All articles by Rob Coppinger – Page 11
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Galileo faces further contract and deployment delays
Contract and launch issues are again dogging Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system ,...
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Obama nominates ex-Shuttle astronaut for NASA chief
Former US Marine Corps aviator and four-time Space Shuttle astronaut Charles Bolden has...
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Aircraft surface cavities could cut friction drag by 40%
Friction drag could be cut by 40% with aircraft surfaces that have...
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2010 could see five-day UAV flight at 20,000ft
Aurora Flight Sciences has developed a version of its Orion unmanned air vehicle that uses a commercially available...
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US Air Force to outline unmanned air system doctrine to 2047
The US Air Force expects to soon incorporate into doctrine its 80-page unmanned air systems flight plan, now nearing the end of its development...
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2025 LEO shipyard is new ESA, Roscosmos goal
A shipyard in low Earth orbit that assembles Moon or Mars ships consisting of multinational elements for propulsion, habitation and re-entry capsules is...
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NASA lunar timeline
timeline 1989 July President George H Bush's Space Exploration Initiative speech. 1989 November NASA 90-day study of Moon and Mars exploration. ...
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NASA shuffles aeronautics deck with flat budget
NASA will see no growth in its budget for aeronautics research through 2014, and in real terms may even shrink owing to inflation, in budget proposals set...
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EU aims for lean transformation
The use of lean manufacturing principles at the earliest stages of design is the focus of a four-year, €7.6 million ($10.1 million) European Union project. Called...
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Onera claims 8dB success with 'Anibal' propeller
Flight tests have been completed with a "silent" 1.68m (5.5ft)-span propeller that French aerospace research agency Onera ...
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Altair and Ares V design contracts on hold till third quarter
NASA's Ares V cargo launch vehicle (CaLV)...
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NewsNASA to delete Orion software functions
The flight software for NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle is to reduced in scope to ensure it is not a risk to Constellation's schedule
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UK MoD flying wing UAV study completed
A £120,000 ($180,600) six-month UK Ministry of Defence study of a quad ducted fan-driven flying wing unmanned air vehicle has been completed. Reading-based...
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Russia's Angara rocket family needs cash injection
Planned 2011 first flights of Russia's new light and heavy class rocket variants face credit crunch
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Northrop plans October roll-out for Eurohawk prototype
An October roll-out is planned for Germany's Eurohawk high-altitude long-endurance...
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Scaled plans 50,000ft WhiteKnight Two flight by September
Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnight Two prime contractor Scaled...
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NewsNASA reconsiders outpost as 2020 Moon goal
After four years of bold talk about focusing its return-to-the-Moon programme on a permanent international outpost at the Moon's southern...