Spaceflight Archive
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![Another year…and another delay: Dr David Baker looks at the successes and challenges for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Getting the […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Snipped-contents-page-2020-03-115x115.png "This Month in SpaceFlight – March 2020")
This Month in SpaceFlight – March 2020
Posted on February 10, 2020 | No CommentsAnother year…and another delay: Dr David Baker looks at the successes and challenges for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Getting the […] -
![White Knight or White Elephant?: David Baker looks at the future for the International Space Station – does it have […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Contents-Page-SpaceFlight-v62-no02-February-2020-115x115.png "This Month in SpaceFlight – February 2020")
This Month in SpaceFlight – February 2020
Posted on January 20, 2020 | No CommentsWhite Knight or White Elephant?: David Baker looks at the future for the International Space Station – does it have […] -
![Rock Follies: For the first time in over 40 years, an untouched sample of lunar rock and soil, brought back […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screenshot-2019-12-10-at-15.37.54-115x115.png "This Month in SpaceFlight – January 2020")
This Month in SpaceFlight – January 2020
Posted on January 1, 2020 | No CommentsRock Follies: For the first time in over 40 years, an untouched sample of lunar rock and soil, brought back […] -
![Dear SpaceFlight Readers It is with deep regret that we have to announce a significant number of errors in some […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Spaceflight-Cover-2019-07-for-home-page-115x115.png "Don Eyles comments on the coverage of Apollo 11 in the July 2019 issue of SpaceFlight")
Don Eyles comments on the coverage of Apollo 11 in the July 2019 issue of SpaceFlight
Posted on November 6, 2019 | No CommentsDear SpaceFlight Readers It is with deep regret that we have to announce a significant number of errors in some […] -
UK-France Space Cooperation
Posted on January 20, 2018 | No CommentsThe UK Space Agency and CNES signed a joint statement to step up co-operation in space, at the UK-France Summit in Sandhurst on Thursday 18 January. The statement focuses on projects for climate action, Mars exploration, space applications and Europe’s space programme. Since the signature of the Brize Norton framework arrangement on 31 January 2014, French-UK space co-operation has achieved many things, notably in the fields of Earth observation and climate action. For example, the UK Space Agency is working with CNES to develop the IASI-NG (Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer New Generation) instrument for Eumetsat’s programme to improve weather forecasts. -
Voyager fires thrusters!
Posted on December 6, 2017 | 1 CommentNow more than 21 billion km from Earth, for the first time in 37 years Voyager 1 has fired up its back-up attitude control thrusters to test the possibility of realigning its antenna and extending the time its signals can be picked up on Earth by up to three years. -
Dr. David Baker – Winner of the Frederick I Ordway III Award
Posted on November 25, 2017 | 1 CommentWinner of the Frederick I Ordway III Award, presented at the von Braun lecture at the NASA Marshall Space Fligtht Center in October 2017, Dr. David Baker is recognized for a sustained excellence in space coverage, through books and articles, as well as engagement in the early US space program. -
Nanosat startup
Posted on June 16, 2017 | No CommentsOpen Cosmos, a UK space start-up formed just 18 months ago through UK company builder... -
Education cut challenged
Posted on May 18, 2017 | No CommentsTwo US Senators are leading a group of 32 Senators challenging the Trump administration not to eliminate... -
Simpson’s on Ceres
Posted on April 20, 2017 | No CommentsMassive landslides, similar to those found on Earth, are occurring on the asteroid Ceres...
![Speaker: Jerry Stone, FBIS Date: 15 April 2020 Start Time: 19:00 End Time: 20:30 Venue: BIS, 27/29 South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8 1SZ […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/apollo-13a-36x36.jpg "POSTPONED: Apollo 13: Survival in space by Jerry Stone"){kind=small}
![Speaker: Dr Michael Warner Date: 22 April 2020 Start Time: 19:00 End Time: 20:30 Venue: BIS, 27/29 South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8 […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/apollo-13-manual-36x36.jpg "POSTPONED: The manuals that saved Apollo 13"){kind=small}
![Speaker: Mark Hempsell Date: 6 May 2020 Start Time: 19:00 End Time: 20:30 Venue: BIS, 27/29 South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LEO-3-quart-view-36x36.jpg "POSTPONED: Engineering the Scorpion"){kind=small}
![Celebrating 40 years 1980-2020 ************************************************************************************** Unfortunately we have had to defer this event until later in the year. ************************************************************************************** […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sino-russian-flags-36x36.jpg "POSTPONED: 40th Sino-Russian Technical Forum"){kind=small}
![‘New Strong Materials for Space Applications’ – a One-Day Symposium Date : 7 July 2020 Venue : Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre, […]](https://www.bis-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/space-elevator-36x36.jpg "New Strong Materials for Space Applications"){kind=small}
