Space – Page 30 of 93

Dec 21, 2019, 2:08 PM

NASA and Boeing trace roots of Starliner’s bad timing — and prepare for landing

NASA and Boeing say they’ve learned more about the timing glitch that kept Boeing’s uncrewed CST-100 Starliner space taxi from… Read More

Dec 20, 2019, 5:45 PM

President Trump signs the Space Force into existence under the Air Force’s wing

Amid military fanfare, President Donald Trump signed a defense authorization bill into law to create the U.S. Space Force as… Read More

Dec 20, 2019, 4:08 PM

Apple is reportedly working on a secret satellite communications project

Apple has joined SpaceX, OneWeb, Amazon and other companies in targeting the market for satellite internet services, Bloomberg News reported… Read More

Dec 20, 2019, 7:57 AM

Boeing’s Starliner space taxi fails to reach its intended orbit for first space station trip

Boeing’s Starliner space taxi blasted off for the first time today on an uncrewed mission to the International Space Station,… Read More

Dec 20, 2019, 6:57 AM

SpaceX seeks to block Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite broadband program from skipping a regulatory hurdle

A space battle is brewing over access to a limited slice of radiowaves between several companies that want to launch… Read More

Dec 19, 2019, 3:55 PM

Not so far, far away: How the Star Wars galaxy falls short of the real-life search for planets

Over the past 42 years, filmgoers have seen exotic worlds come to life in a succession of Star Wars movies… Read More

Dec 19, 2019, 10:55 AM

‘Super-puff’ planets add a cotton candy flavor to the search for alien worlds

Readings from the Hubble Space Telescope have shed light on a bizarre class of alien planets that have the density… Read More

Dec 18, 2019, 9:00 PM

Amazon is moving Project Kuiper satellite operation to huge Redmond facility

Amazon announced today that its Project Kuiper satellite operation has outgrown its current office space, and will move into 219,000… Read More

Dec 18, 2019, 11:07 AM

Rocket Lab begins construction of a second launch pad at its New Zealand complex

Just days after officially opening its Virginia launch pad, Rocket Lab announced today that it has started construction of yet… Read More

Dec 16, 2019, 5:09 PM

SpaceX launches a double-duty telecom satellite and doubles down on rocket reusability

SpaceX sent a dual-payload telecommunications satellite to orbit today, recovered the Falcon 9 rocket’s first-stage booster at sea, and narrowly… Read More

Dec 16, 2019, 10:53 AM

Map of water ice on Mars shows where NASA (and SpaceX) are likely to send their first astronauts

A newly published survey pinpointing where Martian water ice is likely to lie close to the surface could serve as… Read More

Dec 12, 2019, 7:18 PM

Hubble image shows distant galaxy photobombing an interstellar comet as it swings around the sun

The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped the best images to date showing the interstellar comet known as 2I/Borisov, and one… Read More

Dec 12, 2019, 4:21 PM

Rocket Lab’s Virginia launch pad opens for business, with Air Force as first customer

Rocket Lab today celebrated the opening of a launch complex on the Virginia coast, half a world away from its… Read More

Dec 12, 2019, 2:39 PM

It’s all systems go from NASA for uncrewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner to space station

After conducting a flight readiness review today, NASA gave its go-ahead for launching Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi on an… Read More

Dec 11, 2019, 10:36 AM

Exclusive: Buyer of Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch space venture is secretive Trump ally

The new owner of Stratolaunch, the space venture started by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is Steve Feinberg, a secretive… Read More

Dec 11, 2019, 10:06 AM

Blue Origin’s rocket ship sends postcards, science and art to outer space and back

Thousands of postcards, an array of science experiments and a couple of art projects took a suborbital ride to space… Read More

Dec 11, 2019, 9:00 AM

After weather delay, Blue Origin counts down to test flight of suborbital spaceship

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is counting down to today’s uncrewed flight test of its New Shepard… Read More

Dec 7, 2019, 10:57 AM

Satellite mega-constellations stir a debate over avoiding catastrophic orbital crashes

The retired commander of the U.S. Strategic Command says the tens of thousands of satellites that SpaceX, OneWeb and Amazon… Read More

Dec 6, 2019, 12:46 AM

Rocket Lab launches Japanese satellite that’s designed to spit out shooting stars for Olympics

Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket lifted off from its New Zealand launch pad today, sending a shooting-star satellite and six other… Read More

Dec 5, 2019, 3:47 PM

Blue Origin video traces the virtuous circle between real-life spaceflight and ‘The Expanse’ on video

If “The Expanse” ever decides to shoot episodes of the science-fiction series on a Blue Origin spaceship, Wes Chatham is… Read More

Dec 5, 2019, 10:47 AM

SpaceX launches Dragon cargo craft with mighty mice and a tricky shipment for Seattle’s Spaceflight

A fresh SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a recycled robotic Dragon cargo capsule today, carrying 5,700 pounds of supplies, satellites… Read More

Dec 4, 2019, 4:29 PM

Aerojet Rocketdyne signs on the bottom line to build hardware for moon missions

REDMOND, Wash. — Representatives of Aerojet Rocketdyne and Lockheed Martin put their signatures on a contract for up to $170… Read More

Nov 29, 2019, 2:38 PM

Blue Origin’s expansion plans rush ahead at its Seattle-area HQ — and in Los Angeles

KENT, Wash. — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is rapidly expanding on several fronts, ranging from its… Read More

Nov 27, 2019, 10:58 AM

NASA’s in the market for quick taxi rides to and from International Space Station

NASA already has committed billions of dollars to procuring regularly scheduled rides to and from the International Space Station from… Read More

Nov 27, 2019, 9:00 AM

Expedition Titan uses mixed reality to turn Saturn’s mysterious moon into a thrill ride

It’s doubtful anyone alive today will get to ride through the ice volcanoes of Saturn’s largest moon — but you… Read More

Nov 21, 2019, 12:30 PM

Boeing’s Starliner space taxi — and Rosie the Rocketeer — meet up with their rocket

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi was moved to its Florida launch complex and set atop its United Launch Alliance Atlas 5… Read More

Nov 20, 2019, 4:16 PM

SpaceX’s Starship Mk1 prototype rocket blows its top at Texas test launch site

SpaceX’s prototype for a Starship meant for trips to the moon and Mars suffered an eruption today on its South… Read More

Nov 20, 2019, 10:57 AM

NASA says much-anticipated meteor outburst could be a bust for the West Coast

Skywatchers say parts of the world could see a brief, brilliant meteor outburst known as the Alpha Monocerotids on Thursday… Read More

SpaceX employees cheering at Redmond satellite facility

Nov 19, 2019, 4:23 PM

How the Seattle area became a hotspot for satellite builders — and what comes next

Seattle may not be the best place to put a launch pad, but the region is turning into one of… Read More

Nov 18, 2019, 6:45 PM

GAO sides with Blue Origin in dispute over Air Force’s multibillion-dollar launch contract process

The Government Accountability Office is agreeing with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture that the Air Force needs… Read More