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Aerospace
Aerospace refer to the industry that researches, designs, manufactures, operates and maintains vehicles moving through air and space. It has commercial, industrial and military applications, and includes the aviation and defense industries.
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Book corner: 'Reinventing Fire' by Amory Lovins
We talk to Rocky Mountain Institute chief scientist Amory Lovins about his new book, "Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era."
October 27, 2011 7:26am |
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First Solar CEO departs; latest blow to cleantech company
First Solar chief executive Rob Gillette will leave the company, putting the cleantech firm in a tailspin.
October 25, 2011 11:36am |
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Gehry: Transforming the building industry through technology
Frank Gehry and friends shift focus to designing the tools that design buildings.
2 | October 18, 2011 6:20pm |
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Commercial space race heats up: around the world in less than two hours?
Commercial space visionaries see actual city-to-city connections as the next stage in suborbital space travel.
7 | October 3, 2011 10:27pm |
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Not again! Another falling satellite poses new threat
The Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT) will be in a state of aimless free fall sometime in late October or early November, scientists predict.
3 | September 29, 2011 6:28am |
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Stealth cruise missile blasts through navy ship [video]
The Naval Strike Missile is one of the most agile cruise missiles and the weapon of choice for the F-35 stealth fighter.
14 | September 27, 2011 6:05am |
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Megacities: can global society tame the beast?
With a rapidly urbanizing global population, megacities are an undeniable part of our future. How will we manage them? Industry thought leaders react at the Clinton Global Initiative.
September 20, 2011 7:59pm |
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FAA certifies Boeing 787 Dreamliner; on track for delivery
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has given Boeing certification for its 787 Dreamliner aircraft, paving the way for a first delivery in September.
2 | August 26, 2011 9:55am |
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Vacation aboard planned space hotel to cost $1 million [video]
Orbital Technologies has just released detailed designs for a Commercial Space Station AKA the space hotel.
3 | August 18, 2011 12:35am |
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NASA awards contracts to seven private space firms
NASA begins shift to reliance on private space enterprises.
August 10, 2011 7:33pm |
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Portable hi-res 3D imaging tech can identify weapons, cancer
A new super high-resolution 3D imaging system from MIT could help forensics specialists identify weapons, doctors identify cancers and manufacturers inspect products.
August 9, 2011 9:49am |
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European Union invests in flying cars
The European Union is investing $6.2 million in a project named myCopter to research the potential of Personal Aerial Vehicles -- PAVs -- for Europe's most crowded cities.
14 | July 11, 2011 9:34am |
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ITT offers fund to help airlines finance NextGen cockpit technology
A partnership between ITT and Nexa Capital creates the NextGen Equipage Fund to aid airlines in avionics overhaul.
June 20, 2011 2:00am |
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Honeywell, Safran eye green airplane taxiing
Honeywell and Safran, a French aerospace company, said they will launch a joint venture to create an electric taxiing system for airplanes in a move that will save money, fuel and carbon...
8 | June 19, 2011 7:11pm |
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Honeywell: The Lindbergh of aviation biofuels
Plant-based jet fuel maker has scheduled the first non-stop trans-Atlantic biofuel flight, leaving this Friday from New Jersey to Paris.
4 | June 14, 2011 5:40am |
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Five questions for...Eric Gebhardt, CTO, GE Energy Services
The journey to a smart energy ecosystem is fraught with operational change, GE Energy Services CTO Eric Gebhardt says. We asked him five questions.
May 26, 2011 5:20pm |
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For biofuels, looking past early adoption
Honeywell UOP's Jim Rekoske explains why the U.S. military is right to experiment with renewable biofuels, and what it will take to push them into the mainstream.
6 | May 24, 2011 9:02am |
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It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superbus!
It does not go airborne, but this Dutch mass transit electric vehicle flies down the highway at the velocity of high-speed rail.
10 | May 18, 2011 9:13am |
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Is China's helicopter drone a spy bot?
China's largest unmanned helicopter has successfully completed its first test flight. Will it become the next military drone?
May 10, 2011 3:07am |
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China to launch lunar rover, mine moon for nuclear fuel
A top Chinese official has confirmed that the world's most populous nation plans to send robots to the moon.
25 | May 10, 2011 2:00am |