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Could underresourced British satellite program catch a break?
The British Ministry of Defence’s much anticipated Skynet 6 satellite program has found itself in need of additional skills and manpower to map out requirements and manage an overall program that could be worth up to £6 billion, or $7.5 billion. One downside of a 20-year private finance initiative deal with Airbus for the Skynet 5 is
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Roborace hopes ‘AI drivers’ can replicate F1 greats
Not having humans at the wheel provides degrees of freedom that traditional motorsport simply cannot allow. It’s a concept taken to the extreme by Roborace, a new motorsport series where humans not only aren’t on board, but aren’t even in direct control. Set to make its debut in the coming months on the Formula E
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McLaren Racing aim for pole with Stratasys’ 3D printing technologies
Ahead of Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, McLaren Racing has revealed how it is expanding the use of 3D printing as the team bids for glory on the track. The Surrey-based team, which counts 12 drivers’ championships and eight constructors’ championships among its list of F1 honours, is using 3D printing technologies from Stratasys to accelerate
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DARPA flies scaled-down electric model of VTOL aircraft
The X-24A experimental aircraft, propelled by 24 electric thrusters, completes flight tests of scaled-down model. The Aurora Lightning Strike X-24A, one of the most advanced experimental aircraft created by the US for decades, has successfully concluded test flights of a scaled-down model. Designed to transition from vertical takeoff and landing to horizontal flight using electrically-powered
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$2.2 Billion Boeing Contract Funds P-8 Aircraft for U.S., Australia and U.K.
Boeing, the U.S. Navy, the Royal Australian Air Force and the United Kingdom Royal Air Force will continue modernizing global maritime patrol capabilities through a $2.2 billion contract awarded March 30 for at least 17 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The agreement also includes options for 32 additional aircraft, as well as money for long-lead parts for
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Boeing concepts set the stage for mission to Mars
US aerospace giant Boeing has unveiled concepts for systems that could be used as the key components of a deep space manned exploration mission. At the heart of the plans is a system known as the Deep Space Gateway, a crewed spaceport that would be used as a staging post to launch manned missions to
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