The world was thrilled when billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos declared he would be launching the world’s first commercial spaceflight aboard the Blue Origin rocket. However, his plans were recently delayed after a rocket test resulted in the rocket crashing during liftoff. So what’s the deal with Bezos’s grounded rocket? In April of 2019, Bezos predicted… Continue reading What’s the Deal With Bezos’s Grounded Rocket?
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FAA outage that grounded flights blamed on old tech and damaged database file
On April 2018, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was forced to ground all domestic US flights as a result of a widespread nationwide outage of its flight systems. The chaotic day of cancelled flights, frustrated passengers, and delayed flights had a single, disappointing cause: an antiquated technology system and a damaged database file. The… Continue reading FAA outage that grounded flights blamed on old tech and damaged database file