All articles by Rob Coppinger – Page 4
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Magnetic heat shield test could use Russian launcher
European researchers developing a magnetic heat shield that could augment or replace the traditional ablative materials hope to make a test flight in the...
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NewsQinetiq's Zephyr 7 UAV to fly in mid-2010
Qinetiq's high-altitude, long-endurance Zephyr 7 unmanned air vehicle is to fly in mid-2010 for two weeks continuously.
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HiFire partners plot hypersonic course
March 2010 could see the second suborbital ballistic flight to test materials survivability, sensors and avionics for the Hypersonic International Flight...
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Eurocopter lightning test results verify finite element analysis
Lightning strike tests at Eurocopter's Donauwörth facility have verified finite element analysis accuracy for carbonfibre structure current flow simulation,...
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Russia's Poisk arrives at International Space Station
Russia's fourth International Space Station module, Mini-Research Module 2, also known as Poisk, docked with the ISS's Zvezda zenith docking port on 12 November...
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EU research budget cannot cut aircraft emissions says UK
Europe is not spending enough on aerospace research and development to reach its newly agreed target for slashing aviation emissions. This is the warning...
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UK targets dramatic engine production cost cutting
Rolls-Royce is leading a new and well-funded UK project to develop and introduce low-carbon aircraft engine technology. The £90 million ($149 million)...
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JAXA aims for M2 turbojet drop test in 2010
Japan plans in 2010 to drop-test a subscale engine that will accelerate to Mach 2 over Sweden's Esrange test area. The Japan Aerospace Exploration...
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Woven fibres show supersonic combustion promise
Airframes made of stacked hollow spheres and combustion chambers fabricated with woven carbonfibres could be possible following a three-year...
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NASA COTS companies benefit from stimulus aid
Orbital Sciences and Space Exploration Technologies are to benefit from millions of dollars more than originally agreed...
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European Union plans €3 billion a year human exploration roadmap
Ambitious visions for the next decade call for human space exploration and a sample return mission to the red planet
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India's $3 billion manned capsule awaits approval
The Indian Space Research Organisation expects by the end of the year to have government approval for a $3 billion manned...
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UK report to advocate national space policy
A national space policy and technology and demonstrator programmes are likely recommendations from a UK industry/government report expected in January. Industry...
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EU to push for global emissions instrument at UN meeting
At the United Nations' Copenhagen climate change meeting in December the European Union is to push for a global market-based...
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JAXA aims for 2014 suborbital demonstrator
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency wants to air launch a suborbital demonstrator by 2014 to test technologies for its planned two-stage to orbit advanced...
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Water could be answer to hot wings says DLR
The water cooling of a conceptual hypersonic transport system's wing leading edges is being investigated for the European Union's €7.3 million ($10.93 million)...
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Australia plans scramjet experiment
An Australia-based international team hopes by 2012 to fly a Mach 8 scramjet experiment to examine combustion and thrust by 2012. Russell Boyce, chairman...
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Commission cuts Galileo satellites by six
Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system could be forced to operate with fewer satellites...
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NewsPICTURES: WhiteKnight Two's spoilers get holes
Scaled Composites has added holes to the inboard spoilers of Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnight Two mothership prototype...