LOS ANGELES / Agencies SpaceX plans to resume flights as early as next week after finding the cause of an explosion that destroyed a rocket and satellite on a Florida launch pad in September. The Hawthorne, California-based company is aiming for a January 8, flight from Vandenberg Air Force Base, the Los Angeles Times reported. The launch still needs …

  LAGOS / AP Nigeria’s government plans to close the airport in the capital, Abuja, for six weeks to repair a runway that some airlines have described as dangerous, an aviation ministry statement said. The government plans to close Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the country’s second-busiest, for most of February and March. Work by German construction company Julius Berger would …

  TOPEKA, Kan / AP Westar Energy is increasing the use of drones for such things as inspecting equipment, navigating remote areas and managing some emergencies, as the utility tries to improve safety and efficiency while also saving money, company officials said. Westar and Kansas State University’s Polytechnic Campus offer an unmanned aircraft systems program and have one of the …