Norway-based aerospace company Nammo plans to conduct the first test flight in 2016 of a hybrid rocket propulsion system aimed at powering a low-cost, next-generation orbital launch system. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading Norway aerospace company plans test flight of hybrid rocket propulsion system – an annotated infographic
Friday September 18 2015 Lorna Sharpe, sub-editor Network of ‘droneports’ proposed to supply Africa This is an ambitious idea that sounds as if it could really work. Only a third of Africans live within 2km of an all-season road, but a cargo network based on unmanned aircraft would make it much easier to deliver urgent supplies such as medicines or spare parts. The plan unveiled by the eminent architect Lord Foster is to set up ‘droneports’, initially in Rwanda, built to a standard design by local people using local materials. Commercial cargo and e-commerce services would subsidise transport of medical … Continue reading E&T news weekly #62 – we choose our favourite engineering and technology news stories from the week
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