by David Todd | Jul 4, 2014 | ESA, Satellites
Space News reports that the Galileo IOV FM4 satellite of ESA’s planned navigation satellite constellation has failed in orbit. The fault began on 27 June 2014 when the E1 signal failed recovering itself within seconds. This was followed by an immediate power...
by David Todd | Jun 27, 2014 | commercial launch services, ESA, Technology
In an attempt to make Europe’s launch industry more competitive, rocket maker Airbus Defence and Space (formerly Astrium) and jet and rocket engine manufacturer, Safran, have decided to create a new rocket company. The joint venture would become prime contractor for...
by David Todd | Jun 12, 2014 | commercial launch services, ESA, SpaceX, Suborbital, Virgin Galactic, White Knight
At the UK Launch Symposium held at the Roehampton Vale Campus of Kingston University which met in May, which had most of the UK’s space launch engineers and rocket scientists in attendance, there was a real feeling that the nation needs a launch vehicle –...
by David Todd | May 28, 2014 | ESA, Seradata News
While the European Union (EU) and especially its Commission, had plans to turn the European Space Agency (ESA) into an EU run agency, those hopes have now been dashed. Space News reports that the European Competitiveness Council has ruled against the move for the...
by David Todd | May 8, 2014 | Add category, ESA, exploration, NASA, Satellites, Science
Planetary Scientist, Professor Colin Pillinger, has passed away at the age of 70 after suffering a brain haemorrhage. He had been suffering for several years with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Pillinger worked for the Open University based in Milton Keynes. He gained...
by David Todd | May 6, 2014 | Add category, ESA, Satellites, Science, Seradata News
Attracted by increased UK funding and the UK’s low business tax rates, the European space manufacturer Thales Alenia Space has announced the creation of a new British subsidiary, Thales Alenia Space UK which will be based at the Harwell Science and Innovation...
