All articles by Rob Coppinger – Page 41
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NASA may buy ESA's ATV to de-orbit ISS at end of life
NASA is discussing the commercial purchase of the European Space Agency's Automated Transfer Vehicle ...
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ESA to join Russian Phobos mission
The European Space Agency could provide ground station tracking for Russia's...
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EU predictive maintenance project makes prognosis
The European Union's Technologies and Techniques for New Maintenance (TATEM) concepts project has completed its...
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NASA study finds superconductors ready for all-electric aircraft
High-temperature superconducting (HTS) machines could enable development of all-electric aircraft with zero emissions, concludes a five-year study supported...
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Nano-sensor for astronaut safety passes space test
A nanotechnology-based electronic device that could lead to tiny environmental sensors for manned spacecraft has been successfully tested in space. The...
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AFRL funds deployable satellite boom technology
A $750,000 deployable satellite boom structure development contract has been awarded by the US Air Force Research Laboratory's...
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Astrium space jet technical detail revealed
Following the EADS Astrium announcement of its intention...
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Space jet’s turbofans can cope with vacuum says EADS
Despite jet engines never being run in the vacuum of space, EADS Astrium does not expect to have to redesign the...
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Thales Alenia Space leads Paris space pack
Thales Alenia Space has led the satellite industry pack at this year's Paris air show with order announcements,...
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Kazakh/Russian micro-satellite launcher cancelled
The Kazakhstan government has cancelled its joint Russian-Kazakh Ishim micro-satellite launcher project ahead of testing...
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Lockheed declines tourism capsule role
Lockheed Martin, developer of NASA's new manned spacecraft, the Orion crew exploration...
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Variable geometry lowers supersonic cruise altitude
A supersonic business jet with a variable geometry wing could land on short runways and fly 6,000ft (1,830m) lower than a fixed-wing SSBJ, says a European...
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Resonance testing verifies structural integrity
A non-destructive testing technology that provides a permanent digital record of the structural integrity of a component is being evaluated for aerospace...
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New UK, US research centres launched
EADS has launched the Innovation Works, a UK programme to create a virtual research foundation spread across a number...
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Super-slim solar cell achieves high efficiency
A breakthrough that could dramatically reduce the weight of high-power solar cells for satellites and high-altitude airships is being claimed by a US manufacturer...
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No stopping rising UK aerospace research costs
A UK government minister says aerospace companies will have to pay more for UK university based research in future. After full economic cost rules...
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NewsPICTURE: NASA manned NEO mission needs robot test
A manned mission to a near Earth object (NEO) would require a robotic precursor mission for safety, concludes a