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...
by David Todd | Mar 28, 2013 | On a Lighter Note, Technology
While Flightglobal’s Hyperbola blog previously referenced the science fiction movie Soylent Green (1973) as a warning as to how far the current European horsemeat scandal may go – as Charlton Heston’s character exclaimed about mankind’s...
by David Todd | Mar 21, 2013 | NASA, On a Lighter Note, Science
There were some disheartening revelations at a Congressional review of warning systems and preparations for any potential large asteroid strike on the planet. The review on 19 March was prompted by the meteorite explosion over the Russian city of Chelabinsk earlier...
