This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we go behind the scenes of Hype Aviation, a news aggregation site that you might think of as Techmeme for aviation, space and defense… Read More
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is collaborating with the U.S. Space Force to address the gap in cybersecurity professionals working on space-related technology. The new Cyber Halo Innovation Research Project… Read More
Tom Hanks has already been to space, sort of, as the star of 1995’s “Apollo 13.” He wasn’t going to pay millions for the chance to do it in real… Read More
The founder of a bootstrapped Seattle startup who launched his company on Kickstarter is looking to hitch a ride to space with a tech billionaire, and he’s using a video… Read More
As a boy growing up in New Jersey, Andrew Steen had a range of hobbies and interests. He tried his hand at just about every sport, a dozen instruments, art,… Read More
What were the top tech stories of the past decade? I’ve been discussing this topic with others recently on LinkedIn, and as I was editing GeekWire contributing writer Christopher Budd’s… Read More
It was another big, busy year in tech around the Seattle region, whether it involved the largest companies or the scrappiest startups. GeekWire was there to cover the innovation and… Read More
Lots of interesting things have landed at The Museum of Flight over the years, Seattle’s home to a significant collection of artifacts related to the history of flight. Now, a… Read More
Taylor Banks is a self-confessed space addict. The CFO for Kirkland, Wash.-based Systima Technologies, Inc., manufacturers of systems and components for the space and defense industries, always had an interest… Read More
— The Apollo Program and moon landing is a historic event captured in a variety of media. Movies, television, and books have all told the story of the 12 men… Read More
Amazon is asking the Federal Communications Commission for approval of its Project Kuiper satellite broadband venture, and referring to potential synergies with Amazon Web Services as a strong selling point.… Read More
Space has always fascinated us geeks. Thanks to Star Wars, Star Trek and countless other science fiction media, gazing at the stars and dreaming of being an astronaut was a… Read More
Eight students from a low-income sugarcane town in South Florida spent months on a robotics project tackling kidney stones in space. Across the country, researchers at the University of Washington… Read More
When you hear the words “satellite factory,” LeoStella‘s operations in a nondescript office park south of Seattle probably isn’t the image that comes to mind. But that’s exactly what it is.… Read More
Imagine the images on social media when one of our modern space-travel pioneers — whether it’s Bezos or Musk or Branson — actually gets us there. Random pictures of sunsets… Read More
A lunar meteorite discovered in a Northwest African desert in 2017 has sold at auction for $612,500, Boston-based RR Auction announced on Friday. The rare rock, classified as NWA 11789… Read More
Luke Skywalker was always looking to the stars. Stuck on a Tatooine farm with a dream of becoming a pilot, the Star Wars hero wanted to make a name for… Read More
This week’s passing of famed British physicist Stephen Hawking has sparked reflection around the globe — and perhaps, dreamily, even throughout the universe that he dedicated so much of his life… Read More
Whatever critters live on the distant planets where Jeff Bezos eventually lands, here’s a word of advice: run! The Amazon CEO and Blue Origin founder nibbled on some interesting fare… Read More
Depending on how you see it, Elon Musk is either an innovative genius building the future of mankind or a mad scientist firing off more harebrained schemes than one person… Read More
Code.org has quickly become a name known around the world. The nonprofit’s goal is to make sure every student across the globe has access to a computer and the chance… Read More
(I’ve just spent a month driving back and forth across America, with Rusty, as I do every summer, visiting small towns with big dreams. This summer is different, however –… Read More
Embed from Getty Images Maybe Amazon’s signature catchphrase is helping CEO Jeff Bezos stay motivated at the gym. It’s still Day One, baby. Or perhaps he’s been making use of… Read More
Three female pioneers of space exploration are the subjects of a new short film from Google. And the experiences the women had and how they describe it all has led… Read More
NEW ORLEANS – The evolution of the space race became very clear this week at the Collision media and technology conference. That’s where Seattle-area tech entrepreneur and Moon Express co-founder… Read More
If you’re up late tonight and into Saturday morning, you might as well look up and try to catch a glimpse of the annual Lyrid meteor shower, which is supposed… Read More
With Elon Musk’s announcement that he plans to colonize Mars within a century, space has been on a lot of folks’ minds this past month. And this weekend’s SpaceFest at… Read More
Colonies on Mars are no longer restricted to the pages of sci-fi classics and the imagination of ambitious space geeks. These settlements are not only possible, they are moving closer to reality… Read More
Kepler Communications, a Techstars Seattle graduate building telecom infrastructure for space, just secured $5 million in seed funding. New York venture capital firm IA Ventures led the round. The Toronto-based startup… Read More
Imagine you are an astronaut, chosen for the first manned mission to Mars. After years of preparation, dozens of health checks, and months of space travel, you are ready to… Read More