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Software update delays Mars helicopter's first flight

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, poised to attempt the first powered flight in the atmosphere of another planet, has encountered ...

Payload electronics and flight software being developed for NASA's Landsat 10 spacecraft

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is developing electronics and flight software for the NASA/U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ...

Google has a free flight simulator you can pilot

There's a free Google Earth Flight Simulator available now that you can pilot over 3D maps using a web browser.
Aerospace and Mechanical Insider on MSN

Saab and Divergent unveil software‑defined 5‑meter 3D‑printed fuselage for 2026 flight

The thought that primary aircraft structures have to be strapped into molds, jigs, and riveted assemblies is being torn apart ...
PE Hub

Arcadea Capital invests in software company Flight Vector

Flight Vector founder and CEO Scot Cromer will continue in his role, while maintaining a significant equity interest in the business Flight Vector’s software suites has solutions for computer-aided ...
SpaceNews

NASA Goddard Releases Open Source Core Flight Software System Application Suite to Public

The Innovative Technology Partnerships Office at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, announced the release of its core Flight System (cFS) Application Suite to the public. The ...
SpaceNews

Another Four Spacecraft Take Bright Ascension’s Flight Software to Space

DUNDEE, UK – April 4th, 2022 – Bright Ascension Ltd, an industry-leading space software technology provider, is pleased to announce that its latest GenerationOne flight software deployments, another ...
SpaceRef

NASA Rocket Flight Software for Artemis II Meets Testing Checkpoint

The first Artemis astronauts have begun crew training for their Artemis II mission around the Moon, and teams at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, are testing and configuring ...
Flightglobal

A220 operators told to upgrade flight-control software to address ’design deficiencies’

Airbus A220 operators are being instructed to install a new production baseline software for flight-control computers to remedy a number of deficiencies reported on in-service aircraft. The upgrade is ...
Business Wire

Archer Assembles Best-in-Class Flight Control and Software Team as it Propels Towards First Flight

Team Comprised of Director of Fly-By-Wire Control System, Sergio Ferreira, Director of Vehicle Management Systems, Damien Bardon and Flight Control and Avionics Program Lead, Perrine Mathieu Archer’s ...
Live Science

NASA and DARPA flew 'experimental' self-flying helicopters to see if they could avoid crashing into other virtual aircraft

NASA successfully performed a series of test flights with two autonomous helicopters to check the systems that could one day be used in pilotless air taxis, the agency has revealed. During the flights ...
Seeking Alpha

Northrop Grumman tests mid-flight software switching in autonomy flight

Northrop Grumman (NOC) on Thursday said it successfully conducted a flight test in which an experimental aircraft switched between different autonomy software systems mid-flight without interrupting ...