Jim Bridenstine, Administrator at NASA said the space agency would soon start sending astronauts to the moon. For the first time, in past fifty years, it would be one lucky astronaut to get the opportunity who would most possibly be a woman. Following that, it would not be long before the first woman lands on…
Rocket startup Firefly joins hands with Aerojet Rocketdyne
Startup rocket firm Firefly announced on October 18, 2019 of entering into a partnership with Aerojet Rocketdyne. The official announcement mentioned the two are about to begin with their first joint project which is 3D printing in the Reaper engines of Firefly. Director at Firefly’s commercial business development, Eric Salwan enthusiastically said that the collaboration…
Libra Association might peg their cryptocurrencies to the national currencies
Willingness has been shown by the social media giant to reverse its course on the plans it has to tie their digital currency projects to synthetic currencies which are tied to a global currency basket. It has been reported that the head of the Libra project for Facebook, David Marcus had told a group of…
IAF gears up for the upcoming conference in Washington
International Astronautical Federation has been preparing for hosting one of the largest conferences ever happened. Organizers have however been dealing with several geopolitical as well as political issues regarding the event. This is the 70th year of International Astronautical Congress which would officially initiate on October 21, 2019. Above 6300 people have registered to be…
Viasat CEO discusses about ViaSat-4, says Boeing experience will help
During an event, one of the spokesperson of Viasat stated that co-building ViaSat-3 with Boeing has provided such an experience to the Company which can be leveraged to increase overall capacity with ViaSat-4 satellite. Mark Dankberg stated that it is the very first time that the satellite constellation will get integrated in that manner. He…
Boeing’s bid for Air Force’s WGS-11 is currently under review
Boeing was awarded a $605 M deal in April for producing WGSCC’s (Wideband Global Satellite Communication Constellation) 11th satellite whose terms are still under negotiation by the company and the United States Air Force (USAF). As per the estimation of the USAF, if the agreement is settled faster, then within 5 years the satellite could…
US tariff puts UK luxury brands at massive disadvantage over EU
In the recent event,a group which was representing 250 luxury brands from United Kingdom got in between US and EU’s trade spat and will launch offensive charm in the US. The trade mission by Walpole willstart on Monday. In comparison to initial US tariff, at present the stakes have increased tremendous amount. The tariff that…
Japan will participate in NASA’s Artemis to explore moon mission
NASA’s lunar exploration program Artemis will be joined by a new member i.e., Japan; although, Japan’s contribution in Artemis is still pending.On October 18, 2019, the Japanese PM, Shinzo Abe’s office twitted that it has been decided by the PM’s SHNSP (Strategic Headquarters for National Space Policy) that Japan would join NASA in its venture…
Boeing was aware of risk 737 Max posed for some months before the tragedy
According to officials, Boeing Co. was aware of the communication between two of its workers regarding concerns about the 737 Max jet. Boeing Co. is the manufacturer of the grounded jet. However, the company did not take swift action about the matter. It failed to hand over these concerns to the federal regulators on time. The…
Superstar German DJ ‘permanently banned’ from China for liking a ‘South Park’ tweet
High profile German DJ and music producer Zedd has been permanently banned from China for liking a ‘South Park’ tweet on its official account. Zed confirmed the ban on his Twitter account with his followers on Saturday. Adam Guest a senior entertainment publicist at UK based SATELLITE 14 agency confirmed the news to a news…