-era-reiwa-intl/index.html

Apr 1, 2019 - Tokyo (CNN) The reign of the next Japanese emperor will be known as the "Reiwa" era, the Japanese government announced Monday, ahead ...

Emperor Akihito of Japan is set to abdicate on 30 April 2019, which will make him the first Japanese Emperor to do so in over two hundred years. This marks the end of the Heisei period, and will precipitate numerous festivities leading up to the accession of his successor, Crown Prince Naruhito.^[1] The enthronement ceremony will likely happen on 22 October 2019.^[2] Akihito's younger son, Prince Akishino, is expected to become his brother's heir presumptive.