Information Technology

Panasonic Avionics is ramping up satellite network coverage for its broadband connectivity service, strengthening its existing coverage and outlining plans for an additional Ku-band network to support the heaviest traffic areas.

In many everyday situations, a good first impression is everything. This is also true when it comes to building a career. If you want to encourage young scientists to stay in research, then you need to treat them right.

MondoWindow interactive in-flight maps are now available as part of TriaGnoSys' AeroBTS+ IFE and communications system.

In-flight entertainment (IFE) systems will soon do away with touchscreens and handsets if a prototype under development by Thales makes it through to production.

In-flight entertainment and connectivity may add to aircraft weight and the maintenance burden, but evolution in the field continues as airlines strive to keep pace with what travellers want.

SpaceX is on track to fly the first upgraded Falcon 9 in early 2013. The upgraded Falcon 9 launch vehicle will include a number of new features, chief among them being the nine Merlin 1D first stage engines.

After previously suggesting that the Phobos-Grunt sample/return mission to the Martian moon Phobos had been the victim of some kind of radar jamming or interference - possibly intentional - the head of Russia's Roscosmos space agency, Vladimir Popovkin, noted that charged particles from the Sun affecting imported components in the spacecraft was the most probable cause of the memory/computer fault that left the craft stranded in a low Earth orbit.

“Other Android benchmarks available on the market are ‘mom-and-pop’ benchmarks in which the results can vary significantly,” said Markus Levy, EEMBC’s president

Xcor Aerospace has named three more payload integrators as the suborbital vehicle maker prepares to enter flight tests later this year.

The start-up nivio has announced the beta launch of its European service for Smartphones to provide always-on access to Windows desktop, applications and data.