by David Todd | Aug 13, 2013 | History, Technology
While you might think that billionaire entrepreneur might have his hands full already via his intests in the rocket firm SpaceX and the Tesla electric car maker, now it seems he wants to get into train travel as well. Well – more correctly air-cushioned tube...
by David Todd | Aug 7, 2013 | commercial launch services, ESA, Seradata News, Technology
While the French and Germans continue to bicker over the final configuration of Ariane 6 even though it has been officially set, the European Space Agency is now looking beyond that rocket. Under a €1 million study the UK-based air-breathing rocket design firm,...
by David Todd | Aug 7, 2013 | Satellites, Seradata News, Technology
While ballistic missile defence radars can be used to track satellites and other orbital objects, one part of the US defence system that is used to detect objects in high altitude orbits, the Space Fence radar tracking system is set to be closed down. According to...
by Dan Thisdell | Jul 11, 2013 | ESA, exploration, Science, Seradata News, Technology
The European Space Agency’s next big science mission – an attempt to unlock the secrets of the so-called “dark matter” invisible to normal telescopes but and its sister mystery, “dark energy”, which may hold the key to the...
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...
