Tag: Aerospace
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Balloons rise up on the strato-frontier
Project Loon’s balloons are getting better at staying in one place. (Credit: Project Loon via YouTube) Drones, satellites and rocket planes are all well and good for high-flying missions, but sometimes the best craft for the job is a balloon. Google’s Project Loon, for example, is enlisting machine learning to pilot its experimental data-beaming balloons through…
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Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch lifts veil on world’s biggest plane — a giant bet on a new way to space
This view of Stratolaunch Systems’ hangar at Mojave Air and Space Port in California shows the massive airplane’s left-side fuselage and scaffolding. At least six people are in the picture. To spot them, click on the image and look for the red circles in an enlarged version. (Credit: Vulcan Inc.) MOJAVE, Calif. – When you walk…
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Top 5 things to do at Museum of Flight’s ‘Above and Beyond’ aerospace exhibit
London visitor Letu Yang helps his 4-year-old son, Rafael Yang, fly a custom-built jet through a “Full Throttle” simulation at the “Above and Beyond” exhibit at the Museum of Flight. (GeekWire photo by Alan Boyle) Most of the floor space at Seattle’s Museum of Flight is set aside to celebrate past glories of aerospace – but “Above…
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Want a career in aerospace? Study computer science, job forecast for Seattle region suggests
Computer science plays an increasingly significant role in aerospace development. (Credit: Boeing) The most reliable way to break into the aerospace industry of tomorrow is to learn computer science today. That’s one of the preliminary findings from a study that estimates how many workers will be available to fill future jobs at King County’s aerospace ventures. The…
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‘The Age of Aerospace’: Boeing sponsors TV series looking back at 100 years of high-flying history
“The Age of Aerospace” traces 100 years of history. (Credit: Science Channel) This year marks the Boeing Co’s 100th anniversary, and the company is using the centennial as an opportunity not only to celebrate its own history, but the history of aerospace as well. That celebration takes the TV spotlight starting tonight, in the form of…
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The Year in Aerospace: New horizons in 2015, from drones to dwarf planets
The heart-shaped area that’s prominent in this New Horizons picture of Pluto is known as Tombaugh Regio. (Credit: NASA / JHUAPL / SwRI) New Horizons is the name of the Pluto mission that reached its climax in 2015, but the name also provides an apt two-word description for the year’s big news in aviation and…
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XCOR Aerospace co-founders launch new startup: Agile Aero for the next frontier
In a 2013 photo, Jeff Greason inspects XCOR Aerospace’s Lynx rocket engine while Doug Jones (at left) looks on. Greason has left XCOR and is creating a new venture called Agile Aero, while Jones is staying on with XCOR. (Credit: XCOR Aerospace) XCOR Aerospace pioneered the rapid development of rocket propulsion systems, and now three…
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Work continues on Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch plane, but rocket plans are still under wraps
Stratolaunch Systems’ twin-fuselage jet is shown under construction inside a hangar in Mojave, Calif. Vulcan Aerospace released the photo in April. (Credit: Vulcan Aerospace) The world’s largest airplane is taking shape for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Vulcan Aerospace venture, but it’s not yet clear what kind of rocket would be launched from the Stratolaunch super-jumbo jet.…
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Veteran journalist Alan Boyle joins GeekWire as aerospace and science editor
One of the most fascinating stories in technology and science these days is the emergence of a new space industry. GeekWire’s hometown of Seattle has become an epicenter for this industry, bringing together the region’s heritage in technology and aerospace. Alan Boyle Today we’re excited to announce a new member of the GeekWire team who will boost our coverage not only…
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Looking to improve air travel, Boeing donates $7.5M to establish new data analytics lab at Carnegie Mellon
Big data is changing nearly every industry, from agriculture to automobiles. Now, Boeing is placing a big bet to improve the aerospace industry through the use of data, announcing that it has donated $7.5 million to establish the Boeing/Carnegie Mellon Aerospace Data Analytics Lab in Pittsburgh. The new lab is designed to tap the university’s expertise…