Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics FAA Part 25 Rewrite Targets Certification Friction and Design Updates Thomas CaldwellJune 29, 2026June 29, 20260 The FAA is currently undertaking a large-scale overhaul of transport-airplane certification regulations in Part 25 of the Code of Federal…
Aerospace & Spaceflight NASA’s Swift Rescue Puts Robotic Satellite Servicing to the Test David WhitakerJune 29, 2026June 29, 20260 The aging Swift Observatory could receive a life-saving service in a time-critical mission from NASA that is more than just…
Materials & Manufacturing GE Aerospace Connects Powder, Machines and Production for Engine AM Edward CollinsJune 29, 2026June 29, 20260 Discussions regarding additive manufacturing (AM) metal parts in aerospace tend to focus around the 3D-printing machine as an end product….
Mechanical Design & Robotics ABB and Psyonic Test Prosthetic Data for Robot Dexterity Jonathan BarrettJune 29, 2026June 29, 20260 While today’s robotics industry has made huge strides in replicating known movements, it still has a hard time when performing…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Perseverance Carbon Discovery Raises the Stakes for Mars Sample Return David WhitakerJune 29, 2026June 29, 20260 The Perseverance rover has provided an important new data point to the debate about life on Mars, but the engineering…
Drones & Unmanned Systems FAA’s Oklahoma V-PAR Expands U.S. VTOL Integration Test Infrastructure Stephen WallaceJune 29, 2026June 29, 20260 The FAA Advanced Air Mobility Research Range is currently being developed at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, FAA’s research campus…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Restored 1937 Radios Narrow Amelia Earhart Search Planning Thomas CaldwellJune 29, 2026June 29, 20260 Over 90 years since the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan while flying to Howland Island, one…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Perseverance Organic Discovery Shows Why Mars Samples Still Matter David WhitakerJune 29, 2026June 29, 20260 One of the largest, richest detections of organics made by NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars has now been detailed in…