by David Todd | May 28, 2019 | ESA, History, Seradata News
Having finally lost the support of her own MPs, and the Conservative Party in general, as she tried to get her rejected “Brexit” deal with the EU though parliament for a fourth time, Theresa May has finally formally given in her notice to quit. She will no...
by David Todd | Apr 16, 2019 | Apollo, History, NASA, On a Sadder Note
Former NASA astronaut Owen Garriott has passed away at his home in Huntsville Alabama at the age of 88. Garriott was an electrical engineer by profession, becoming a professor in the subject at Stanford University. Having previously served as an electronics officer...
by David Todd | Mar 20, 2019 | History
The disastrous uncertainty of the current Brexit impasse is a chagrin to the UK space industry and to the nation’s other industries, who, in truth, would rather that the UK was not leaving the EU at all. Meanwhile, leaver opinion is hardening and now appears to...
by David Todd | Feb 19, 2019 | Apollo, exploration, History, NASA, On a Lighter Note
Most wise humans know that while we should take our roles seriously as workers, parents, carers and the like, we should not take ourselves too seriously. Nothing saps the spirit like having a po-faced professional colleague whose humourless attitude tends to get...
by David Todd | Feb 18, 2019 | History
Just as aerospace engineers normally do their utmost to try to avoid unwanted “delamination” (the splitting of layers) in composite structures, perhaps so should leaders of political parties. For just such a delamination is now apparently underway in the...
by David Todd | Jan 8, 2019 | History, Seradata News
Satellite operators are now starting to make tangible moves given the British withdrawal from the European Union (EU) – a “no deal” Brexit – is likely to occur by the end of March, unless another referendum is held to attempt to reverse the...
