by David Todd | Aug 13, 2013 | History, Technology
While you might think that billionaire entrepreneur might have his hands full already via his intests in the rocket firm SpaceX and the Tesla electric car maker, now it seems he wants to get into train travel as well. Well – more correctly air-cushioned tube...
by David Todd | Aug 9, 2013 | History, On a Lighter Note, space station
After a media backlash, the Government of the United Kingdom decided to put an eventual end to aid being sent to India after it was pointed out that not only was that nation on the way to becoming richer than the UK itself, but also that it had a better space...
by David Todd | Aug 5, 2013 | History, On a Lighter Note, Satellites
While the Tardis (TARDIS – Time and Relative Dimension in Space) transporter of the fictional time traveller “The Doctor” has yet to be seen in space, that time could soon be near – or at least on a small scale. For a bunch of...
by David Todd | Jul 11, 2013 | History, Technology
The US Missile Defence Agency has admitted that its latest test of its anti-ballistic missile interceptor missile failed to strike its target. The test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defence System missile occured on 5 July. It involved launching a target...
by David Todd | Jun 19, 2013 | Apollo, exploration, History
Legendary Apollo 11 astronaut who flew with Neil Armstrong to walk on the surface of the Moon in July 1969, made an almost equally as important visit when he joined the team at Flightglobal’s chalet at the Paris Air Show. While Space is usually a tad subdued at...
by David Todd | Jun 18, 2013 | exploration, History
Every now and then interplanetary missions have been proposed which are both exciting and innovative and yet, regretfully, still do not make the cut for funding. One of these was an ambitious plan to fly a rocket-boosted glider on Mars. While that is now unlikely to...
