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 5, 2013 | commercial launch services, On a Lighter Note, Russia
You could say that it is back to the good old/bad old days (depending on your point of view) of the old Cold War-era Soviet management-style after it was revealed that the Russian authorities are now engaged in a “hunt for the culprits” with respect to the...
by David Todd | Jun 5, 2013 | China, History, On a Lighter Note
Despite all those who have fought for women’s rights and equality, sadly, in many nations not only are women still paid less than their male counterparts, they are also given lesser job titles. Having said that, perhaps it is a quirk of translation that...
by David Todd | May 2, 2013 | On a Lighter Note, Science
“Sinister! Dexter! Sinister! Dexter!” (Left, Right, Left, Right)…Flightglobal will be marching its Hyperbola legion to Rome next week for the 17th International Space Conference being held at the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Rome on 8, 9 and 10 May...
by David Todd | May 1, 2013 | China, On a Lighter Note
As China flexes its financial,military and political might and continues to make border and island incursions into the disputed terrotories held by its neighbours (India, Vietnam, Japan. Philippines, Taiwan etc), fears remain that China may one day resort to full...
