We are sad to report the death of Brian Spark, a well-known and respected figure in the space insurance market. He passed away on 7 August following a long period of illness. Brian Spark, who came to be nicknamed “Sparky”, originally joined the insurance market...
Professor Udupi Ramachandra Rao (aka U.R. Rao), the former head of the Indian Space Research Organisation, which he lead from 1984 to 1994, has passed away at the age of 85. U.R. Rao, was a space physicist by training who specialised in cosmic ray research at MIT in...
While this column is principally about spaceflight – past aerospace history sometimes features – and the new movie retelling of the “great escape” of British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and French army from the cut off port of Dunkirk in the early part of World War II...
As was predictable, no sooner than the BBC revealed that the next Doctor Who title character would be played by the actress Jodie Whittaker, than the British tabloid press (The Sun, Daily Mail and Daily Star) went off in search of some nude pictures of her from some...
The long running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who has had a major transition. The latest regeneration of time and space traveling “Doctor” has him coming back as a “female humanoid”. Actress Jodie Whittaker has taken the role of...
We wish Frank Morring Jr., a very happy retirement as he hangs up his pencil at Aviation Week & Space Technology. While this writer only met him from time to time at various conferences around the world, Frank was always kind and helpful and seemed to be one of...
