All articles by Dan Thisdell – Page 10
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Pacific weather forces Solar Impulse divert to Nagoya
Weather has forced a major change to the Solar Impulse round-the-world flight plan, with a five-day leg from Nanjing to Hawaii ending with an unscheduled stop in Nagoya, Japan.
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Satellite experiment proves case for space-based ADS-B
An experimental European satellite has demonstrated the feasibility of tracking aircraft from orbit.
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SpaceX declares success in Dragon launch abort trial
US dreams of regaining self-reliance when it comes to launching astronauts to space from 2017 came a step closer yesterday with the successful test by SpaceX of the launch abort system for its Dragon crew capsule.
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All-new Zero-G set to restart science flights
One of the world’s most demanding flight programmes is set to resume on Tuesday, 5 May, when Bordeaux Mérignac-based Novespace resumes microgravity flying in its new “Zero-G” Airbus A310.
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Blue Origin suborbital dream off the ground with maiden flight
US rocket developer Blue Origin yesterday took a major step toward entering the commercial suborbital flight market with the first test flight of its New Shepard capsule and BE-3 launcher.
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Airbus give E-Fan electric project a jolt with factory in Pau
Airbus’s vision of an electric flight future is starting to shape up, with plans to build a final assembly line for its E-Fan light aircraft range in Pau, southeastern France.
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Budget crunch hits Russia's space programme (update)
Russia’s space programme has had a bad recent run, with an unmanned International Space Station (ISS) resupply ship left spinning out of control, the failure of an experimental military launcher and the apparent cancellation of a super-heavy-lift rocket programme owing to swingeing budget cuts.
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No Progress for Space Station as resupply mission fizzles
An ill-fated Russian mission to resupply the International Space Station is set to end in a high atmosphere streak of fire, with an uncontrolled re-entry expected between 5 and 7 May.
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Solar Impulse appeal is selfie-evident
Selfie sticks have been banned in many public spaces, but Solar Impulse pilot Bertrand Piccard clearly likes the idea – catching this snap of himself piloting the solar-only aircraft over 1,344km and 17hr 22min from Chongqing to Nanjing, the sixth leg of a 12-hop round-the-world adventure that began in Abu ...
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Russian space dreams hit budget crunch
Russia’s space programme has had a bad week, with the 22 April failure of an experimental military launcher and, to add insult to injury, the apparent cancellation of a super-heavy-lift rocket programme owing to swingeing budget cuts.
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ANALYSIS: Sharp eye and laser blasts promise to clean up space junk
Spacecraft, by nature, are delicate machines; they are certainly not designed cope with being hit by an exploding hand grenade
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Virgin Galactic to test new spaceship 'this year'
Virgin Galactic expects to begin testing a second SpaceShipTwo this year to replace the suborbital rocketplane lost in last year’s fatal test flight crash.
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SpaceX launch triumph falls short of rocket stage recovery
Private-sector spaceflight company SpaceX chalked up a partial success on 14 April, launching its supplies-laden Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, but failing to recover the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket – which crashed on a barge meant to receive it following a powered descent.
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INTERIORS: Panasonic outlines wi-fi ambitions
Panasonic Avionics expects to install its in-flight connectivity systems in nearly 12,000 narrowbodies over the next 10 years.
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INTERIORS: Rebranded Stelia sets out Celeste seating concept
Stelia Sogerma hopes to maintain passenger harmony with its new Celeste seating concept for business- and premium-economy-class cabins.
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INTERIORS: Malaysia Airlines signs for SITA tracking
Malaysia Airlines will introduce a global flight tracking system from mid-2015, the launch customer for a new SITA service that uses existing equipment and re-purposed air traffic control data.
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Airbus sale of Dassault shares boosted by over-allotment takeup
Airbus’s 25 March move to sell off its shareholding in Dassault Aviation has completed, with buyers taking up the full over-allotment option – lifting the total number of shares sold to 1.73 million, worth some €1.76 billion.
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The Right Stuff: Top ten firsts in human spaceflight
Got any plans for 12 April? Don't forget International Human Spaceflight Day
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Blue Origin 'one step closer' to suborbital space flights
US rocket developer Blue Origin is preparing to start test flights “later this year” of a human-rated suborbital spacecraft following completion of acceptance tests of a reusable engine for vertical launches.
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NASA details concrete steps on 'Journey to Mars'
NASA this month has taken two more steps to fleshing out its vision for space exploration through the mid-2030s, outlining its mid-term plan for asteroid study and selecting commercial partners to devise key technologies to enable astronauts to survive for extended periods in deep space – ultimately as far as ...