by David Todd | Jul 11, 2013 | History, Technology
The US Missile Defence Agency has admitted that its latest test of its anti-ballistic missile interceptor missile failed to strike its target. The test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defence System missile occured on 5 July. It involved launching a target...
by David Todd | Jul 4, 2013 | Technology
The German spacecraft manufacturer OHB System has been awarded a €816 million ($1.1 million) contract to build three satellites for the German government. The contract was signed on 2 July between OHB AG and the Federal Office of Equipment, Information...
by David Todd | Jul 1, 2013 | Technology
The UK-based manufacturer, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) which is part of EADS, and JV Ghalam LLP. a joint venture between JSC “National Company Kazakhstan Garysh Sapary” (KGS) and EADS Astrium, have agreed to jointlly develop the...
by David Todd | Jun 28, 2013 | Technology
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon George Osborne MP, this week revealed further cuts in government department spending. While some departments experienced heavy cuts, some others were left relatively unscathed. The...
by David Todd | Jun 18, 2013 | ESA, Science, Technology
While its main role is vegetation mapping, the European Space Agency’s Proba-V spacecraft is also being used to carry an aircraft tracking payload. While primary radars can give direct positioning of aircraft by their radar returns, and transponders can give...
by David Todd | Jun 14, 2013 | commercial launch services, Russia, Technology
Reuters reports that the joint Boeing-Lockheed Martin firm, United Launch Alliance (ULA), which builds and markets the Atlas V and Delta IV rockets, will be investigated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for anti-trust violations in allegedly using an...
