The Latest

SpaceX Falls At Latest Launch Hurdle

January 27, 2016
1 minute read
Total
0
Shares
0
0
0

SpaceX has had a troubled history with its early launches, and unfortunately the misery has been compounded by their latest mishap, confirmed by the aeronautics newcomer via their official Twitter.

Its Falcon 9 rocket conducted what they termed “a hard landing” during its attempt to come down in the sea. The company explained this was due to a leg lockout, which caused the rocket to topple at the worst moment. This is the third launch failure in recent times for Elon Musk’s outfit, which had a moment of success in December when it managed to successfully deploy satellite payloads with a highly impressive vertical landing. Despite this, SpaceX is still being viewed favourably by industry experts, who see it as a viable platform via which astronauts can be returned to space by the end of the next decade.

Total
0
Shares
Share 0
Tweet 0
Pin it 0
Related Posts
Read More
4 minute read

Does Blackberry’s open letter have a return address?

Tomorrow, Blackberry will release a letter to media outletss worldwide. When I got news of this tonight, I stumbled mentally for a moment. I thought it reminiscent of the "There is life after Apple" Chiat/Day letter from Steve Jobs in the Wall Street Journal 25 years ago. For a minute I allowed techno-romance to gnaw at me, but only for a minute. Tomorrow's open missal from Blackberry reminds me more of a fake letter that appeared in Chinese newspaper, The Southern Metropolis Daily a couple of months ago, and then found it's way around China via the micro-blogging Weibo.
October 14, 2013
Read More
2 minute read

Mavshack VOD teams up with myPhone in Philippines

Mavshack.com, the video on-demand streaming company has agreed a partnership with MyPhone, the leading distributor of phones in the Philippines. Mavshack is a leader  in streaming local content to global populations and Mavshack Philippines is the first of several content channels being delivered worldwide.  Mavshack operate a multi-platform service similar to Netflix in the Philippines, costing around 210 Philippine Pesos, the equivalent of five dollars per month.
July 22, 2013
Read More
4 minute read

NASA Game Changing 3D Printing success really matters

Last night I tweeted a link to the Press Release from NASA regarding their success with  testing a rocket engine injector made through additive manufacturing, or as we say these days,  3D printing. What surprised me was the reaction I got via re-Tweets, messages and people just saying 'wow!'. I think what caught people's attention was the potential highlighted by the success in NASA's test, the potential for manufacturing and for business.
July 16, 2013
Read More
4 minute read

Social Media: quality always tops quantity

In recent years I have had the privilege to speak at a number of different events on Social Media. Typically the area of greatest interest has always been Facebook. The same question always pops up during the Q&A part - “I don’t have a budget for Facebook, how do I get to 100,000 fans?” To be fair, there is not one answer to this question for every industry but I will try to give you an answer that should set you on the right path.
May 29, 2013
Total
0
Share
0
0