Tag: Tim Peake
Tech Digest daily roundup: Apple iOS17 software update launches today
Ahead of the release of the iPhone 15, a major software update will land on Apple’s existing handsets today. iOS 17 brings new features including a standby mode that turns […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Rolls-Royce to invest in mini nuclear reactors
Rolls-Royce will move ahead with a multibillion pound plan to roll out a new breed of mini nuclear reactors after securing more than £450m from the government and investors. The […]
Brits Top 20 Space Moments: Neil Armstrong tops list
The cosmic adventures of two Britons have been named among the greatest space moments of all time. A poll of 2,000 adults voted Helen Sharman becoming the first British astronaut […]
UK Space Agency launches scheme for young people
Young people’s chances of being able to engage with the UK space industry has been boosted by the announcement of a new scheme. The UK Space Agency has launched an […]
Tim Peake: People will land on Mars within 50 years
Within 50 years a human will have been to Mars, astronaut Tim Peake believes. But the European Space Agency astronaut is not convinced the feat will be achieved in the […]
Britons share memories of Apollo 11 moon landing in digital scrap book
Members of the public have shared their personal memories of the Apollo 11 moon landings, as the world marks 50 years since the remarkable feat. Britons have revealed touching stories, […]
Appeal for Apollo 11 moon landing memories to mark 50th anniversary
People across the UK are being urged to share their memories and photographs of the Apollo 11 moon landing on moonlandingmemories.com, ahead of the historic event’s 50th anniversary in July. […]
Tim Peake’s Soyuz spacecraft ‘lands’ at Ulster Transport Museum
The spacecraft which transported the UK’s first European Space Agency astronaut, Tim Peake, to and from the International Space Station (ISS) has landed at the Ulster Transport Museum. Presented […]
Airbus tests harpoon designed to capture debris orbiting Earth
A harpoon designed to spear through space junk and capture it has been tested in space for the first time. With between 16,000 and 20,000 pieces being tracked orbiting Eart, […]
UK Space Agency on the hunt for young entrepreneur space ideas
Young people are being asked to come up with bright ideas on how data collected from space can be used to benefit the UK’s economy, health or the environment. […]
