http://www.flightglobal.comen-gbFri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334441/nasa-cots-companies-benefit-from-stimulus-aid.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334441/nasa-cots-companies-benefit-from-stimulus-aid.htmlOrbital Sciences and Space Exploration Technologies are to benefit from millions of dollars more than originally agreed...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/04/334386/virgin-galactic-considers-new-satellite-design.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/04/334386/virgin-galactic-considers-new-satellite-design.html Virgin Galactic's proposed LauncherOne...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:49:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/03/334293/european-union-plans-3-billion-a-year-human-exploration-roadmap.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/03/334293/european-union-plans-3-billion-a-year-human-exploration-roadmap.htmlAmbitious visions for the next decade call for human space exploration and a sample return mission to the red planet Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/03/334178/this-week-briefing.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/03/334178/this-week-briefing.htmlAt the United Nations' Copenhagen climate change meeting in December the European...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/30/334138/indias-3-billion-manned-capsule-awaits-approval.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/30/334138/indias-3-billion-manned-capsule-awaits-approval.htmlThe Indian Space Research Organisation expects by the end of the year to have government approval for a $3 billion manned...Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/29/334169/uk-report-to-advocate-national-space-policy.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/29/334169/uk-report-to-advocate-national-space-policy.htmlA national space policy and technology and demonstrator programmes are likely recommendations from a UK industry/government report expected in January. Industry...Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/27/333943/jaxa-aims-for-2014-suborbital-demonstrator.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/27/333943/jaxa-aims-for-2014-suborbital-demonstrator.htmlThe Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency wants to air launch a suborbital demonstrator by 2014 to test technologies for its planned two-stage to orbit advanced...Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/26/333941/water-could-be-answer-to-hot-wings-says-dlr.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/26/333941/water-could-be-answer-to-hot-wings-says-dlr.htmlThe water cooling of a conceptual hypersonic transport system's wing leading edges is being investigated for the European Union's €7.3 million ($10.93 million)...Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/22/333860/commission-cuts-galileo-satellites-by-six.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/22/333860/commission-cuts-galileo-satellites-by-six.htmlEurope's Galileo satellite navigation system could be forced to operate with fewer satellites...Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/22/333823/pictures-whiteknight-twos-spoilers-get-holes.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/22/333823/pictures-whiteknight-twos-spoilers-get-holes.html Scaled Composites has added holes to the inboard spoilers of Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnight Two mothership prototype...Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:45:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/20/333603/whiteknighttwo-could-air-drop-dream-chaser-prototype.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/20/333603/whiteknighttwo-could-air-drop-dream-chaser-prototype.htmlSierra Nevada Corporation could air drop its Dream Chaser...Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/20/333604/roscosmos-says-no-private-soyuz-flight-till-2014.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/20/333604/roscosmos-says-no-private-soyuz-flight-till-2014.htmlSpace Adventures goal of a private Energia Soyuz TMA spacecraft flight in 2013 cannot be achieved, according to the Russian federal space agency's head of...Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/19/333602/nasa-aluminium-lithium-orion-better-than-composites.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/19/333602/nasa-aluminium-lithium-orion-better-than-composites.htmlA NASA programme manager confirms aluminium-lithium remains the favoured material to serve as the primary structure for the Orion...Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/19/333601/esa-proposes-common-space-transport-policy.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/19/333601/esa-proposes-common-space-transport-policy.htmlThe European Space Agency is proposing a far-reaching common space transport policy for low Earth orbit that could help overcome potential logistics problems...Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/19/333503/comment-the-final-frontier-open-to-all.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/19/333503/comment-the-final-frontier-open-to-all.htmlA new vision for NASA, where crew and cargo transport to the International Space Station is privatised, emerged last week after remarks by the agency's administrator...Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/17/333483/this-week-briefing.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/17/333483/this-week-briefing.htmlDelivery of Qantas's fifth and sixth Airbus A380 have been delayed to December owing to a flight...Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/15/333472/picture-exclusive-china-starts-manned-moon-mission-planning.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/15/333472/picture-exclusive-china-starts-manned-moon-mission-planning.html Concept studies for a Chinese manned Moon mission are under way and a three-crew space station concept that would operate from 2020...Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:15:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/14/333427/2010-to-see-european-union-human-spaceflight-decision.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/14/333427/2010-to-see-european-union-human-spaceflight-decision.html European space exploration efforts could get a substantial financial boost if the European Union formally supports human and robotic spaceflight following...Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:07:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/14/333406/south-korea-india-to-begin-iss-partnership-talks-in-2010.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/14/333406/south-korea-india-to-begin-iss-partnership-talks-in-2010.html South Korea and India are set to start talks on their membership of the International Space Station programme in 2010. The heads of the South Korean...Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:09:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/13/333240/this-week-briefings.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/13/333240/this-week-briefings.htmlAirbus delivered 104 aircraft during the third quarter, taking 2009 production to 358. Total A380 deliveries...Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT