Microsoft’s Project AirSim is pushing drone simulation software to new heights How do you teach an autonomous drone to fly itself? Practice, practice, practice. Now Microsoft is offering a way to… Read More
TakeFlight is revving up for expansion of its simulator-based flight training service RENTON, Wash. — The makers of software such as Microsoft Flight Simulator usually say their programs are meant for entertainment,… Read More
Flight Simulator is back, and it’s real: Microsoft uses cloud to help classic franchise soar again RENTON, Wash. — Thanks to Microsoft’s hyper-realistic new version of Flight Simulator, I now know what it’s like to fly… Read More
Elon Musk’s tweets about a solar rescue plan spark interest from Puerto Rico A Twitter conversation about beefing up Puerto Rico’s hurricane-hit power grid with solar power and heavy-duty batteries is turning into… Read More
Volunteer crew begins an eight-month mission on Hawaii’s make-believe Mars Six volunteers – including two with connections to Washington state – have begun eight months of being cooped up in a Hawaii… Read More
365-day isolation crew in Hawaii says a trip to Mars is doable – but bring the ukulele After spending 365 days cooped up in a habitat and mock spacesuits in Hawaii, six volunteers say astronauts can cope… Read More
