MARBLEHEAD, Mass. – One of the world’s largest package delivery companies is stepping up efforts to integrate drones into its system.
UPS has partnered with robot-maker CyPhy Works to test the use of drones to make commercial deliveries to remote or difficult-to-access locations.
The companies began testing the drones on Thursday, when they launched one from the seaside town of Marblehead. The drone flew on a programmed route for 3 miles over the Atlantic Ocean to deliver an inhaler at Children’s Island.
WASHINGTON – The House intelligence committee is pressing the Obama administration to speed up the release of documents and other materials seized during the May 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
The committee’s chairman, California Republican Devin Nunes, says the 2014 Intelligence Authorization Act calls for a complete declassification review of the documents within 120 days.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX said Friday that evidence points to a large breach in the rocket’s helium system during a routine prelaunch test that turned into a devastating fireball three weeks ago.
The Falcon rocket and a satellite were destroyed in the Sept. 1 explosion, which occurred on the pad two days before the scheduled liftoff.
In an update Friday, SpaceX said it’s still poring through video, audio and data from the moment the first sign of a problem occurs.
Associated Press
