Jan 6, 2022 | 5G, Aeronautics, Featured, Telecommunications
AT&T and Verizon have agreed to postpone their planned rollouts of 5G infrastructure near airports by two weeks, averting — for now — feared widespread disruptions to air travel and shipping as well as a potential legal battle over the matter. Both carriers...
Dec 16, 2021 | 5G, Aeronautics, Featured
Major U.S. air carriers warned on Wednesday that plans by AT&T and Verizon Communications to use spectrum for 5G wireless services could be highly disruptive to air travel and cost air passengers $1.6 billion annually in delays. Trade group Airlines for America...
Nov 18, 2021 | Aeronautics, Featured, Space
Our planet is vulnerable to thousands of “city-killer” space rocks. If—when—one is found on a collision course with Earth, will we be ready to deflect it? Back when Andy Rivkin was in college, he had a few friends in medical school. “I was like, oh man, I don’t want...
Aug 19, 2021 | Aeronautics, Defense, Industry 4.0
Science fiction writers are often heralded as great visionaries and predictors of future technology. But, “serious” writers, so to speak, also have their prophetic moments, even if by accident. Consider the most famous writer in the English language, William...
Apr 22, 2021 | Aerial Vehicles, Aeronautics, Featured, Space
The aerial exploration of Mars has begun. NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter lifted off on the Red Planet early this morning (April 19), performing the first-ever powered flight on a world beyond Earth. The 4-lb. (1.8 kilograms) chopper was...
Mar 4, 2021 | Aerial Vehicles, Aeronautics, Drones
The Federal Aviation Administration this week named Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as one of five airports nationwide to help it develop drone detection and mitigation equipment. Drones can pose a danger to planes, both in the air and on the ground. It is an...
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