02/21/2024 - EditState

Head of Boeing’s 737 MAX Program Leaves After Midair Incident

On 02/21/2024

WASHINGTON — Boeing said on Wednesday it was replacing the head of its troubled 737 MAX program effective immediately, the first major executive departure since the January 5 midair panel blowout of a new Alaska Airlines MAX 9. Ed Clark, who had been with the plane-maker for nearly 18 years, departed as Boeing has been dealing with its latest crisis and has vowed to ramp up quality efforts. Regulators have curbed the plane-maker’s production, and lawmakers and customers have been scrutinizing production and safety measures. Boeing has scrambled to explain and strengthen safety procedures after a door panel detached duringmore

Commercial Spaceship Set for Lunar Touchdown, in Test for US Industry

On 02/21/2024

WASHINGTON — A company from Texas is poised to attempt a feat that until now has only been accomplished by a handful of national space agencies but could soon become commonplace for the private sector: landing on the moon. If all goes to plan, Houston-based Intuitive Machines will guide its spaceship named Odysseus to a gentle touchdown near the lunar south pole on Thursday at 2249 GMT, then run experiments for NASA that will help pave the way for the return of astronauts later this decade. A previous effort by another U.S. company last month ended in failure, raising the stakesmore

Artificial Intelligence Is Being Used to Help Save Lives

On 02/21/2024

Health care professionals are increasingly using artificial intelligence to better diagnose and treat serious medical conditions. However, with the use of artificial intelligence in medicine growing, there are concerns among medical ethicists about how emerging technologies should be deployed …