The first flight of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket lasted just 40 seconds
Isar Aerospace, based in Germany, is the first in a crop of new European rocket companies to attempt an orbital launch. If ...
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Northern Ireland World War II hero flew missions for clandestine RAF unit
Ballymena man David O’Neil was a pilot during World War II for the Photographic Reconnaissance Units (PRU), a unit that had ...
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Spitfire AA810 Project London: Memorial for WWII RAF unit in which Ballymena man made ultimate sacrifice - the RAF's Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (PRU)
There have been renewed calls for a memorial in London for the unsung heroes of clandestine WWII RAF unit in which a ...
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A brief history of drones: from pilotless balloons to roaming killers
The Germans would later adapt the technology for this for their V1 rocket program in WWII. Although Low’s ... of the V-1 “Doodlebugs” of the German army. Fitted with pulsejets, these crafts ...
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Rocket Lab aims to buy German satellite company
U.S. aerospace company Rocket Lab said it plans to acquire Mynaric, a German company responsible for manufacturing communication equipment for satellite constellations. In a statement Tuesday ...