All articles by Rob Coppinger – Page 10
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Flying Robots requests cargo UAV EASA certification
Alsace-based Flying Robots, an unmanned air vehicle manufacturer, has made a certification request to the European Aviation Safety Agency for its FR102-UAV...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Khrunichev reveals crewed spacecraft concepts
A manned spacecraft concept called the piloted space complex has been unveiled at the show. Designed by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Battery-powered aircraft makes maiden flight
The Skyspark, a modified Alpi Aviation Pioneer 300 ultralight, flew for the first time on battery power alone on Wednesday 10 June and on 12 June it reached...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Italy hitches ISS lab hopes to permanent MPLM
Italian Space Agency commissioner Enrico Saggese is looking forward to getting his own International Space Station laboratory if NASA decides it needs a...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Europe looks beyond just science
Is the Europe about to follow in the footsteps of the Soviet Union and the USA in human space exploration? The signs are that the continent's future policy is set for a dramatic expansion
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Volvo Aero unveils 20% lighter fan frame
Volvo Aero (hall 2A, stand B114) has manufactured two 180kg (396lb) 2m (6.5ft) diameter commercial aircraft turbofan engine frame demonstrators that use...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Sagem's Patroller makes 10 June first flight
Sagem is presenting its Patroller medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned air vehicle that made its first flight on 10 June in Finland. On static...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Urban displays Mule VTOL UAV
Israel's Urban Aeronautics' Mule vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle is making its static display debut here among other UAV systems from...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Italian woman astronaut to fly soon says space agency
Samantha Cristoforetti could be the first of the European Space Agency's new six astronauts ...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Commercial Soyuz, Vega launchers face up to cost pressures
Europe's two new launchers to fly from the French Guiana spaceport next year...
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NewsPARIS AIR SHOW: Soyuz French Guiana launch delayed to 2010
The Samara Space Center Soyuz 2-1a rocket will not make its maiden flight from its new French Guiana launch complex until early 2010, according to...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Finistere region aims for 50% growth in aerospace companies
Up to €3 million ($4.2 million) is to be spent this year by France's Finistere regional government on research work that will also encourage aerospace sector...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Plextek unveils supercharged UAV engine
Cambridge based-Plextek's supercharged engine for unmanned air vehicles is being launched here this week with demonstrations of the powerplant at the company's...
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Rolls-Royce backed centre studies corrosion
Coatings, corrosion and magnetic bearings are to be studied by the Commonwealth Center for Aerospace Propulsion Systems. The CCAPS is a virtual institution...
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Dyed solar cells to improve endurance
The US Air Force Research Laboratory foresees dye-sensitised solar cells powering long-endurance unmanned air vehicles following scale-model ground and flight...
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UK gives $2.5 million for less-wire aircraft
Prototype wireless data systems could be tested in 2011 as part of the UK Wireless Technologies for Novel Enhancement of Systems and Structures Serviceability (Witnesss) initiative.
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Canadian government backs coatings firm
Coatings technology development is to get a Canadian government loan of just over C$360,000 ($325,000) to achieve improved anti-wear and anti-corrosion properties. Toronto-based...
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Europe looks beyond just science
Is Europe about to follow the Soviet Union and the USA into human space exploration? The signs are that the continent's future policy is set for a dramatic expansion
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NewsScience could be victim of ISS cargo pressure
Doubling the size of the crew aboard the International Space Station presents a number of logistical challenges.
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International Space Station crew reaches six
On 29 May the International Space Station crew complement became six with the arrival of the three expedition 20 team members. Launched by Soyuz-FG rocket...