Starlink’s Innovative Use of Linux in the Space Race
SpaceX has disrupted the traditional aerospace playbook by deploying over a million consumer-grade Linux computers on their Starlink satellites. Rather than opting for the conventional $10,000 radiation-hardened chips, SpaceX embraced commercial silicon running real-time Linux. This approach has not only reduced costs but has also proven remarkably effective in a high-stakes environment like space. Traditional […]
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The Space Economy’s Promise for the Dominican Republic: A Leap Beyond Tourism
The Dominican Republic is in the throes of a transformative venture that could redefine its economic landscape: a commercial spaceport in the small town of Oviedo. This project, helmed by Launch On Demand, is emblematic of the country’s aspirations to diversify beyond its well-trodden tourism sector. Burton Catledge, the founder of Launch On Demand, envisions […]
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SpaceX Just Spent $17 Billion to be Your Next Phone Provider
Imagine for a moment the colossal sums of money involved in buying a prime piece of downtown real estate in a major global city—say, Manhattan or Tokyo. Now, magnify that to cosmic scale, where instead of city blocks, you’re negotiating for something far more intangible yet quintessentially essential: radio waves in space. That’s exactly what […]
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Where No AI Has Gone Before: Putting AI into Orbit
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Frank
- May 3, 2025
- Aerospace
- AI
- Anomaly Detection
- artificial intelligence
- Computer Vision
- CubeSats
- DARPA Blackjack
- Edge Computing
- esa
- Lockheed Martin
- mission planning
- NASA
- Neural Networks
- onboard processing
- orbital maneuvers
- satellite autonomy
- satellite communications
- satellite constellations
- satellite resilience
- satellite security
- satellite swarm
- small satellites
- space cybersecurity
- space debris
- space hardware
- space innovation
- space situational awareness
- space technology
- SSA
Back in the 1960s, when NASA engineers were designing the Apollo missions, they ran into a tricky problem: how do you fit a computer into a spacecraft? The answer — the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) — wasn’t just a marvel of miniaturization. It was a leap of trust. NASA didn’t just shrink the hardware; they […]
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Collins Aerospace is transforming data into value with Databricks Lakehouse
Collins Aerospace is using airplane data from multiple aviation sources, through its Ascentia platform, to quickly and easily analyze data and predict future maintenance needs.
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The Space Economy is About to Get a Lot Bigger
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Frank
- June 24, 2021
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Bloomberg Quicktake explores the booming business and economy of Space. As space becomes more accessible to private enterprise, many companies are hoping to make it not just possible, but affordable to put objects into orbit. Now a startup called Astra is on the verge of launching rockets at a fraction of the cost to competitors, […]
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This Photon-Printed Carbon Is Stronger Than Diamond
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Frank
- August 5, 2020
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- Aerospace
- carbon
- carbon nanotube
- carbon nanotube fiber
- carbon nanotubes
- carbon plate-nanolattices
- diamond
- discovery
- Education
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- electron microscope
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- engineering
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- two-photon polymerization
Scientists might have reached the theoretical limit of how strong this particular material can get, designing the first-ever super-light carbon nanostructure that’s stronger than diamond. The latest development in the nanoworld of carbon comes from a team that has designed something called carbon plate-nanolattices. Under a scanning electron microscope, they look like little cubes, and […]
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The Insane Engineering of the SR-71 Blackbird
Real Engineering takes a closer look at the SR-71’s amazing engineering.
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Airbus and Microsoft Team Up to Sell Holographic Tech
After four years using HoloLens internally, Airbus is partnering with the tech company to sell specialized holographic programs using the mixed-reality headsets. Microsoft HoloLens helps workers train on a virtual aircraft engine. (Airbus Photo) After four years using Microsoft’s HoloLens internally, aerospace giant Airbus is partnering with the tech company to sell specialized holographic programs […]
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