Naveen Jain’s next big thing: Own a piece of the moon?

Naveen Jain

Naveen Jain is looking to save planet Earth by reaching for the moon. The Seattle Internet entrepreneur emerged today as the co-founder of a new startup company called Moon Express, which is attempting to “blaze a trail to the moon and establish new avenues for commercial space activities beyond Earth orbit.” Jain previously co-founded the… Read More…

Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin, Boeing get NASA cash to build new spaceships

Boeing's CST-100

Seattle may have lost a bid to house one of the retired Space Shuttles. But, who needs a clunky, old spacecraft, when you can actually play a part in building the next-generation space vehicle? Two companies with ties to Seattle, Boeing and Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin, have won tens of millions of dollars from NASA to… Read More…

Where will all the shuttles land? Seattle’s Museum of Flight among top bidders

Space shuttle orbiter Enterprise on display at The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is up for grabs

[Update, Tuesday morning: Bad news, space fans: Seattle loses bid for Space Shuttle] Tomorrow marks the 30 year anniversary of NASA’s first space shuttle launch, Columbia. But Celebration of Human Space Flight won’t be the only party on the block. NASA is using the date to announce the three lucky recipients of the retired orbiters,… Read More…