All articles by Rob Coppinger – Page 35
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NASA initiates Lunar Lander ascent main engine development
NASA is to specify an expendable, liquid oxygen (LOX)- and liquid methane (LCH4)-powered ascent main propulsion engine for its Constellation...
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Shuttle and ISS in perfect Harmony
The International Space Station's 7m (22.9ft)-long pressurised cylindrical Node 2 module "Harmony" is pictured being loaded into the payload bay of NASA's...
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EU selects more than €400 million in research projects for 2008 start
Meeting environmental targets, preparing for the next generation of single-aisle airliners and increasing co-operation with central Europe are the goals...
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Carbon nanotubes enable self-healing surfaces say researchers
A technique enabling composite structures to initiate self-healing repairs to surface cracking has been demonstrated by researchers at the Rensselaer...
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Orion to orbit Earth for six days before lunar injection
NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle could be orbiting the Earth for six days after it is docked with the Lunar Lander. There will also be three lunar orbit...
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NewsChina considers commercial Shenzhou flights
In the second quarter of 2008 a legal bill may be introduced into China's legislative chamber...
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Auxetic honeycomb structure could enable morphing wings
An auxetic honeycomb that changes shape using piezo-electric actuators and other sensors embedded in each of the structure's cells could enable lightweight,...
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NASA axes Rocketplane Kistler from cargo transport project and reopens funding bids
NASA has announced a new competition for a funded Space Act Agreement (SAA) worth $175 million for its $500...
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NewsNASA opens competition for $175 million in funds from terminated COTS agreement with Rocketplane Kistler
NASA expects to choose new COTS competitor in first quarter 2008 after selection process that starts next week
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NewsNASA terminates Rocketplane Kistler's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services demonstration space act agreement
NASA terminates Rocketplane Kistler's COTS agreement after a 30-day minimum formal notification period that saw the resignation of RpK's president Randy Brinkley
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Airbus to offer A350 self-darkening windows
Airbus is to follow the lead of the Boeing 787 and offer electronic self-darkening windows on its A350...
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Airbus A350 in-flight entertainment to have optical fibre backbone
The A350 XWB's proposed in-flight entertainment architecture is an optical fibre backbone with copper wires to seat back systems, while a coaxial cable running...
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Two EU projects spearhead next generation single aisle airliner research
Two European Union Seventh Framework aeronautics research projects have a direct bearing on the planned Airbus A320 replacement, which is expected around...
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NewsVIDEO: Apollo 12 lunar module pilot Alan Bean talks exclusively to Flight
Apollo 12 lunar module pilot Alan Bean spoke exclusively to Flightglobal.com about his NASA missions and more
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UK astronaut decision expected next year
As the world marked half a century of spaceflight in early October, the UK stood on the verge of making a historic decision to fully join the space age....
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SAS tests runway incursion service at Arland
A Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737 has completed the first live test of an anti-runway incursion service in a trial at Stockholm Arlanda airport. The...
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Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo plans held up by testing accident
Work on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo (SS2) is in a hiatus while the investigation into July's fatal Scaled Composites accident continues. A California...
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MTU Aero Engines designs high-speed turbine for P&W's GTF geared turbofan
MTU is applying technology from Europe's CLEAN environmental aero-engine research programme to Pratt...
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PICTURE: NASA successfully drop tests the Ares I first-stage recovery parachute
The first drop test of the Ares I crew launch vehicle's first-stage main parachute, conducted on 25 September at the US Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona,...
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'Green approaches' get go-ahead at Gothenburg airport
"Green approaches" are to be introduced into Gothenburg-Landvetter airport following an agreement between Scandinavian Airlines and Sweden's airports operator...