All articles by Dan Thisdell – Page 23
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Keeping an eye on the crew – spaceflight can damage your eyesight
While great efforts necessarily go into improving the machinery of flight, it is sometimes worth remembering there remains much to be learned about the most important component of all: the human crew.
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US budget battle uncertainty 'holding back wave of M&A'
Uncertainty generated by the US government's ongoing political battle over spending cuts is holding back a wave of defence industry consolidation, according to a 2012 mergers and acquisitions analysis by consultancy PwC.
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IN FOCUS: Launching Europe's ambitions
Boosted budgets come with raised expectations for the European Space Agency, which is touting economic benefits arising from its busy schedule of missions
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IN FOCUS: Debt dogs Finmeccanica
The Italian champion's turnaround plan looks solid, but slow delivery worries analysts
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North Korea muddies ESA's aim to clean-up space
A new degree of complexity has been added to the international effort to tackle orbiting debris by North Korea's emergence as a spacefaring nation
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IN FOCUS: Big data looks best in 3D
The death earlier this month of one of the more colourful characters in information technology marks a good time to consider one of the biggest challenges facing industry and government today, and one well known to aerospace decision-makers: too much data.
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AgustaWestland, Embraer plan Brazil helicopter assembly line
AgustaWestland looks set to cash in on an oil-driven Brazilian helicopter sales bonanza through a joint venture with Embraer that could lead to production...
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Chicago RTA alleges American and United shortchanged city of $300m
Chicago's bus and train operator Regional Transport Authority has accused United Airlines and American Airlines of depriving taxpayers of some $300 million...
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IN FOCUS: Wind farm radar clutter poses growing ATC risk
Wind power may be one of the obvious solutions to the world's renewable energy conundrum, but the actual generators can create as much noise as they do electricity - and not only from those who question the environmental friendliness of erecting massive towers in formerly scenic vistas
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VIDEO: SpaceX makes giant leap with Grasshopper
One of the most ambitious development projects in spaceflight took a giant leap last month when SpaceX achieved a 29s flight to a height of 40m - and safely...
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GE lines up Montana components joint venture to boost supply chain capacity
In a move described by GE as enhancing its supply chain to handle rising jet engine volume, the maker of GE90 and GEnx aero engines has established a 50-50...
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Ariane 6 contract sets Astrium to work on Europe's next launcher
Europe's bid for a smooth transition into next-generation rocket technology was put formally into motion on 30 January with the signing of a firm development contract for an improved version of Ariane 5 - and an all-new replacement for the venerable heavy lifter.
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Third Voyager arrives at RAF Brize Norton
The UK's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft fleet modernisation programme has taken another step forward with the delivery of the third modified Airbus A330 to RAF Brize Norton on 19 December.
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Spaceport Sweden plans to be advanced ‘astronaut’ training centre
Spaceport Sweden and UK-based technology consultants Qinetiq are to work together to develop a preparation programme for commercial space travellers, initially based at the Flight Physiological Centre in Linköping, Sweden.
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Dassault veteran Trappier to succeed retiring Edelstenne
Falcon business jet and Rafale fighters maker Dassault Aviation has chosen Eric Trappier to succeed long-standing chairman and chief executive Charles Edelstenne, who will retire on 8 January.
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BAE-Saudi Typhoon talks ‘stuck on price’
Price continues to be the key hurdle in BAE Systems' bid to sell 72 Eurofighter Typhoons to Saudi Arabia, according to a negotiations update from the UK defence contractor.
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ANALYSIS: Enders strengthens grip on new-look EADS
European aerospace industry champion EADS is set to embark on the most radical governance shake-up in its 12-year history, which will see Paris and Berlin...
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New head for Dassault in 2013
Dassault Aviation boss Charles Edelstenne is to retire in January, the maker of Falcon business jets and Rafale fighters has confirmed. Edelstenne's departure comes as he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 75.
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Spaceplane air cooling technology 'could revolutionise aero engines'
The technology behind a British attempt to develop an air-breathing rocket engine capable of powering a runway take-off and landing reusable spaceplane could...
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IN FOCUS - British engineers 'crack secret of reusable spaceplane'
The dream of airline-style orbital flight operations has come a step closer to reality with a successful demonstration of the critical technology behind a radical air-breathing rocket engine concept.