by David Todd | May 21, 2018 | China, exploration, Launches, Satellites, Science, Seradata News
China has launched a new lunar satellite called Queqiao. This was no scientific probe or lunar rover however. Instead it is a lunar communications relay satellite which will be used to relay data from future lunar exploration missions including those to the far side...
by David Todd | May 19, 2018 | History, Seradata News
The wedding and major satellite television live event of the year took place at St.George’s Chapel Windsor castle when Prince Harry married Meghan Markle on Saturday 19th May. Some two billion viewers were estimated to have watched around the world, and there...
by David Todd | May 18, 2018 | China, Launches, Seradata News, Technology
The OneSpace Technology firm based in Beijing, China, is claiming to have developed China’s first “all commercial” launch vehicle. The rocket is called Chongqing Liangiang Star-1 (CLS-1), and which is also known as OS-XO, uses solid rocket...
by David Todd | May 18, 2018 | NASA
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has previously espoused some controversial right wing views on global warming including a denial of human involvement, and on same sex marriage when he said he was basically against. But now in office, he is showing a more...
by David Todd | May 18, 2018 | commercial launch services, Technology
The CEO of the US/Romanian launch provider, ARCA, Dumitru Popescu has had all charges dropped against him after representing himself on a Grand Jury trial on May 11th, 2018. Popesco had been accused of a fraud after allegations were made by his ex-wife and a case...
