All articles by Rob Coppinger – Page 27
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Coaxial rotorcraft nano air vehicle to be sold from 2010
A coaxial rotorcraft nano air vehicle (NAV) with a mass of less than 20g (0.7oz), a maximum length of 100mm (3.93in) and a video camera payload capability...
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NewsEU project selects Time Triggered Protocol databus for fuel management
A €5.5 million ($8.7 million) 36-month European Union project is under way to develop an automated design and verification process for digital fuel systems....
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COTS UAV makes arctic debut
A Norwegian university has flown an autonomous unmanned air vehicle equipped with meteorological sensors over the Spitzbergen/Svalbard island in the arctic...
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Modified Diamond flies on fuel cells
A piloted, fuel cell-powered aircraft was flown by Boeing three times during February and March. The two-seat Diamond Aircraft Dimona motor-glider,...
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Rocket propulsion sees triple success
Three new propulsion systems have been succcessfully tested in Europe and the USA, including a first for UK rocket testing. University...
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Electromagnetic force could keep satellites together FORMATION Using magnetic forces to hold the elements of a modular spacecraft together without...
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Space Shuttle to get moving map
NASA is rolling out a moving-map display for its Space Shuttle orbiters under its 33rd operational increment (OI33), the penultimate software update before...
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NASA rejects European ISS logistics project
NASA has rejected a European proposal to permanently dock an Italian-built Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) to the International Space Station to try...
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UK-designed spherical high altitude platform flown
A half-scale, proof-of-concept helium-filled spherical high-altitude platform (HAP) with a camera payload has been test flown at low altitude in the UK for...
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NewsATV: An automatic success
As the European Space Agency's Automated Transfer Vehicle, named Jules Verne, embarks on the last few kilometres of its journey to dock at the International...
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Xcor Aerospace unveils rocket powered Lynx vehicle design
Mojave, California based-Xcor Aerospace has unveiled its design for its reusable horizontal take-off and landing Lynx...
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Roboswift MAV takes flight
The Delft University of Technology flew its RoboSwift morphing micro air vehicle (MAV) at the 1st US-Asian assessment...
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NASA awards contracts for lunar lander study
NASA has awarded a total of $1.5 million in contracts to five companies for a 210-day independent evaluation of NASA's in-house lunar lander design concept...
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NewsSales are rocketing at Virgin Galactic
Sales are rocketing at Virgin Galactic, but development costs may yet bring it back to Earth
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Japan's ISS lab arrives but the real challenge is still over the Horizon
Following close on the heels of the launch and installation of the European-built Harmony and Columbus modules, the successful delivery of the first part...
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Insect-like vision to be used to land VTOL UAV
In the next 12 months Australian researchers expect to fly an unmanned air vehicle that uses stereo imaging to replicate optic...
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Double wins for France's ENAC and MIT at micro air vehicle competition
Four teams tied for first place in the best mission performance category for the 1st US-Asian assessment and demonstration...
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'Embedded' coaxial rotor fixed wing tail sitter is French MAV focus
A micro air vehicle the size of an apple that is rolled into a building, rights itself, takes-off from a tail-sitting position and flies through the...