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Max Valier, "first casualty of the modern space age", [92] killed by rocket engine explosion. [93] 2 February 1931: Mount Redoria near Milan, Italy: 1: A liquid fueled, 132-pound (60 kg) meteorological rocket, that was constructed by American physicist, Dr. Darwin Lyon, exploded during tests, killing a mechanic and injuring three others. Dr.
On January 28–30, Storm Malik hit Europe, killing 6 People. 2 people died in the United Kingdom, and 1 person died in Denmark, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. Over 29 people were killed across Europe when European Windstorms Dudley and Eunice made landfall on February 16–17 (Dudley) and February 18 (Eunice).
It discusses the history of the Space Shuttle program, and documents the post-disaster recovery and investigation efforts. [90] Michael Leinbach, a retired Launch Director at KSC who was working on the day of the disaster, released Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew in 2018. It documents his personal ...
In the nearby state of New Mexico, a pair of fast-moving wildfires abetted by the blistering heat have killed two people, burned more than 23,000 acres and destroyed 500 homes, according to ...
Heat already kills an estimated 489,000 people each year, according to the World Health Organization, but the real toll could be higher because heat-related deaths are so hard to track.
For older people, the danger point is a wet bulb temperature of 82 (28 degrees Celsius), he said. “Humid heat waves kill a lot more people than dry heat waves,” Kenney said.
The International Space Station, as seen by a visiting spacecraft in 2021. This article is a list of accidents and incidents related to the International Space Station (ISS). It includes mishaps occurring on board the ISS, flights to and from the space station, as well as other program related incidents.
In July 2002 a heatwave in China killed at least 7 people and resulted in hospitalization of over 3500 people. [ 20 ] During April 2003 there was a summer-like heatwave that affected the United Kingdom, mainly England and Wales , where temperature records were broken.