Space – Page 24 of 93

Jun 18, 2020, 7:35 AM

Space Perspective reboots vision of flying passengers to stratosphere on a balloon

The space entrepreneurs who planned to send passengers ballooning into the stratosphere for astronaut’s-eye views of the Earth below, way… Read More

Jun 17, 2020, 4:55 PM

Perseverance rover will go to Mars with a monument to COVID-19 medical teams

When NASA’s Perseverance rover lands in Mars’ Jezero Crater next February, it’ll be carrying a tribute to the medical community… Read More

Jun 17, 2020, 2:32 PM

NOAA awards Xplore $670,000 to study the options for space weather observatory

Seattle-based Xplore has won a $670,111 award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to look into the feasibility of… Read More

Jun 17, 2020, 10:55 AM

Spaceflight signs deal with SpaceX for future rideshare satellite launch slots

Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. says it’s signed an agreement to secure spots for secondary payloads on several of SpaceX’s rockets due… Read More

Jun 13, 2020, 3:00 AM

SpaceX sends Starlink and Planet satellites to orbit in a new kind of piggyback launch

SpaceX today launched dozens more of its Starlink broadband internet satellites, plus three piggyback satellites for Planet — marking the… Read More

Jun 12, 2020, 10:50 PM

Rocket Lab’s 12th launch sends satellites into space for NRO, NASA and Australia

Rocket Lab’s low-cost Electron rocket lofted a bevy of small satellites into orbit tonight for the National Reconnaissance Office, NASA… Read More

Jun 12, 2020, 10:56 AM

Japanese firms finish acquisition of Spaceflight, with BlackSky satellite venture going its own way

Japan’s Mitsui & Co., working in partnership with Yamasa Co. Ltd., has completed the acquisition of Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. from… Read More

Jun 11, 2020, 7:30 PM

Five years after Pluto encounter, New Horizons probe does a far-out parallax experiment

NASA’s New Horizons probe has measured the distance to nearby stars using a technique that’s as old as the ancient… Read More

Jun 11, 2020, 8:45 AM

NASA picks Astrobotic to deliver its VIPER rover to lunar south pole for nearly $200M

NASA has awarded a $199.5 million contract to Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic to deliver its VIPER rover to the moon’s south pole… Read More

Jun 11, 2020, 5:00 AM

Boeing teams up with Varjo on virtual reality training for Starliner space taxi

Boeing isn’t due to start flying NASA crews to the International Space Station until next year, but in the meantime,… Read More

Jun 9, 2020, 10:59 AM

Tethers Unlimited to provide hardware for NASA’s PUNCH sun-watching mission

Bothell, Wash.-based Tethers Unlimited says it will provide key communications and propulsion capabilities to Southwest Research Institute in support of… Read More

Jun 8, 2020, 4:21 PM

5 trillion bytes a day: SpaceX engineers flash some facts about Starlink satellites

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation is still deep into testing mode, but it’s already generating 5 trillion bytes of data on… Read More

Jun 5, 2020, 1:00 PM

Don’t panic: Huge, headline-grabbing asteroid has no chance of hitting us anytime soon

The bad news is that an asteroid of city-killing proportions is heading in our direction, but the good news is… Read More

Jun 4, 2020, 4:34 PM

After sparking consternation at NASA, Trump campaign pulls ad featuring SpaceX launch

An online advertisement that plays off last weekend’s historic crewed SpaceX launch to boost President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign drew… Read More

Jun 4, 2020, 6:15 AM

Everything must boldly go! Defunct asteroid mining company’s hardware put up for auction

REDMOND, Wash. — Wanna buy a used thermal vacuum chamber? If you have a sudden yen to replicate outer-space conditions,… Read More

Jun 3, 2020, 7:08 PM

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches eighth batch of 60 Starlink satellites and makes its ‘first fifth’ landing

Less than a week after sending two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, SpaceX sent 60 more of its… Read More

Jun 3, 2020, 10:58 AM

Space investor Dylan Taylor reserves a spot for payload on Xplore’s first space mission

Seattle-based Xplore says space investor and philanthropist Dylan Taylor plans to reserve payload space on its first mission beyond Earth… Read More

Jun 1, 2020, 4:25 PM

NASA’s Dragon riders capture the flag, nine years after it was left on the space station

A day after arriving at the International Space Station on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob… Read More

May 31, 2020, 12:12 PM

Closer than humanly possible: New launch pad photos capture historic SpaceX liftoff in all its glory

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are now safely aboard the International Space Station… Read More

May 31, 2020, 11:41 AM

‘Dragon arriving’: For first time, astronauts reach the space station in SpaceX capsule

For the first time in nearly nine years, astronauts have arrived at the International Space Station in a spaceship that… Read More

May 30, 2020, 8:08 PM

After seeing milestone launch, President Trump hails space effort as a force for ‘pride and unity’

President Donald Trump held up America’s space effort as a unifying endeavor for a divided nation after becoming only the… Read More

May 30, 2020, 6:11 PM

Crew Dragon’s astronauts give their SpaceX spaceship a storied name: Endeavour

The two NASA astronauts who rode SpaceX’s first crew-carrying Dragon capsule to orbit today named their spacecraft, continuing a tradition… Read More

May 30, 2020, 5:00 PM

‘Light this candle!’ SpaceX sends NASA astronauts on historic trip to space station in Dragon capsule

SpaceX launched two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station today, becoming the first company to send humans to orbit… Read More

May 29, 2020, 2:33 PM

Another Starship super-rocket prototype blows up on SpaceX’s test pad in Texas

Starship SN4, the latest in a series of prototypes for SpaceX’s super-rocket, exploded in a huge fireball today just after… Read More

May 29, 2020, 9:59 AM

Weather concerns complicate plans for SpaceX’s next attempt to launch NASA astronauts

NASA and SpaceX are keeping a close eye on the weather in Florida and beyond as they get set for… Read More

May 27, 2020, 2:04 PM

Weather forces delay for SpaceX’s historic launch of NASA’s first Dragon riders to the space station

The countdown for SpaceX’s first crewed launch to the International Space Station ran down to less than 17 minutes, but… Read More

May 27, 2020, 10:51 AM

Bankrupt OneWeb files with FCC to put 48,000 broadband satellites in orbit

Even though the OneWeb satellite venture is going through bankruptcy and a potential sale, it filed an application overnight with… Read More

May 26, 2020, 10:59 AM

NASA chief points to SpaceX crewed launch as a unifying moment for America

President Donald Trump plans to be on hand for Wednesday’s historic test launch of NASA astronauts in SpaceX’s Crew Dragon… Read More

May 25, 2020, 6:58 PM

NASA signs off on historic SpaceX crewed launch, leaving weather as final uncertainty

Mission managers have cleared the final paperwork for SpaceX’s first-ever crewed launch, aimed at sending two NASA astronauts to the… Read More

May 25, 2020, 1:25 PM

Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket misses going to space during its first air launch

A new breed of launch vehicle had a shaky first outing today when Virgin Orbit released its LauncherOne rocket from… Read More