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Author: Frank Winter
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Lockheed’s AI Factory: Turning a “Digital Thread” Into a Battle-Ready Advantage
ORLANDO — A new AI platform that provides defense-grade security across environments is now available...
The Universe’s First Selfie: The Remarkable Story of the James Webb Space Telescope
ORLANDO – The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the largest telescope ever designed, built, and...
GOTCHA! Students Capture Malfunctioning Satellite in Spacecraft Control Exercise
Embry-Riddle Wins Annual Capture the Satellite Competition at AIAA SciTech Forum ORLANDO – A team...
No Fans Needed: Sophia Space’s Orbital Data Centers Will Cool, Compute, and Conquer Space-Based Computing
Keeping cloud servers cool is a major headache. Vast amounts of chillers are needed to...
Industry Innovation: Art and Design Meet in Space
ORLANDO — From designing Victoria’s Secret models’ angel wings to zero‑Kelvin‑compatible moon‑habitat suits, Ted Southern’s career...
Space Station Model Mimics Real ISS to Inspire Students
Teachers who wish they could bring the International Space Station (ISS) out of orbit and...
Higher Orbits: A 10-Year Journey from Classrooms to Cosmos
Higher Orbits, a modest nonprofit organization founded by a former NASA Johnson Space Center flight controller...
A Half Century of Deep Space Exploration Is Just the Beginning
For 50 years, Lockheed Martin and NASA have collaborated to advance understanding of the solar...
Got a Payload for Space? Call Front Door
Companies that have a product suitable for space or defense often have a problem –...
Becoming a Technical Fellow Takes More Than Expertise
Early- and mid-career engineers looking for a career boost might want to look beyond everyday...
AI Shifts the Paradigm of Aerospace Structural Modeling
Artificial intelligence (AI) can and should be a practical partner in changing the way aerospace...
ISS Above and Beyond – 4K Earth Views
Liam Kennedy just wanted to impress his three-year-old grandson and teach him something about orbital...
The MITRE Corporation Shows Its Might in Aviation Development
Federally funded R&D Research Centers, or FFRDCs, supply federal agencies with objective data, engineering expertise,...
Magnetic Levitation Rises to the Occasion
A new family of hyperdrive motors may rewrite the aerospace playbook with technology that can...
Physics Can Revolutionize AI Simulations for Better Design
Incorporating physics into artificial intelligence (AI) models for simulation will help rewrite how to design...
RTX Ventures Aims to Transform the Industry, One Investment at a Time
Innovators! If you know of a startup enterprise in the aerospace or defense industries looking...
A Day in the Life of the Thunderbird Crew
Keeping America’s premier aerial demonstration team flying day in and day out takes extraordinary skill...
Hybrid Aircraft One Step Toward the Future of Aviation
Aircraft powered by hybrid-electric engines can bridge the gap between today’s fossil-fuel jets and tomorrow’s...
A University as an AIAA Corporate Member? Aerospace Takes Flight at Ole Miss
At first glance, a university that has no academic aeronautics department might be a curious...
Small Leak Leads to Big Idea – Adhesive Bonding for Aircraft
A small fuel leak dripping from an airplane wing 40 years ago led to a...
AFWERX: Accelerating Technology from Civilian to Military Use
The U.S. Air Force is always looking for novel technology where industrial innovation can be...
Exploring Other Worlds Using Artificial Intelligence – Insights from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Scientists gathering data that could indicate life on other celestial bodies in the solar system...
Flying on Mars – Hear from AeroVironment on Achieving More with Less
How was it possible to go from the first human-powered sustained flight to the first...

