All articles by Rob Coppinger – Page 28
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Fully autonomous quad tilt wing UAV makes maiden flight
A fully autonomous quad tilt wing unmanned air vehicle has made its first successful take-off, forward flight and landing. The Chiba...
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Saab test flies its redesigned Skeldar vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle
Saab has conducted the first test flight of its redesigned Skeldar vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle ...
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Cyborg insects 'born' in DARPA project
Insects with modified body structures and embedded micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) have survived to adulthood in a US...
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PICTURE: Airship technology demonstrator makes maiden flight
Nevada based-Airship Surveillance flew its technology demonstrator R&D1 airship for the first time on 11...
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Shuttle prepares for return without inspection boom
The crew of NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour is preparing for a return to Earth on 27 March without the 15m...
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NewsEurope's cargo spaceship makes maiden flight towards space station
Europe's first expendable cargo spaceship for the International Space Station blasted off from its French Guiana spaceport on 9 March
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US Navy commissions Cosworth for heavy fuel UAV engine development
UK engineering company Cosworth has been selected by the US Navy for the first of three phases of the two-year ultra...
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Aerovironment achieves 9h Puma flight
Two months after achieving a 7h fuel cell-powered flight by its Puma unmanned air vehicle,...
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Dutch RoboSwift micro air vehicle achieves flight
With a planform inspired by the species of bird Apus apus, commonly known as the swift, the propeller-driven RoboSwift...
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ATK progresses Ares I first-stage development
Alliant Techsystem's development work on the first stage of NASA's Ares I crew launch vehicle is progressing, with segments for the ground vibration test...
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European Commission pays ESA $948 million for GMES work
The European Commission signed an agreement on 28 February to transfer €624 million ($948 million) to the European Space Agency for its share of the European...
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NASA rebutts Ares I 'myths'
Ares programme manager Steve Cook has debunked what he calls the "Ares myths" that critics have persistently assumed about the Moon mission launcher since...
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SpaceX blames workload for Falcon 9 rocket delay
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is blaming the overwhelming amount of work involved in developing its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule for a six-month...
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NASA employs video game company for Constellation programme
Maryland based-computer game company Vision Videogames is working on a 3D visualisation software package for NASA's...
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NASA adds power and height to Ares V rocket
NASA's Ares V cargo launch vehicle (CLV) , named after its five first-stage...
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New Orion CEV requirements force contract renegotiation
NASA and its Orion crew exploration vehicle (CEV) prime contractor Lockheed Martin are restructuring the design,...
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NewsSpaceX Falcon 9 maiden flight delayed by six months to late Q1 2009
Space Exploration Technologies is blaming the overwhelming amount of work related to the development of its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule for a maiden flight delay of six months...
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NASA and CAFE team to offer green prize for GA
The first "green prize" for aviation is being offered under the 2008 General Aviation Technology (GAT) Challenge, sponsored by NASA and the Comparative Aircraft...
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UK space strategy enters the unknown
Soaring rhetoric and grand ambitions are the order of the day at the UK's British National Space Centre (BNSC). Indeed, its new "2008 to 2012 and beyond"...
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ESA plans data relay constellation
The European Space Agency is to propose to its member states a European data relay satellite system (EDRSS) that could...