July 2019
Science and sensation in microgravity
... flights to the general public in 2004. They use the Boeing 727 from several airports, and Orlando in Florida in particular. In Russia, Roscosmos still has three specialised IL-76MDK aircraft and the VEGITEL company offers services...
July 2019
Lessons from our first race to the Moon
... in termination of the Soviet programme. An early (c1962) model of the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) on display at a museum in Titusville, Florida. In this concept the astronauts sat in seats to fly the LEM and would climb down a rope to the...
October 2019
Reusability is key to expanding future space launch business
... and cross-range capability for the fly-back. It lands on a ship, which this summer was in Pensacola, Florida, having a large aircraft-carrier-like deck fitted prior to sea trials. Blue Origin received US$500 million...
November 2019
Space for Art – Reflections on the Moon
... Artists (IAAA). Responsible for curating the 50th anniversary celebration of Apollo 8 at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, Stott’s objective was to create an immersive storytelling experience of the positive impact on humanity of this first human...
April 2020
European spaceports compete for recognition and business
...has a BSc in Aerospace Engineering from Moscow Aviation Institute, Russia, an MSc in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, and a PhD from the University of Surrey, UK. He worked as an Associate Professor in China for...
August 2020
Interstellar aspirations
... and DARPA sponsored a project called ‘100 Year Starship’, the highlight of which was to be a large meeting in Orlando, Florida in 2011. However, the idea was widely criticised by members of the US Congress and others, and was disavowed...
