NASA is calling all space enthusiasts to send their artistic endeavors on a journey aboard NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft. This will be the first U.S. mission to collect a sample of an asteroid and return it to Earth for study. OSIRIS-REx is scheduled to launch in September and travel … Dowiedz się więcej
Airbus Defence and Space uzyskał zamówienie brytyjskiego Ministerstwa Obrony na produkcję i obsługę dwóch napędzanych energią słoneczną pseudosatelitów wysokiego pułapu (high-altitude pseudo-satellite, HAPS) Zephyr 8. Ultralekki Zephyr 8, który unosi się na wysokości około 20 kilometrów, może zapewniać dozór nad lądem lub morzem oraz udostępniać łącza komunikacyjne nad jednym obszarem przez wiele miesięcy bez potrzeby … Dowiedz się więcej
Aeroflot took delivery of its new B737-800 Next Generation aircraft made by Boeing. The plane is named in honour of Ivan Krylov, Russian best known fabulist, poet and publicist. Aeroflot’s Boeing 737-800NG has two-class composition with 20 seats in business class and 138 seats in economy class. The Business class salon is equipped with monitors … Dowiedz się więcej
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a parade to mark the disbandment of the RAF Search and Rescue (SAR) Force. Thousands of people owe their lives to this unique unit whose iconic, but ageing, yellow Sea King helicopters have plucked injured fishermen from raging seas, winched climbers from treacherous cliffs, and airlifted flood victims … Dowiedz się więcej
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Air Niugini announced today at the Singapore Airshow an order for four 737 MAX 8 airplanes. „Papua New Guinea is like no other place on earth and the 737 MAX will allow us to economically and efficiently connect our beautiful country with the rest of the world. The superb economics of … Dowiedz się więcej
After years of preparatory studies, NASA is formally starting an astrophysics mission designed to help unlock the secrets of the universe — the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST). With a view 100 times bigger than that of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, WFIRST will aid researchers in their efforts to unravel the secrets of dark … Dowiedz się więcej