Israelbombarded Gaza in a seriesofovernightairstrikesinresponse tomilitantrocketlaunches intoIsrael. The air strikes have killedat least39Palestinians and threeIsraelis.
The week-long fighting in Qusair intensified early on Saturday, when activists reported heavy bombardments, including two ground-to-ground missiles and an air strike as well as artillery and rocket fire.
Armadillo came close to winning the X Prize Foundation's Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge last year by flying an alcohol-fueled rocket 150 feet in the air to a landing pad 300 feet away.