Can Artificial Intelligence Fly A Plane?

Microsoft is building an autonomous glider guided by artificial intelligence, part of an effort to help machines make decisions when faced with uncertainty.

Aug 17th, 2017

10 Common Operational KPIs

10 Common Operational KPIs

A closer look at the top 10 operational KPIs that could prove vital to enterprise-wide success and employee engagement. Editors David Mantey and Jeff Reinke take a look at the top 10 Operational KPIs outlined in Oracle Netsuite's latest white paper.

Artist's rendering of the experimental X-51A Waverider, an unmanned, autonomous supersonic combustion ramjet-powered hypersonic flight test demonstrator for the U.S. Air Force.

Engineers Get $1.5M to Advance Hypersonics

They're working on a tool that is essential in the design of next-generation hypersonic systems.

The Glide Phase Interceptor will defeat a new generation of hypersonic missiles.

Raytheon to Develop Counter-Hypersonic Interceptor

It is specifically designed to defeat hypersonic threats.

Long exposure view of a launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla.

India Asks Starlink to Obtain License

The government wants Elon Musk's satellite internet service to comply with its telecom regulations.

A Soyuz rocket blasts off from the launch pad at Russia's space facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Nov. 24, 2021.

New Russian Module Launched to International Space Station

The module could allow future expansion of the Russian segment of the ISS.

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, spacecraft onboard, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, Pacific time (Nov. 24 Eastern time) from Space Launch Complex 4E, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Calif.

NASA Launches Spacecraft to Test Asteroid Defense Concept

It is scheduled to reach the asteroid next September.

Illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope.

NASA Space Telescope Launch Delayed After Incident

Experts need to check the device for possible damage.

Strahan will be among the crew on Blue Origin's next flight to space. The company said Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 that the Good Morning America co-host, who just turned 50 on Sunday, will join Laura Shepard Churchley, the eldest daughter of Alan Shepard, on the flight.

Good Morning America's Strahan Among Blue Origin Crew

The former NFL star will be joined by the eldest daughter of astronaut Alan Shepard.

SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule approaching the International Space Station, April 24, 2021.

Space Station Remains at Risk from Weapons Test Debris

The U.S. Space Command is tracking more than 1,500 fragments, but hundreds of thousands of pieces are too small to see.

Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington. SpaceX aims to launch its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship to orbit in January 2022, followed by about a dozen other test flights next year. Musk provided the update Wednesday night, Nov. 17, 2021, during a space science conference held virtually.

Musk: 1st SpaceX Starship Test Flight to Orbit in January

Musk plans to use the reusable ships to eventually land people on Mars.

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Russia Rejects Accusations of Endangering Astronauts

U.S. officials accused Russia of destroying an old satellite with a missile in a "reckless and irresponsible" strike.

A woman walks by models of Boeing Co. aircraft, including the manufacturer's new Boeing 777X, at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021.

Startup Buys Engines Worth $4.5 Billion for New 737 Maxs

The deal gave a lift to the order book for the Max, which was grounded for nearly two years.