All articles by Rob Coppinger – Page 5
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WhiteKnightTwo could air drop Dream Chaser prototype
Sierra Nevada Corporation could air drop its Dream Chaser...
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Roscosmos says no private Soyuz flight till 2014
Space 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...
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ESA proposes common space transport policy
The European Space Agency is proposing a far-reaching common space transport policy for low Earth orbit that could help overcome potential logistics problems...
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NewsPICTURE EXCLUSIVE: China starts manned Moon mission planning
Concept studies for a Chinese manned Moon mission are under way and a three-crew space station concept that would operate from 2020...
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2010 to see European Union human spaceflight decision
European space exploration efforts could get a substantial financial boost if the European Union formally supports human and robotic spaceflight following...
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South Korea, India to begin ISS partnership talks in 2010
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...
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NewsBolden's plan: no evolved expendable launch vehicles, heavylift mandatory
A new heavy lift rocket and the International Space Station are winners - and Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles are among the losers - in proposals that NASA administrator...
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Orbital Sciences' Taurus II motors near testing
Decommissioned ICBM motors and Russian, European and Japanese components are helping keep the USA in space
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Virginia’s space driver
Virginia based-Orbital Sciences has 3,600 employees and a 27-year track record in manufacturing satellites and ground and launch services, and providing...
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NASA design reviews should not have been approved says report
The US Government Accountability Office says NASA should not have completed preliminary design reviews of the...
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NewsGround trials start for UK vectored thrust prototype UAV
Ground trials are underway for a vectored thrust UAV prototype that is to fly by the end of the year for a $10.4 million UK project
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NewsNASA commercial funds suffer 40% cut
NASA's recovery act commercial crew and cargo funding has been slashed from $150 million to $90 million after a deal with Congress...
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Airborne lightning detection system is ready to market
A lightning strike assessment technology being developed under a €4.26 million ($6.22 million) European research project aims to improve understanding of...
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Shuttle's end begins international future
It's T minus one year and counting until NASA retires its Space Shuttle fleet. Both triumphant and tragic, it's been a wild ride for nearly 30 years
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NASA gives Lockheed supersonic transport contract
Supersonic commercial transport aircraft concepts for 2018 and beyond are the subject of a NASA-funded study to be carried out by Lockheed Martin. The...
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NewsBoeing reveals commercial crew transport bid
Boeing is piling into a $50 million NASA competition to fill the crew transport gap left by the Space Shuttle fleet's 2010 retirement with a concept using...
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NASA names final Shuttle crew
The final Space Shuttle mission's crew has been named by NASA one year...
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Nano-scale aluminium and ice propel rocket
A solid rocket motor that uses a mix of nano-scale aluminium particles and ice for its propellant has been launched to 1,300ft (400m) by the US Air Force...
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GE Aviation Czech H80 engine gets research grants
Research grants worth $4 million have been awarded by the Czech government to GE Aviation Czech for new turboprop engine technologies. Using the grant...
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NASA Global Hawk first flight on 17 September
A prototype for future PC-based unmanned air vehicle ground control stations developed for NASA's two Northrop Grumman Global Hawks is also a cause for the...