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The algorithm tells the drone to pass through the waypoints on a course but not how or when.

Algorithm Makes Autonomous Drones Faster than Human Pilots

It beat humans who trained on the course before the race.

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket launches carrying passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, brother Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk, from its spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021.

Blue Origin's Bezos Reaches Space on 1st Passenger Flight

Bezos called it the "best day ever."

The jet cabin from Transair Flight 810 rests on the Pacific Ocean floor off the coast of Honolulu, July 8, 2021.

Air Cargo Company Grounded Over Safety Practices

The order comes after its Boeing 737 crashed off Hawaii.

Top 10 Largest Rockets for Space Travel

A Proton-M booster rocket carrying the Nauka module blasts off from the launch pad at Russia's space facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, July 21, 2021.

Russia Launches Lab Module to Space Station

An Emirates jetliner comes in for landing at Dubai International Airport, Dec. 11, 2019.

Airplanes Collide at Dubai Airport

Jeff Bezos describes the experience after launch from the spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, July 20, 2021.

Bezos Comments on Workers Draw Rebuke

An Antonov An-26 with the same board number as the missed plane at Airport Elizovo, outside Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, Nov. 17, 2020.

28 Feared Dead in Russian Plane Crash

The plane was on approach for a landing in fog and clouds when it missed a scheduled communication and disappeared from radar.

A 2021 photo showing Oliver Daemen in an airplane cockpit.

18-Year-Old Joining Blue Origin Flight

The son of an auction bidder — rather than its $28 million winner — will launch with Jeff Bezos next week.

Boeing 737 Max jet landing at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle, June 29, 2020.

FAA Requires More Tests for Boeing 737s

The agency said it acted after receiving reports of newly installed switches failing.

Jeff Bezos speaks at an event before unveiling Blue Origin's Blue Moon lunar lander in Washington, May 9, 2019.

Blue Origin Gets OK to Send Bezos, 3 Others to Space

The FAA gave the go-ahead for Tuesday's planned launch.

The purchase of 100 electric aircraft will take place once the aircraft meets safety, business and operating requirements.

United Invests in Electric Aircraft Company

The deal could lead to electric flights by 2026.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 reusable booster comes in for an on-land touchdown at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., June 30, 2021.

New Tool Limits Disruptions from Space Operations

The system could cut the amount of time that air traffic must be routed around space launches and landings.

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Würth Additive Signs Reliable, Precise Digital Forge

The technology is used by blue chip companies to deliver mission-critical end-use parts on-demand and at the point of need.

Opher Doron, general manager of Israel Aerospace Industries' space division, speaks beside the SpaceIL lunar module, July 10, 2018, near Tel Aviv.

Israeli Group Secures Funds for Lunar Mission

A trio of billionaires and philanthropists will bankroll the project.

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson waves to school children while heading to board the rocket plane that will fly him to space from Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, Sunday, July 11, 2021.

Branson Flight Sparks Optimism in New Mexico

It's been a long and difficult road that started with many unknowns for both the state and the space tourism company.

Boeing had been producing five 787s per month.

Boeing Cuts Production on 787 to Address Flaw

Boeing anticipates it will deliver less than half of the 787s remaining in its inventory this year.

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson, left, receives a Virgin Galactic made astronaut wings pin from Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield after his flight to space from Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, N.M., Sunday, July 11, 2021.

Branson Reaches Space in His Own Ship

Branson and five crewmates reached an altitude of 53.5 miles.

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Optical Engineering to Enable Next-Generation Telescopes

Astronomical advances are largely coupled with technological ones.