by David Todd | Nov 14, 2016 | Add category, Science
Astronomers have advised that the Moon will appear larger and brighter in the sky than normal as its orbit will takes it to closest distance from Earth since 1948. The moon had its closest perigee at 356,509 km (221,524 miles) at 1121 GMT on the morning of 14 November...
by David Todd | Jul 18, 2016 | Add category
While over US$120 billion of orders were placed at the Farnborough International Air Show, there were few major space deals announced. Probably the biggest was more of a reheat than a genuine new deal: the release of €10 million, as an initial tranche, of the cash...
by David Todd | Jul 18, 2016 | Add category, Seradata News
Having previously been the University and Science minister in the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition, Greg Clark MP has now been appointed the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in Theresa May’s new Conservative...
by David Todd | Jul 4, 2016 | Add category, commercial launch services, Launches, Seradata News
In its effort to restructure the firm, ULA has actioned its previously announced plan to cut its workforce. Some 350 jobs have gone. Of these, some 240 jobs were cut through voluntary redundancy/separations. A further 110 workers were laid off involuntarily. The firm...
by David Todd | Jun 29, 2016 | Add category, China, Launches, Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
A Chinese Long March 4B (CZ-4B) rocket was launched form the Jiuquan Satellite launch centre at 0321 GMT on 29 June 2016. The spacecraft launched a satellite into a Low Earth Orbit of 616 x 515 km inclined at 75 degrees relative to the equator. This closely tallies...
by David Todd | Mar 8, 2016 | Add category, commercial launch services, Russia
Inmarsat has taken out an option for a launch on an ILS (International Launch Services) Proton rocket in case its plan to launch the Hellas-Sat 3/Europasat on a Falcon Heavy falters. That launch was booked to take place in late 2016, however, SpaceX has now moved this...
