by David Todd | Nov 19, 2014 | History, Military space, Russia, Satellites
An, at first sight, innocuous move by a space object has got the news media worried that a new space war is about to break out in orbit. This was after it was reported in the Financial Times that an object, 2014-028E, had been tracked moving its orbit on 28th...
by David Todd | Nov 17, 2014 | History, Technology
While the main mission’s early digital computer carried by the Apollo 11 moon landing mission, is famously said to have less computing power than today’s simplest mobile phones, its existence, and with it, and all the other digital computers ranging from...
by David Todd | Nov 10, 2014 | exploration, History, Seradata News
‘Interstellar’ is a 2014 sci-fi movie directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Michael Caine, plus a surprise appearance from another well known actor. The film’s relatively slow start is from the perspective...
by David Todd | Nov 5, 2014 | History
While other space cadets are waxing lyrical in their rave reviews of ‘Interstellar’ including Keith Cowing of NASAWatch.com, until we see it, you will just have to put up with a review of the World War II tank movie ‘Fury’ here. Actually,...
by David Todd | Nov 5, 2014 | History, Military space, Seradata News
As already reported, in October, the outgoing head of GCHQ, Sir Iain Lobban, made a valedictory speech in strong defence of GCHQ and its methods, in the fight against “plotters, proliferators and paedophiles.” His carefully chosen and emotive words have...
by David Todd | Nov 3, 2014 | History, NASA
We are sad to belatedly report that the retired four-time astronaut, USAF Col. Steven Nagel, has passed away in August at the age of 67 after a battle with cancer. From being a former F-100 super Sabre pilot and eventual test pilot, Nagel joined the astronaut corps...
