
Aerospace News & Articles - IEEE Spectrum
Nov 25, 2025 · The latest developments in aviation, satellites, astrophysics, space flight, and space exploration
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, …
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.
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 …
Fly the Hybrid Skies - IEEE Spectrum
Nov 30, 2023 · For this test series, engineers at GE Aerospace assembled two sets of a hybrid-electric system, representing the right- and left-engine sides of an airplane, and simulated the electrical loads ...
Airbus Is Working on a Superconducting Electric Aircraft
Apr 9, 2025 · The tests were conducted by France’s national aerospace research agency and Safran Aircraft Engines, which is working on open-fan engines with GE Aerospace.
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 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 …