British-built solar powered drone can fly at 70,000ft for a YEAR

A British-built solar powered drone with a 115ft wingspan that can stay in the air for over a year will be an alternative to low Earth orbit satellites, its developers claim. PHASA-35 is a cutting edge drone being developed by BAE systems at their facility in Warton, Lancashire that can fly about at 70,000ft above … Read more

Two astronauts begin installation of a British-built broadband terminal on the ISS

Astronauts are outside the International Space Station installing a British-built terminal that will allow them to connect to the internet at broadband speeds.  NASA’s Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins started the 6.5 hour mission at 11:28 GMT, just over half an hour earlier than the originally projected 12:05 GMT start time. Over the course of … Read more

Two astronauts will install a British-built broadband terminal on the ISS

Astronauts will step outside the International Space Station to install a new British-built terminal that will allow them to connect to the internet at broadband speeds.  NASA’s Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins will venture outside at 12:05 GMT to undertake a six hour mission to mount the suitcase-sized device to the European Space Agency (ESA) … Read more

Vauxhall launches new British-built £46,000 Vivaro campervan

Even with the vaccine roll out, it’s not clear how soon it’ll be that overseas holidays become the norm again. That means many Britons will be planning to staycation in 2021 to avoid travel and potential financial losses of cancelled trip abroad. Holidays in the UK during 2020 has seen appetite for campervan surge, with … Read more