Aerospace

Commercial space race about to heat up: a private cargo spacecraft is ready to serve as a resupply line to the International Space Station.

May 17, 2012 10:27pm | By Joe McKendrick

These days, every organization is in the software business. That means adopting the rules of this fast-paced industry.

2 | April 9, 2013 8:47am | By Joe McKendrick

Most retired aircraft are parked in the desert, but with thousands of them coming into retirement in the next two decades, Bombardier has started recycling its planes and researching more...

4 | March 2, 2011 2:00am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

With the launch of SpaceX's much-delayed but successful Falcon 9 rocket last week, there's been renewed attention given to private space efforts.

10 | June 9, 2010 12:00pm | By Dan Nosowitz

Does Carson want to be remembered as the guy who "reset" the 787's schedule? That forgettable footnote will go into the dustbin of 787 history once the plane flies and becomes a success. Why...

1 | September 2, 2009 10:06am | By John Dodge

Drones have become synonymous with the U.S. attacks inside Pakistan. But have you heard about the "Drones for Peace" program?

8 | December 3, 2012 12:00am | By Betwa Sharma

Is the drone industry another revenue channel for China to tap?

November 16, 2012 8:45am | By Charlie Osborne

According to reports, the U.S. military and other federal agencies are being sold fake technological products.

1 | November 11, 2012 5:00pm | By Charlie Osborne

BEIJING -- A newly opened Space post office will put your mail into orbit, or at least sell you some cool stamps.

3 | December 9, 2011 7:33am | By Tom Hancock

In one German town, electric buses won't make special stops to charge up. Instead, the charge will come from the ground up.

4 | February 28, 2013 9:00am | By Tyler Falk

NASA begins shift to reliance on private space enterprises.

August 10, 2011 7:33pm | By Joe McKendrick

In his State of the Union address, the U.S. president calls for increased investment in this new, lightweight mode of manufacturing.

17 | February 12, 2013 7:01pm | By Joe McKendrick

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about smart materials.

August 20, 2012 11:26pm | By Charlie Osborne

China leads the world in patents for the wonder material that could transform industries. Is it too late for Europe and the U.K., pioneers in early work?

4 | February 5, 2013 5:54am | By Mark Halper

The United States, South Korea and Japan are known for inventions and innovation, but where do other countries worldwide fit in?

3 | February 4, 2013 6:15am | By Charlie Osborne

To land the Curiosity rover safely on the Red Planet, engineers will risk an unprecedented maneuver so crazy, it just might work.

4 | June 26, 2012 3:00am | By John Rennie

These are your fee dollars at work: low-cost European air carrier RyanAir is set to purchase about 150 Boeing 737 passenger jets.

3 | January 23, 2013 9:12am | By Andrew Nusca

In his new book, former TSA head Kip Hawley critiques the current airport security system and offers ways to improve it.

May 12, 2012 3:24am | By Amy Kraft

Two industry leaders have signed an agreement for the future of aviation development.

April 10, 2012 4:47am | By Charlie Osborne

From gaming applications to fitness accessories, the potential consumer applications for motion-capture technology are quite literally limitless.

4 | January 2, 2013 3:07am | By Mari Silbey