Aerospace News & Articles - IEEE Spectrum
Oct 15, 2025 · The latest developments in aviation, satellites, astrophysics, space flight, and space exploration
Electric Aircraft Motor Gets Superconducting Upgrade - IEEE …
Jun 26, 2025 · High-temperature superconductors are transforming electric aircraft motors from companies like Hinetics, offering unprecedented power density.
Helium Giants Return: LTA Research Airship Over SF Bay - IEEE …
May 27, 2025 · The age of airships is reborn! LTA Research's Pathfinder 1, a 124-meter helium giant, soared over San Francisco Bay, marking a new era in sustainable aviation. Funded by …
The Truth About Terahertz - IEEE Spectrum
Aug 17, 2012 · UPDATE 5 MARCH 2024: In Terahertz technology, everything old is news again. “Not that much has changed in the past 10 or 15 years,” says Peter H. Siegel. Siegel, an IEEE …
GPS Spoofing Attacks Are Dangerously Misleading Airliners
Dec 29, 2024 · Todd Humphreys is a professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, where he directs the Wireless Networking and Communications Group and …
Though Tech Layoffs Persist, Skilled Engineers Are in Demand
Feb 22, 2025 · The sectors of telecommunication and automotive and aerospace are particularly interested in AI and big data skills; 100 percent of businesses surveyed in those fields said …
How the Boeing 737 Max Disaster Looks to a Software Developer
Apr 18, 2019 · This is part of the wreckage of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302, a Boeing 737 Max airliner that crashed on 11 March in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, killing all 157 passengers and crew.
The World’s Largest 3D Metal Printer Is Churning Out Rockets
Oct 25, 2019 · In traditional aerospace manufacturing, a design change can require almost a year of retooling and adjustments. Because hardware changes take so long, the avionics …
Low-Earth-Orbit Satellites Go Low With Bengaluru's Bellatrix - IEEE ...
Oct 3, 2024 · Edd Gent is a contributing editor for IEEE Spectrum. Bellatrix Aerospace's new ultra-low Earth orbit satellite will be powered by a novel air-based electric propulsion system.
4 Reasons Why NASA Projects Miss Deadlines and Blow Budgets
Jun 22, 2018 · The U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearing last week looking into NASA project costs and schedule overruns. The hearing followed on the …