All articles by Rob Coppinger – Page 15
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NewsAeroCopter seeks funding for 'mono tiltrotor'
AeroCopter is to develop a scale-model flight demonstrator prototype for its mono tiltrotor (MTR) vertical lift-off...
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ESA struggles with €80 million data relay project shortfall
An €80 million ($105 million) funding shortfall is threatening to reduce the capability of the European Space Agency's planned European...
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NewsESA fails to set maiden Soyuz launch date
The maiden launch of Samara Space Center Soyuz rockets from Europe's French Guiana spaceport now has no date for 2009...
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Forecasts 2009 - Space: Will 2009 build towards a greater new decade of space activity?
US programmes face some tough decisions, but Asia's space ambitions and private enterprise are set to light up 2009
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FAA to test satellite navigation at Newark Liberty International
Continental Airlines, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the US Federal Aviation Administration are to...
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NewsVirgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo mothership faces rudder problem
Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo may need to have its rudder and yaw stability improved to resolve issues it faced during its 21 December 2008 maiden flight, Flightgobal.com can reveal...
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EADS funds sound absorbing engine research
Multifunctional load-bearing engine structures that absorb sound is a goal of research funded by EADS North America at the Georgia Tech Research Institute. After...
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Rolls-Royce wins USAF energy-optimised aircraft's electrics contract
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a $690,000 contract by the US Air Force Research Laboratory for its Integrated Vehicle Energy Technology (Invent) component...
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NewsSelex Galileo's Falco UAV catapulted to success
Selex Galileo's Falco unmanned air vehicle has completed a pneumatic catapult-launched test flight and landing...
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DGA aims for 2011 automatic UAV Frigate landing demo
High sea-state landings on a frigate by an autonomous rotorcraft unmanned air vehicle could in 2011 conclude a three-year contract awarded by France's defence...
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Sanswire-Tao flight tests vector thrust unmanned airship
A segmented unmanned airship design that uses a single swivelling engine technology enabling vectoring thrust has completed a series of flight tests.
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V-STAR UAV completes wind tunnel testing
Frontline Aerospace has announced that its unmanned air vehicle, Vertical take-off and landing Swift Tactical...
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UK plans multi-million dollar Moon mission study
The British National Space Centre has announced a call for industry bids for a nine-month phase A study of its proposed...
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NewsNASA considers June 2018 Altair Lunar Lander in-orbit trial
NASA's Altair lunar lander could have its first test flight on the Ares V-Y launch in June 2018...
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NewsNASA sets out Ares V cargo launch vehicle development plan
NASA has detailed its plans to spend at least $68 million until 2013 on the development of the largest rocket ever, its proposed Ares...
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Ares V timeline
Ares V request for proposals 5 January 2009 Concept review 21 April 2009 Phase one contracts awarded Q2 2009 Functional feasibility...
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NewsVirgin Galactic in SpaceShipThree talks
Virgin Galactic is discussing with organisations in Europe a two-stage expendable satellite launcher, previously referred...
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NewsWhiteKnightTwo first flight, SpaceShipTwo roll-out dates tipped
WhiteKnightTwo's first flight could be by 15 December and April 2009 is SpaceShipTwo's likely roll-out date, according to sources...