The United Kingdom has never had a thriving space program. In fact, only one satellite called Prospero was launched by a British rocket named Black Arrow.
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UK Tech Week in Review [31 October 2020]
Investigating whether digital tourism is the travel industry’s last hope, hi-tech UK farming crosses the pond, a nano-satellite maker is heading to Basingstoke, Lockheed is heading to Shetland, and BT selects Ericsson to help eliminate Huawei gear from core networks.
Zuckerberg to host live chat with ISS astronauts
The Facebook CEO has a clear vision for Facebook: he wants it to be everywhere and for everyone. And frankly, Mark seems to be trying hard to embody what he wants his…
SpaceX’s Blue Origin Relaunches and Lands Rocket for a Third Time
Blue Origin, the space-tourism company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, performed another successful test of their reusable rocket New Shepard this weekend on April 2. This is the third time that…
For the First Time, NASA Has Caught Footage of the Shockwave of a Supernova
Using the planet-hunting Kepler space telescope, NASA has captured footage of an exploding star’s shockwave, known as a “shock breakout” by astronomers. This is the first time scientists have managed to catch…
Astronomers Finally Reveal the Source of Massive Deep Space Energy Bursts
Astronomers have finally been able to shed some light on the one of the greatest modern astrological mysteries. They have determined the source of a fast radio burst (FRB) that swept past…
NASA cuts ISS live cam after unexplained ‘glowing white oval’ shows up
While space agencies across the globe are looking for evidence of extraterrestrial life, there are clues ‘as claimed by conspiracy theorists’ here on Earth and around the International Space Station (ISS) that…
Thoth’s space elevator: The idea spawned in a remote forest in Eastern Ontario
Thoth Technology Inc. – a Canada based company – was recently awarded a patent for an innovative space elevator and according to the CEO and CTO of the company it all started…
Canadian company granted patent for a space elevator
Science fiction and cartoons have long fantasized people travelling into space using elevators many times the height of Mount Everest and it seems that at least one company is serious about making…
NASA studying ‘Windbots’ as possible explorers of gaseous planets like Jupiter
US space agency NASA is known for its next-gen inventions that help in space explorations and different teams at the agency are constantly looking at possible options to broaden their horizons technologically….
Super-Hubble high definition space telescope proposed by scientists
Astronomers and scientists across the world have garnered greater insights about black holes, dark energy, extrasolar planets, and cosmic evolution in recent years thanks to a range of ground-based and space telescopes…
Angry Birds Space gets Solar System update to help children learn about space
Rovio has released an update for its Angry Birds Space titled Solar System that not only brings 15 new levels to the game, but also enables children to learn more about space….
Microsoft HoloLens doesn’t make it to ISS as SpaceX resupply mission fails
Microsoft’s HoloLens was expected to arrive at the International Space Station along with quite a few other scientific instruments and supplies through SpaceX resupply mission, but as the rocket blew up just…
Microsoft HoloLens-powered Sidekick to empower astronauts aboard the ISS
NASA has partnered with Microsoft to develop a new project dubbed Sidekick to empower the astronauts aboard the International Space Station by providing them with assistance when and where they need it….
Porn in space – crowdfunding campaign seeks $3.4 million for sex tape
A new crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo started by Pornhub, which claims to be world’s largest online pornography portal, is seeking $3.4 million to fund its Space Program – SEXPLORATION – the first…