Space – Page 28 of 93

Feb 26, 2020, 1:45 PM

OceanGate and NASA are teaming up to build better carbon-fiber pressure vessels

Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate says it’s forged an agreement with NASA to support the development of carbon-fiber pressure vessels that could… Read More

Feb 25, 2020, 2:45 PM

Virgin Galactic resumes taking deposits for SpaceShipTwo suborbital trips

Virgin Galactic says it’s letting customers pay $1,000 refundable deposits toward suborbital trips on its SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, resuming spaceflight… Read More

Feb 21, 2020, 6:26 PM

SETI and other alien-hunting strategies are dealing with new tools — and new troubles

The search for extraterrestrial intelligence, better known as SETI, is taking advantage of a widening array of strategies — ranging… Read More

Feb 21, 2020, 12:15 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Meet Charles Simonyi; cosmic rays; Star Brews Beer Festival; and more

— Not many people can say they’ve traveled to space. Not many can say they were also the original developer… Read More

Feb 21, 2020, 10:55 AM

SpaceX reportedly seeking to raise $250M as Starlink and Starship efforts ramp up

SpaceX is seeking to bring in about $250 million in new investment during a funding round that’s still underway, amid… Read More

Feb 20, 2020, 1:44 PM

Private Division opens Seattle game development studio to create Kerbal Space Program 2

Thanks to ventures like Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, the Seattle area has been raising its profile in the… Read More

Feb 18, 2020, 3:53 PM

The clock is running for the DARPA Launch Challenge, with Astra chasing $10M prize

The DARPA Launch Challenge has begun, with a once-stealthy space startup called Astra aiming to launch two rockets from an Alaska… Read More

Blue Origin ribbon-cutting in Huntsville

Feb 17, 2020, 5:04 PM

Blue Origin lays out ambitious plan for rocket engine production as it opens Alabama factory

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture opened the doors of its engine factory in America’s Rocket City today,… Read More

Feb 17, 2020, 7:25 AM

SpaceX sends 60 Starlink broadband satellites into a different orbit, but misses 50th booster landing

SpaceX launched 60 more satellites for its Starlink internet broadband constellation on a Falcon 9 rocket today, bringing the total… Read More

Feb 15, 2020, 2:45 PM

Third time’s the charm: Cygnus cargo ship finally gets launched to the space station

Northrop Grumman’s robotic Cygnus cargo spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after two launch postponements. The… Read More

Feb 13, 2020, 2:54 PM

NASA picks missions to Venus, Triton and Io as finalists for Discovery funding

NASA has selected four proposed Discovery-class interplanetary missions to receive $3 million to flesh out their concepts, with the aim… Read More

Feb 13, 2020, 11:00 AM

How a space snowman called Arrokoth is shedding new light on planetary origins

The space snowman that was the focus of a close encounter with NASA’s New Horizons probe last year is helping… Read More

Feb 12, 2020, 12:56 PM

Whip it good! Amazon patents a launch system for snapping payloads into the air — or even into orbit

Never let it be said that Amazon Prime Air VP Gur Kimchi thinks small: His latest patent lays out a… Read More

Feb 11, 2020, 5:47 PM

Spaceflight Industries strikes deal to sell rideshare launch business; will focus on BlackSky satellites

Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries says it has signed a deal to sell Spaceflight Inc., its satellite rideshare launch subsidiary, to one… Read More

Feb 11, 2020, 1:28 PM

Wanted: Moon and Mars explorers … NASA starts the recruiting process for next wave of astronauts

NASA says it’ll take applications for its next class of astronauts between March 2 and 31 — the first step… Read More

Feb 10, 2020, 10:39 AM

NASA’s moon program shines as one bright spot in White House science spending plan

While most discretionary spending is getting the axe in the White House’s newly released budget request, NASA and its Artemis… Read More

Feb 9, 2020, 8:39 PM

Solar Orbiter blasts off on a mission to study the sources of the sun’s power from pole to pole

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft was launched tonight to begin a seven-year, $1.5 billion mission aimed at studying the sun and… Read More

Feb 7, 2020, 6:45 PM

Systima expands facilities and workforce for hypersonic and weapon systems development

Kirkland, Wash.-based Systima Technologies is taking on more employees and real estate to work on Defense Department contracts related to… Read More

Feb 7, 2020, 4:43 PM

Starliner’s software shortcomings spark NASA safety review of Boeing’s practices

An interim assessment of what went wrong during December’s first uncrewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi has turned… Read More

Feb 7, 2020, 6:40 AM

From the garage to the space station: Voxa’s Mochii electron microscope will be flying high

SHORELINE, Wash. — Running a startup out of your garage may sound like a tech cliche, but for Voxa CEO… Read More

Feb 6, 2020, 6:53 PM

OneWeb sends 34 broadband satellites into orbit on Arianespace Soyuz rocket, challenging SpaceX

Europe’s Arianespace launch consortium today used a Russian-made Soyuz rocket to send 34 satellites into a near-polar orbit for OneWeb’s… Read More

Feb 6, 2020, 1:16 PM

Report: SpaceX is planning to spin out Starlink satellite broadband network and take it public

SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell is quoted as saying that the company is planning to spin out its Starlink satellite internet… Read More

Feb 6, 2020, 9:10 AM

NASA astronaut Christina Koch is all smiles after setting women’s record with 328-day spaceflight

NASA astronaut Christina Koch struck a joyful note today after finishing up 328 days in space aboard the International Space… Read More

Feb 4, 2020, 4:00 AM

Accion Systems raises $11M for tiny ion engines, with Boeing HorizonX Ventures playing a lead role

Boeing HorizonX Ventures has teamed up with Shasta Ventures to lead an $11 million Series B investment round for Accion… Read More

Jan 31, 2020, 6:49 PM

NASA funds in-space manufacturing demo that will test Tethers Unlimited technology

NASA has awarded a $142 million contract to Maxar Technologies for a demonstration of in-space construction technologies, including the robotic… Read More

Jan 30, 2020, 7:40 PM

Rocket Lab launches secret payload from New Zealand for U.S. spy satellite agency

After waiting out high winds, Rocket Lab’s low-cost Electron rocket launched a top-secret payload for the National Reconnaissance Office from… Read More

Jan 30, 2020, 3:08 PM

NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope goes dark after 16 years, leaving behind a bright infrared legacy

NASA sent its final command to the Spitzer Space Telescope today, ending more than 16 years spent studying alien planets,… Read More

Jan 30, 2020, 10:56 AM

Tethers Unlimited lifts the curtain on mesh networking system for small satellites

Bothell, Wash.-based Tethers Unlimited says it’s delivered a new type of mesh networking system designed to connect small satellites in… Read More

Jan 30, 2020, 10:00 AM

Japanese billionaire pulls out of moonshot dating TV project and apologizes to 27,722 women

It’s not you, it’s me: That’s basically what Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is saying about his decision to end participation… Read More

Jan 29, 2020, 6:54 PM

Xplore partners with Nanoracks to set up opportunities for deep-space missions

Seattle-based Xplore says it’s joining forces with Houston-based Nanoracks to create low-cost rideshare opportunities for payloads heading for the moon,… Read More