SpaceX successfully launched three Falcon 9 rockets in rapid-fire mode over the weekend, sending 67 Starlink satellites into orbit within three days of receiving approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to resume launches following a rare in-flight failure on July 11. SpaceX began its return to flight by firing up 23 Starlink internet satellites from … Read more
Windows computers suddenly shut down after Microsoft outage – Gonzalo Fuentes/REUTERS Cancelled flights: will planes remain grounded? Frontier Airlines has grounded flights for more than two hours, blaming problems with Microsoft’s online services. In the US, American Airlines, United and Delta have asked the Federal Aviation Administration to impose a global halt on all flights, … Read more
Do cell phones on airplanes really need to be in airplane mode? Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Mobile phones have become an integral part of modern existence, allowing us to call or text people from anywhere. Or rather: of almost everywhere. Every time we board a flight, we hear someone ask (almost wishfully): “Can you … Read more