Category: raf

Did Frankenstein go to the Moon?

Post author By Randall
Post date July 20, 2019
Categories In apollo, apollo 11, apollo1150th, Design, frankenstein and sons, gear, rae, raf, Space, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] Frankenstein & Sons was founded in 1854 and operated out of the Victoria Rubber Works in Newton Heath, Manchester. During the Second World War, it started producing highly sophisticated survival gear for aircrew. For a while, Britain protected some of its convoys with Hawker Hurricane fighters that launched from merchant vessels retrofitted with rocket-propelled […]

Virgin Orbit will launch small satellites for the UK military

Post author By Randall
Post date July 19, 2019
Categories In government contracts, launch, military, raf, small satellites, Space, Tech, tomorrow, Virgin Galactic, virgin orbit

[ad_1] The unique feature of the Virgin Orbit program is how quickly a launch can be arranged. Typically, a launch takes years of planning and can only take place from certain sites which access particular orbits. This means that access to a given orbit can never be guaranteed on short notice. However, Virgin believes it […]