flight control

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Starliner slipped into that category, which includes Space Shuttle tragedies, because of a loss of flight control and other factors.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

The company also provides software for flight control and edge computing, and last July acquired Atlas Space Operations to improve its offerings on that front.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

Thousands of Airbus planes are being returned to normal service, officials say, after being grounded for hours due to a warning that solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

A laser cutter was poised halfway through carving out a flight control unit.

From New York Times • May 4, 2024

Both crashes — killing 189 people in Indonesia in October 2018 and 157 people in Ethiopia four months later — were caused by flawed flight control software on the then-new jet.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024