Those of use lucky enough to go the Satellite 2017 conference in Washington DC in March were treated to a day of beautiful summer weather, well – until the cold blew in. Still, there were some surprises to be had on that delightful day during a walk around the city. ...
The Lloyd’s of London insurance market has introduced a ban on its workers from drinking alcohol during the standard office hours of 9am to 5pm. And, according to reports some of its 800 workers are not happy at missing out on their traditional pint down the pub at...
While outbreaks of terrorism, the aerial bombing of civilians, the deaths of some much-loved celebrities, and the general political and economic malaise dominated the news and caused 2016 to be miserable for many, Seradata Space Intelligence did find some amusement...
American test pilot Chuck Yeager certainly had “the right stuff” when he broke the sound barrier (in injured condition) while flying the .50 calibre bullet-shaped Bell X-1 rocket plane in 1947. But he was never a man to mince his words. Famously critical of the flying...
Yes – there really is a Captain James Kirk but he is not a star ship captain. He has just taken command of the US Navy’s newest ship, the USS Zumwalt. While it has a crew of only 147 sailors and is formally called a destroyer, it actually has the tonnage...
While this column does not like to stray into on-Earth politics too much, we note that an attempt to ban full-body “Burqini” swimsuits from the beach by the Mayor of Cannes has now been overturned by a French court. And rightly so – assuming that...
