Space – Page 26 of 93

May 4, 2020, 6:32 PM

NASA confirms it’s working with Tom Cruise (and SpaceX?) to make a movie on space station

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has confirmed in a tweet that the space agency is working with movie star Tom Cruise… Read More

May 4, 2020, 10:10 AM

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is putting its own merch on sale … finally

Considering the fact that Blue Origin was founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, you’d think that the Seattle-area space venture… Read More

May 3, 2020, 2:05 PM

Report: Amazon joins other satellite constellation ventures in checking out bankrupt OneWeb’s assets

London’s Telegraph newspaper reports that Amazon is understood to be among the entities sifting through the assets of OneWeb, a… Read More

May 1, 2020, 6:54 PM

NASA and SpaceX get set to make history with landmark spaceflight during pandemic

Everything is in readiness for the first mission to send humans into orbit from U.S. soil since NASA retired the… Read More

May 1, 2020, 4:02 PM

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo makes its first gliding test flight over New Mexico

For the first time, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane flew free in the skies over New Mexico’s Spaceport America, its… Read More

May 1, 2020, 7:15 AM

After buying Planetary Resources, ConsenSys sets its space ideas free — but will sell off the hardware

It’s been a year and a half since the assets of Planetary Resources, the asteroid mining venture headquartered in Redmond,… Read More

Apr 30, 2020, 5:21 PM

ICESat-2 laser-scanning satellite tracks how billions of tons of polar ice are lost

A satellite mission that bounces laser light off the ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland has found that hundreds of… Read More

Apr 30, 2020, 2:06 PM

NASA puts Blue Origin, Dynetics and SpaceX on the list for lunar lander development program

NASA has selected teams led by Blue Origin, Dynetics and SpaceX to develop lunar landing systems capable of putting astronauts… Read More

Vaneeza Rupani with Ingenuity helicopter

Apr 29, 2020, 11:19 AM

NASA takes high-school student’s suggestion and gives Mars Helicopter a new name: Ingenuity

Picking up on a suggestion from an Alabama high-school junior, NASA has given an ingenious name to the first helicopter… Read More

Apr 28, 2020, 6:35 PM

SpaceX seeks regulatory changes as it gears up for Starlink broadband service

In a new regulatory filing, SpaceX says it plans to start offering commercial broadband internet service using its Starlink satellite… Read More

Apr 28, 2020, 1:15 PM

Far out! Xplore teams up with JPL and Aerospace Corp. on gravity-lens telescope

NASA has awarded a $2 million grant to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, The Aerospace Corp. — and Xplore, a Seattle-based… Read More

Apr 27, 2020, 6:32 PM

U.S. Navy officially releases UFO videos, years after they were unofficially leaked

The Defense Department has authorized the release of three unclassified Navy videos, captured in 2004 and 2015, that purport to… Read More

Apr 22, 2020, 9:39 PM

Spaceflight signs up as anchor customer for Firefly Aerospace launch in 2021

Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. has signed an agreement to secure most of the payload mass on a Firefly Aerospace rocket that’s due… Read More

Apr 22, 2020, 9:04 PM

Swarm Technologies chooses Momentus and SpaceX to launch constellation of tiny satellites

Swarm Technologies has struck an agreement with California-based Momentus for the launch of a dozen telecommunication satellites, each the size… Read More

Apr 22, 2020, 2:15 PM

SpaceX launches seventh batch of 60 Starlink broadband satellites, and sets a rocket record

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster executed its fourth successful launch and landing as part of a mission that put… Read More

Apr 20, 2020, 5:13 PM

Astronomers offer a solution to Hubble Space Telescope’s case of the disappearing planet

More than a decade ago, Fomalhaut b was considered one of the first exoplanets to be directly imaged — but… Read More

Apr 17, 2020, 10:53 AM

A date with history: NASA and SpaceX schedule first crewed Dragon mission for May 27 launch

NASA and SpaceX have set a date for the first crewed space mission to be launched into orbit from U.S.… Read More

Apr 16, 2020, 11:29 PM

U.S.-Russian trio leaves space station and returns to Earth in the age of coronavirus

Two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut ended a months-long tour of duty on the International Space Station and returned… Read More

Apr 15, 2020, 8:41 PM

New Earth-sized planet ‘rescued’ from Kepler mission’s old data — and it may be habitable

An alien Earth that just might be habitable has been discovered in years-old records, thanks to sharp-eyed astronomers who gave… Read More

Apr 9, 2020, 3:42 PM

A new trio joins space station crew; next visitors are due to ride SpaceX’s Dragon

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and two Russian cosmonauts are settling into their new home on the International Space Station after… Read More

Apr 8, 2020, 4:44 PM

NASA picks Masten Space Systems to deliver science to the moon’s south pole

NASA has selected California-based Masten Space Systems to deliver eight science payloads to the moon’s south pole in 2022 on… Read More

Apr 8, 2020, 9:16 AM

Photos: ‘Pink supermoon’ rises over Seattle

Are you seeking something to do in these trying times with social distancing and travel restrictions? May I suggest some… Read More

Apr 7, 2020, 6:53 PM

Blue Origin uses 3-D printers to make visors for medical face shields as well as rocket parts

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture isn’t just turning out parts for rocket ships nowadays: It’s also using… Read More

Apr 7, 2020, 1:28 PM

SpaceX Dragon cargo craft leaves space station and splashes down in Pacific amid virus outbreak

The International Space Station bid farewell to a robotic SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule, with measures being taken at mission control… Read More

Apr 6, 2020, 10:02 PM

Boeing HorizonX adds to its investment in Australia’s Myriota IoT satellite venture

Boeing’s HorizonX venture capital arm is participating in a $19.3 million Series B funding round for Myriota, an Australian startup… Read More

Apr 6, 2020, 4:12 PM

Boeing says it’ll redo uncrewed flight test of Starliner space taxi to space station

Boeing says it will redo the uncrewed test flight of its Starliner space taxi to the International Space Station, after… Read More

Apr 6, 2020, 12:30 PM

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says three workers in Kent have tested positive for coronavirus

Three employees at Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture have tested positive for coronavirus and are now in… Read More

Apr 6, 2020, 10:57 AM

Xplore wins award from Air Force to study navigational tools for moon missions

Seattle-based Xplore has won a $50,000 award from the Air Force to develop an architecture for keeping track of missions… Read More

Apr 2, 2020, 8:52 PM

NASA goes back to the future and revives its formerly forbidden ‘worm’ logo

NASA is restoring a squiggly graphic representation of its acronym, known as “the Worm,” to a place of prominence, 28 years… Read More

Apr 2, 2020, 10:58 AM

Amid ‘rapidly evolving’ COVID-19 outbreak, Blue Origin’s launch plans spark debate

Discussions about future launch plans for Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture have reportedly generated internal acrimony due… Read More