This year’s very hot and sweltry Farnborough International Air Show (the move from October to July about ten years ago made the flying weather better – but at the cost of comfort) had the most of the usual razzmatazz and big announcements. Mind you, in...
As hosts, the Russians made a big deal about the space connection to the FIFA World Cup Adidas Telstar 18 football. Not only did it have a satellite name but it was even flown in orbit with the Cosmonauts on the International Space Station having a kick around with...
While the United Kingdom basks in an unusually long bout of hot sun, the good old British police are having a difficult time as a result. There has been an outbreak of fierce arguments between neighbours who want to sunbathe in the nude, and those who want either to...
In a bit of a public relations offensive by Russia (thankfully no chemical warfare is involved in this campaign) the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, has publicised the FIFA World Cup in Russia, by having two Cosmonauts, Anton Shkaplerov and Oleg Artemyev, practice...
While he might have a new girlfriend (the 30 year-old Canadian female singer Grimes) this has not tempered SpaceX supreme leader Elon Musk’s irascibility. Having been irritated by journalists reporting the woes at his Tesla car plant, Elon has decided to create...
With the retirement in April of Robert Lightfoot, who has been standing in as NASA’s acting Admininistrator pending the US.Senate’s confirmation of Congressman Jim Bridenstine in the role, the space administration could essentially be “rudderless” for several...
