by David Todd | May 10, 2012 | China, Iran, Satellites, Technology
The UK Government has just reversed a decision on which type of F-35 fighter aircraft it wants for its new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers which are currently under construction. Fearful of any costly development hitches over new technology electromagnetic...
by David Todd | May 9, 2012 | Science, Suborbital, Technology
In early May, teams of rocket enthusiasts were at the Big Range 2012 Launch Campaign in Sutherland, Scotland to hold suborbital high altitude experimental rocketry tests. The event is a collaboration between the Scottish Aeronautics & Rocketry Association...
by Zach | Dec 9, 2011 | Suborbital, Technology
After firing from Spaceport America in New Mexico, Armadillo’s Stig-A successfully flew to 137,000 ft. Stig-A is now nearly halfway to the Karman Line, the arbitrary line that marks the official transition from atmosphere to space. Of course, there is a video...
by Dan Thisdell | Sep 28, 2011 | commercial launch services, History, Personal spaceflight, Seradata News, Suborbital, Technology
Sometimes, it’s best to let things speak for themselves. Read on, friends (our highlights): The First Vibrator in Space Los Angeles, CA – September 27, 2011 — On October 8, 2011, online sex toy sales leader SexToy.com, will lead a team to...
by Rob Coppinger | Apr 28, 2010 | Commercial human spaceflight, Personal spaceflight, Space tourism, Suborbital, Technology
French aerospace company Dassault Aviation’s In the Air newsletter issue 14 has provided an update on its spaceflight related activities and teased us with the prospect of an imminent report outlining a possible future for the European suborbital vehicle VSH, or...
by Rob Coppinger | Mar 23, 2010 | Satellites, Seradata News, Technology
It looks a bit like the old British Aerospace (now known as BAE Systems) logo to me but here it is and one wonders how many thousands of pounds did it cost to design? The logo is for an agency that will bring under it all the space projects related funding previously...
