Space – Page 18 of 93

Sep 27, 2021, 9:42 AM

Blue Origin sets next space trip for Oct. 12; two fliers named, but not William Shatner

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says two successful tech entrepreneurs will be part of the lineup for its next… Read More

Sep 24, 2021, 7:08 PM

Space Force awards $87.5M to Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, SpaceX and ULA for testing

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command today announced awards totaling $87.5 million to support prototype commercial projects relating to… Read More

William Shatner and New Shepard spaceship

Sep 24, 2021, 10:14 AM

Beam me up? TMZ says William Shatner will take Blue Origin suborbital space trip

The next crewed suborbital spaceflight planned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture — which could launch as… Read More

Sep 23, 2021, 5:22 PM

Funko reaches new heights: Company’s ‘Big Bang’ Pop! figure was part of crew on SpaceX mission

Funko, the Everett, Wash.-based maker of Pop! figurines and other collectibles, has expanded its market reach. To space. The company… Read More

Sep 23, 2021, 3:22 PM

Karman Systems acquires Systima to target hypersonic and space technology

Mukilteo, Wash.-based Systima Technologies has been acquired by Karman Missile & Space Systems as part of Karman’s push into the… Read More

Sep 22, 2021, 12:31 PM

Court filings shed light on Blue Origin vs. SpaceX lunar lander fight, with dark spots

Redacted versions of documents relating to Blue Origin’s federal lawsuit against the federal government and SpaceX lay out further details… Read More

Sep 21, 2021, 8:35 AM

Xplore wins $2M contract from Pentagon initiative to speed up satellite development

Redmond, Wash.-based Xplore says it has received a $2 million contract from National Security Innovation Capital, a hardware development accelerator… Read More

Sep 21, 2021, 7:00 AM

RBC Signals strikes deal to hook up ground stations with Spaceflight Inc.’s orbital tugs

Two Seattle-area space companies have forged an alliance to facilitate space-to-ground communications for orbital transfer vehicles. Under the terms of… Read More

Sep 18, 2021, 10:00 PM

Citizen spacefliers splash down, finishing up Inspiration4’s charity mission in orbit

The first non-governmental flight to orbit ended with a splash — and with the safe return of the Inspiration4 mission’s… Read More

Sep 17, 2021, 5:08 PM

Inspiration4’s ‘all-civilian’ spacefliers share orbital activities — including a ukulele solo

On the eve of their scheduled return from orbit, four amateur spacefliers brought the world up to date on their… Read More

Sep 15, 2021, 5:29 PM

With a billionaire’s backing, SpaceX sends citizen spacefliers into orbit for a mission like no other

A tech billionaire and three other non-professional spacefliers blasted off today to begin the first non-governmental, philanthropic mission carrying a… Read More

Sep 15, 2021, 10:53 AM

Why Inspiration4’s ‘all-civilian’ trip to orbit represents the dawn of a second space age

Are they space tourists? Citizen spacefliers? All-civilian astronauts? Whatever you call them, the four teammates who are due to go… Read More

Illustration: Astronaut stepping onto moon

Sep 14, 2021, 4:37 PM

Blue Origin and four other companies win millions to keep lunar lander dreams alive

Months after losing out to SpaceX, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and two of its partners in a lunar… Read More

Sep 14, 2021, 7:00 AM

After milestone flight, Blue Origin SVP Stephen Bennett will join Kepler Communications as COO

The changing of the guard is continuing at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture with the departure of Stephen Bennett,… Read More

Sep 14, 2021, 6:00 AM

Spaceflight Inc. unveils a new breed of orbital tug that’s built for far-out missions

When a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends a robotic lander to the moon’s south pole, perhaps as early as next… Read More

Sep 13, 2021, 7:30 AM

Beyond satellites: Now that it’s gone public, BlackSky will boldly go into new markets

As a private venture, BlackSky made a name for itself providing satellite imagery and data analysis primarily for military and… Read More

Sep 8, 2021, 10:52 AM

Amazon fires back at SpaceX in regulatory war of words over satellite constellations

Amazon laid out out a laundry list of SpaceX’s regulatory tussles today in a letter sent to the Federal Communications… Read More

Sep 7, 2021, 6:00 AM

Kymeta teams up with OneWeb to test mobile satellite broadband service

Redmond, Wash.-based Kymeta Corp., the mobile connectivity company backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has joined forces with OneWeb to… Read More

Sep 3, 2021, 1:21 PM

Stoke Space stakes its claim in the launch industry’s rush to fully reusable rockets

In just six months, Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space Technologies has turned a blank stretch of ground in Moses Lake, Wash.,… Read More

Sep 1, 2021, 2:55 PM

Elon Musk goads Jeff Bezos on Twitter as their prolonged space spat escalates

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has fired a fresh volley of tart tweets at Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and… Read More

Aug 26, 2021, 11:25 AM

Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship joins the pantheon of model rockets

Rocket fans will soon be able to follow in Jeff Bezos’ footsteps when it comes to ownership of a suborbital… Read More

Aug 26, 2021, 8:11 AM

Paintings, not people, take the spotlight in Blue Origin’s latest suborbital space trip

A little more than a month after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took a rocket ride, his Blue Origin space venture… Read More

Aug 19, 2021, 5:05 PM

NASA agrees to pause SpaceX lunar contract until November after Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin files suit

NASA paused its contract with SpaceX to take astronauts back to the moon pending the initial outcome of a lawsuit… Read More

Aug 18, 2021, 11:45 AM

Blue Origin leaving humans behind as next mission will carry scientific and research payloads

Jeff Bezos and his crewmates won’t be hopping aboard for a suborbital redo on the next New Shepard mission. The… Read More

Aug 18, 2021, 7:29 AM

Computing at the edge of space: HPE and Microsoft conduct International Space Station experiments

If your cell phone went out 17 times a day, for anywhere from 1 second to 20 minutes, you’d get… Read More

Aug 16, 2021, 10:04 AM

Bezos’ Blue Origin sues NASA for giving Musk’s SpaceX sole contract to return astronauts to moon

After focusing for much of his career on delivering packages to doorsteps, Jeff Bezos is turning his attention to delivering… Read More

Milky Way and Perseids meteor over Mt. Rainier

Aug 13, 2021, 12:30 PM

How I got this photo of the Perseids meteor shower over Mount Rainier — and tips for watching more

The Perseid meteor shower is one of the best summer stargazing activities. GeekWire photographer Kevin Lisota captured this image of a meteor and the Milky Way rising above Mt. Rainier. Read More

Jul 30, 2021, 11:50 AM

GAO denies Blue Origin’s protest of NASA’s lunar lander contract award to SpaceX

The Government Accountability Office today turned back protests from Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and Alabama-based Dynetics, ruling that… Read More

Jul 27, 2021, 8:00 AM

Bezos vs. Branson vs. Musk: A reality check on the billionaire space race — and space station sci-fi

The state of commercial space travel is changing so quickly that even science-fiction authors are struggling to keep up. That’s… Read More

Jul 26, 2021, 10:04 AM

Jeff Bezos offers to cover $2B more in costs as part of NASA lunar lander deal

In an open letter to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Jeff Bezos says his Blue Origin space venture will waive up… Read More