by David Todd | Oct 21, 2013 | commercial launch services, On a Lighter Note, SpaceX
While the rest of use ordinary mortals have to look down the back of the sofa for any loose change at the end of the month, at this point we obviously do start wondering, just what could an internet and rocket and electric car billionaire be lacking in his life? Well...
by David Todd | Oct 4, 2013 | China, History, On a Lighter Note
While there are more important commercial space conferences in the world, the International Astronautical Congress, this year being held in Beijing, China, remains the the pre-eminant International space conference with all the major space agencies in attendance. Of...
by David Todd | Sep 13, 2013 | History, NASA, On a Lighter Note
NASA has released a still camera image of NASA’s LADEE spacecraft launch on a Minotaur 5 which took place on 7 September 2013. As the rocket lifts off from the launch pad its at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia a frog is seen leaping away or being blasted...
by David Todd | Sep 3, 2013 | History, On a Lighter Note, Science
Having been applauded for its good looks, the new skyscraper at 20 Fenchurch Street in the main business (and space insurance) district of London, now nicknamed the “Walkie Talkie” building due to is concave sided shape, has had a setback. It melts...
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...
