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A robotic arm made solely by European manufacturers has passed its qualification review for launch into space on the OneSat range of satellites.  The robotic deployment and pointing system enables the satellite’s plasma thrusters to be positioned far away from the satellite’s body, optimising consumption of the xenon fuel. The approval of the system means that OneSat is now fully propelled by European technology. Designed by Airbus in France, the robotic arm was made and qualified by…

Space companies and telecommunication providers are racing to litter the Earth’s skies with tens of thousands of new twinkling satellites capable of completing a vast variety of tasks, from research and internet communication to military espionage. Up until now, the security practices of these hefty floating computers have remained more or less a black box. But new academic research shedding light on the practice shadows satellitemanufacturers may be neglecting basic cybersecurity considerations in their haste to blast…

The top aircraft regulator in the US says it’s experimenting with a pair of virtual reality helicopter training simulators to conduct safety research. While Mark Zuckerberg’s dream of a semi-dystopian metaverse VR-enabled future may have hit a snag or two, the adoption of VR for less flashy, but almost surely more consequential training simulators continues to quietly gain altitude.A Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson told Gizmodo it recently installed two simulators developed by the Swiss startup Loft Dynamics…

Following a series of setbacks that has hindered the next-generation Vega launcher, the European Space Agency (ESA) is looking into what caused the rocket’s motor to fail during a recent static fire test.What Drew John Boyega Back Into Sci-Fi? | io9 InterviewESA established an Independent Enquiry Commission to investigate an anomaly that occurred during Vega-C’s static fire test on June 28, further delaying the thirdlaunch of the medium-lift rocket, European Spaceflight reported. Vega-C made its debut in July 2022,…

Today was a big day in the world of artificial intelligence. As European Union has begun finalizing the redrafted AI laws, many companies have begun sharing concerns and urging the EU to reconsider the policies. In separate news, Microsoft has launched a new AI skills initiative, a free course, across the globe through which it intends to help people understand how to use the potential of AI. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.Top companies raise alarm over the EU AI lawsMany big business…

Airbus is looking towards to a greener aviation future, revealing major projects to build hydrogen jet airliners with not only a complete hydrogen-fueled propulsion system, but also a hydrogen Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to generate electricity onboard.There's often talk about a new hydrogen economy, but there's much more to this than simply swapping out fossil fuels for hydrogen. The two are very different things and require much more than just an engine that's been modified to burn hydrogen. It requires complete systems…

The agreement, estimated to be worth $50 billion, came on the first day of the Paris Air Show as travel rebounds following the pandemic. The agreement, estimated to be worth $50 billion, came on the first day of the Paris Air Show as travel rebounds following the pandemic. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to…

An employee works at the Airbus A350 assembly site, in Colomiers near Toulouse, south-western France, on December 9, 2022.Valentine Chapuis | AFP | Getty ImagesA lot has changed in the four years since one of the aviation industry's biggest air shows was held in person.The Covid-19 pandemic devastated travel demand, the aviation industry shed thousands of experienced workers and roller coaster appetites for new jets wreaked havoc on production rates of new planes.After all that, the Paris Air Show — a trade event where…

Published By: Paras YadavLast Updated: June 14, 2023, 13:21 ISTEmirates Airline (Photo: IANS)Emirates said it will operate its new flagship A380 aircraft from the two Indian airports - Mumbai and Bengaluru, featuring the new premium economy seatsGulf carrier Emirates on Tuesday announced that it will offer premium economy class, offering more legroom, on its Airbus A380 flights to Mumbai and Bengaluru, starting October 30.The airline said it will operate its newly retrofitted flagship A380 aircraft from the two Indian…

By now it’s just assumed that every single time you fly economy class, the experience is going to be worse than the last time you flew. We wouldn’t be surprised if one day using an armrestcame with extra fees, but United hopes that cramped seats and poor service will be happily ignored if passengers get to spend an entire flight with their eyes glued to a 4K OLED screen.You Could Soon Get Cash Back for Your Canceled FlightLast year, Panasonic’s Avionics introduced its Astrova in-flight entertainment system, which was a…