Eyes in Space: When Satellites Search for a Plane
It turns out that satellites are not well suited to spotting aircraft. A little thought will reveal that this is not an entirely surprising... Read more →
Making Air Travel Safer with Iris
In all of the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, one thing can be said for sure: that the flight lost all... Read more →
Space Debris and Meteorite Forecast for Safer Aviation
An international group of researchers is developing an unusual forecasting tool – a program that would be able to predict where and when a... Read more →
Losing an Aircraft in Today’s World
Like many people, I have discussed the MH370 loss with colleagues and friends fairly regularly over the past weeks. It never takes long for one of us... Read more →
Living in Space 6: Beyond O’Neill
One would be forgiven for thinking that space colonization was born and died with Gerard O’Neill. The shadow he cast over the field is a long one,... Read more →
Special Report: Losing Aircraft in the Space Age
The evolution of the MH370 search area. — Credits: Furfur and Pechristener/Wikipedia with translation by A. Klawitter On March 8, 2014... Read more →