Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Scotland to be home to Europe's first mini-rocket launchpad
dailyrecord.co.ukThe first-ever European micro-launcher rocket tests are set to begin in Scotland. Small satellite launch firm Orbex, has announced the Prime orbital space rocket tests will launch from Space Hub Sutherland, in the Highlands.
The company recently revealed the new test launch platform in Kinloss, close to their headquarters at Forres in Moray.It is the first orbital space pad to be built in the UK for more than half a century and the company's rocket is now the first 'micro-launcher' developed in Europe to reach this stage of "technical readiness".They will now begin testing with the new rockets using "dress rehearsal" launches to help develop their launch procedures.Just 19 metres long, the rockets are powered by seven engines, come in two stages and are thought to be the "most environmentally friendly" rockets in the world.Josef Aschbacher, director general at the European Space Agency (ESA), said: “I am deeply impressed with the speed at which the Orbex Prime rocket was developed.
It is the first full orbital micro launcher in Europe.“But I am equally impressed by the low carbon footprint technology applied.
My sincere congratulations to the whole Orbex team for this impressive achievement.”To reduce its carbon emissions significantly, the space firm stated each rocket will use special bio-fuel, which it hopes will lead to 96% less emissions than rockets using traditional fossil fuels.Manufactured in the UK and Denmark, the micro-launcher is designed to transport small satellites weighing around 150kg to low Earth orbit.The six engines on the first stage of the rocket will propel the vehicle through the atmosphere to an altitude of around 80km.The single-engine on the second stage of the rocket will complete the journey
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