Aerospace News & Articles - IEEE Spectrum
Nov 25, 2025 · The latest developments in aviation, satellites, astrophysics, space flight, and space exploration
Electric Aircraft Motor Gets Superconducting Upgrade - IEEE Spectrum
Jun 26, 2025 · High-temperature superconductors are transforming electric aircraft motors from companies like Hinetics, offering unprecedented power density.
Helium Giants Return: LTA Research Airship Over SF Bay - IEEE Spectrum
May 27, 2025 · The age of airships is reborn! LTA Research's Pathfinder 1, a 124-meter helium giant, soared over San Francisco Bay, marking a new era in sustainable aviation. Funded by Sergey Brin, …
Barrier Breaker Is Shaping Aerospace Engineering’s Future
Sep 18, 2024 · From physics to aerospace engineering Harris’s journey into the world of science began under the guidance of his physics teacher at the all-Black Armstrong High School, in Richmond.
Bertrand Piccard's Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Aircraft - IEEE Spectrum
May 25, 2025 · Bertrand Piccard, a modern explorer, aims to make history again by flying a green-hydrogen fuel-cell aircraft around the world nonstop by 2028. Known for his environmental missions, …
Though Tech Layoffs Persist, Skilled Engineers Are in Demand - IEEE ...
Feb 22, 2025 · The sectors of telecommunication and automotive and aerospace are particularly interested in AI and big data skills; 100 percent of businesses surveyed in those fields said these …
The World’s Largest 3D Metal Printer Is Churning Out Rockets
Oct 25, 2019 · In traditional aerospace manufacturing, a design change can require almost a year of retooling and adjustments. Because hardware changes take so long, the avionics department is …
GPS Spoofing Attacks Are Dangerously Misleading Airliners
Dec 29, 2024 · Todd Humphreys is a professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, where he directs the Wireless Networking and Communications Group and the …
The Truth About Terahertz - IEEE Spectrum
Aug 17, 2012 · UPDATE 5 MARCH 2024: In Terahertz technology, everything old is news again. “Not that much has changed in the past 10 or 15 years,” says Peter H. Siegel. Siegel, an IEEE Life …
Low-Earth-Orbit Satellites Go Low With Bengaluru's Bellatrix - IEEE ...
Oct 3, 2024 · Edd Gent is a contributing editor for IEEE Spectrum. Bellatrix Aerospace's new ultra-low Earth orbit satellite will be powered by a novel air-based electric propulsion system.