https://drudge.com/user/HeliumRat New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/293200/china-lands-long-march-10b-reusable-rocket https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2rmmx86pdo China has successfully landed a reusable rocket for the first time in a major breakthrough for the country's space programme, according to state media. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcq5mn2222m" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreie6l24zkjnrvvfxlfexgdmq6yzststxc53ecbfrbot7edobfz6xaa" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">China has successfully tested a sea-based rocket booster recovery system, a breakthrough for the country's space programme that could help Beijing challenge US dominance in reusable rocket technology led by SpaceX and Blue Origin.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/post/3mqcq5mn2222m?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Al Jazeera English (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2?ref_src=embed">@aljazeera.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/post/3mqcq5mn2222m?ref_src=embed">2:01 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 10, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:33:46 -0400 HeliumRat https://drudge.com/news/293200/china-lands-long-march-10b-reusable-rocket#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293200 news, 0.5 daily 293200 https://drudge.com/news/293148/china-now-has-advanced-anti-torpedo https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/china-fujian-aircraft-carrier-anti-torpedo-system The Type 003 Fujian aircraft carrier, an 80,000-tonne vessel commissioned into the People's Liberation Army Navy in November 2025, replaces legacy 12-tube depth-charge launchers with specialized port and starboard rotating six-tube ATT mounts. Operating via a permanent-magnet synchronous direct-drive motor and pump-jet propulsion, the 324 mm interceptors accelerate to speeds of 50 to 60 knots within three seconds to execute terminal active or passive homing maneuvers. China's newly commissioned aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has been integrated with an operational six-tube 324 mm Anti-Torpedo Torpedo (ATT) defense system designed to intercept incoming underwater ordnance, according to the South China Morning Post. This deployment might mark the first instance of an active-service aircraft carrier utilizing a dedicated hard-kill underwater terminal defense array to shield its hull from submarine-launched heavyweight torpedoes. The tactical configuration addresses critical defensive vulnerabilities within the inner naval zone by shifting the carrier's ultimate line of protection from passive deception and broad-area depth charges to direct physical interception. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:36:54 -0400 HeliumRat https://drudge.com/news/293148/china-now-has-advanced-anti-torpedo#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293148 discussion, 0.5 daily 293148 https://drudge.com/news/292758/fact-check-250000-girls-gang-raped https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/fact-check-figure-250-000-033107912.html Is the number of girls raped in the United Kingdom by grooming gangs definitively documented to be 250,000? No, that's not true: That figure is an extrapolation using an unclear methodology based on data from smaller communities with headline-grabbing scandals and is not an actual count of rape cases across the United Kingdom. A 2022 Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse said, "it is simply not possible to know the scale of child sexual exploitation by networks." Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:28:03 -0400 HeliumRat https://drudge.com/news/292758/fact-check-250000-girls-gang-raped#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292758 discussion, 0.5 daily 292758 https://drudge.com/news/292586/psilocybin-temporarily-restores-lost https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-high-dose-psilocybin-temporarily-lost.html The researchers focused on a woman in her 80s who had been living with Alzheimer's for 10 years and was given one oral dose of 5 grams of psilocybin-containing mushrooms. She was able to talk and walk for longer periods, recognize some of her family members, and regain bladder control after five years of wearing diapers. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:33:53 -0400 HeliumRat https://drudge.com/news/292586/psilocybin-temporarily-restores-lost#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292586 news, 0.5 daily 292586