Aerospace

NASA x Starburst Aerospace: Minority-Serving Institution Space Accelerator Program Will NASA establish a new model for investing in minority-founded startups? Many experts believe their new accelerator, in partnership with Starburst Aerospace, the Minority Serving Institution Space Accelerator, lays the groundwork to launch America’s next wave of Space entrepreneurs. In the…

In most motorsport disciplines, fuel management across the race distance is of paramount importance given the strong and restrictive regulations on the powertrains. A few years ago in Formula 1, when the hybrid V6s landed all immature, drivers used to spend a big part of their race saving fuel. We…

A colourful conversation with Diana Deca, CEO of Neurobotx. — Metaverse-powered AI pilots. This is what Cohort 3 company, Neurobotx, is creating. Data collection is crucial in training artificial intelligent (AI) algorithms. Yet data collection is often a challenging blocker to the entire process. While large quantities of flight data are required to train AI algorithms capable of autonomous flight…

What do you do when you’re an investigator, be it criminal, scientifical, technical, etc., and you learn of a new way to research or approach problems in your field? Let us consider criminal investigators. How much did their world change when DNA was realized as an evidence tool for building…

This is a post series dedicated to the various careers possible in space domains: learn from the paths of inspiring scientists, engineers, science communicators & more. If you’re wondering whether to work with space, what the options are or which fields link to space: make sure to follow this series. …

In a rare move, Boeing urged investors to vote in favour of the net-zero proposal by activist group As You Sow. — At Boeing’s recent annual meeting, 91.3% of shareholders voted in favour of a proposal demanding the company publish its progress towards some net-zero goals. The proposal, which was submitted by As You Sow, received one of the highest shareholder support this AGM season. This is largely because Boeing was also…

“The future travel brand isn’t therefore just about moving people from A to B, unveiling new destinations, or organizing trips. Instead, it is about a thoroughly progressive, completely 360-degree view of the traveler and everything that goes into creating special, unique, memorable experiences.” Remember your last trip? Did you get…

Drag Force is equal to one-half the drag coefficient times density, velocity squared, and area. There are two types of drag: Friction Drag is the friction of an object generated by moving in a medium. Pressure Drag is uneven pressure distribution in the direction of motion of a moving object.

Everything you could possibly want to know about aerospace circularity. — I recently had the opportunity to chat with Derk-Jan (DJ) van Heerden, Founder of Aircraft End-of-Life Solutions (AELS). AELS is a company, based in The Netherlands, that recycle aeroplanes in order to help with more efficient circularity in the aerospace industry. We spoke about all things circular economy, ways to…