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Starship Congress 2013
Posted on May 1, 2013 | No CommentsThe Icarus Interstellar Starship Congress aims to bring together the interstellar community to foster discussion and generate tangible action. -
Commercial Flights Delayed
Posted on May 1, 2013 | 2 CommentsNASA is to pay the Russians $424 million to keep ferrying crews to the ISS until at least mid-2017. -
Spaceship 2 Soars!
Posted on April 30, 2013 | No CommentsThe world's first commercial spaceline completed the first rocket-powered flight of its space vehicle on 29 April. -
Eurostar Sets Record
Posted on April 30, 2013 | No CommentsThe first Eurostar satellite, Inmarsat-2 F1, was retired from operational service this week and safely decommissioned after it had completed a long and flawless mission in geostationary orbit. -
Weekly Video Upload
Posted on April 26, 2013 | 2 CommentsWe all know a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, movies can be worth a thousand pictures. -
The Imagery of Apollo: A Visual and Technical Appraisal
Posted on April 25, 2013 | No CommentsAlong with lunar soil and rock samples, arguably one of the most important legacies of the Apollo program was that of the photographs brought back by the astronauts. -
Fred Clarke, 1921 – 2013: A Perfect Gentleman.
Posted on April 24, 2013 | No CommentsVery few of us are fortunate enough to go through life with a personal champion to help and support us at every turn. -
Unveiling the Secrets of the Universe
Posted on April 23, 2013 | No CommentsProfessor Virdee will give an exclusive insight into the accelerator, the experiments and the most recent results from the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator. -
Sea of Space – the Voyages of Arthur C. Clarke (From the BIS Archives)
Posted on April 21, 2013 | No CommentsTimelines are tricky things to nail down – like an errant wireless signal they tend to wander off station and take up new and unexpected positions -
Weekly Links from Spaceflight – 2013 week 16
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