Space – Page 31 of 93

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

Nov 18, 2019, 4:54 PM

NASA adds five companies, including Blue Origin and SpaceX, to moon delivery list

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is among five companies that have just been cleared to deliver payloads… Read More

Nov 18, 2019, 10:59 AM

Nanoracks aims to test habitat-building method during SpaceX satellite mission

Nanoracks says it’ll put a metal-cutting robot to work in orbit next year as part of a satellite deployment mission,… Read More

Nov 15, 2019, 12:06 PM

NASA watchdog report sharpens debate over cost of SpaceX vs. Boeing spaceships

Boeing is in line to get paid substantially more per seat than SpaceX for astronaut trips to the International Space… Read More

Nov 15, 2019, 8:45 AM

Spaceflight Industries is raising more cash as satellite deals heat up on the final frontier

Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries, which has taken on a string of high-profile satellite missions over the past year, is in the… Read More

Nov 15, 2019, 7:00 AM

Kid-friendly lunar rover takes the spotlight in the city where moon buggies were born

KENT, Wash. — The City of Kent’s newest lunar rover wouldn’t stand up to the radiation-blasted conditions on the surface… Read More

Nov 14, 2019, 10:23 PM

Who’s the best Star Trek captain? Alexa agrees with Jeff Bezos when Picard drops in on Amazon HQ

When the actor who plays the boss’ favorite Star Trek captain drops in at the office, it’s best to agree… Read More

Nov 13, 2019, 3:22 PM

SpaceX executes ground-based test firing for Crew Dragon’s launch escape system

SpaceX went the distance today with a static-fire test of its Crew Dragon space taxi’s launch escape system — the… Read More

Nov 13, 2019, 1:23 PM

After visiting asteroid, Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe heads back to Earth with samples

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft and its science team bid a bittersweet farewell to the asteroid Ryugu, 180 million miles from… Read More

Nov 12, 2019, 7:21 PM

3-D climate modeling could fine-tune the search for faraway signs of alien life

Astronomers have identified thousands of stars that have planets, and that number could mushroom even faster when waves of next-generation… Read More

Nov 12, 2019, 10:55 AM

‘Ultima Thule’ no more: New Horizons’ space snowman is named Arrokoth

The snowman-shaped object that NASA’s New Horizons probe flew past nearly a year ago on the solar system’s icy fringe… Read More

Nov 12, 2019, 8:44 AM

BlackSky wins $50M in financing from Intelsat for Earth-watching constellation

BlackSky, a geospatial intelligence company with offices in Seattle and Virginia, says it’s secured a $50 million loan from the… Read More

Nov 11, 2019, 8:03 AM

SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink internet satellites — and hits reusability milestones

SpaceX sent its second set of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit today, atop a Falcon 9 rocket that featured the… Read More

Nov 8, 2019, 4:55 PM

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket and Blue Moon lander proposed … as Lego toys

Which will go into commercial service first: Blue Origin’s orbital-class New Glenn rocket and Blue Moon lunar lander, or the… Read More

Nov 8, 2019, 10:58 AM

Watch Mercury move across the sun online — or in the sky, if you’re lucky and careful

The planets will be aligned on Monday for a rare astronomical event known as the transit of Mercury, and skywatching… Read More

Nov 7, 2019, 8:08 PM

Sen. Maria Cantwell plays a role in drive to keep the space station going until 2030

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., has joined with three other U.S. senators in introducing a NASA authorization bill that aims to… Read More

Nov 7, 2019, 1:38 PM

Boeing traces problem with Starliner parachute system to an unsecured pin

For want of a pin, the use of a spaceship’s parachute was lost. That may be a simplistic way to… Read More

Nov 6, 2019, 3:39 PM

NASA cracks open a sample of moon soil that’s been shut away for four decades

For the first time in more than 40 years, NASA has opened up a pristine sample of moon dirt and… Read More

Nov 5, 2019, 9:11 PM

Spaceflight and Rocket Lab will put a Japanese shooting-star satellite into orbit

Seattle-based Spaceflight says it’s handling the pre-launch logistics for a Japanese satellite that’s designed to spray artificial shooting stars into… Read More

Nov 5, 2019, 6:26 PM

Boeing proposes lunar lander for NASA crews, rivaling Blue Origin (and SpaceX?)

Boeing says it has submitted its proposal for a lunar lander capable of putting astronauts on the moon by as… Read More

Nov 4, 2019, 5:07 PM

One year after Planetary Resources faded into history, space mining retains its appeal

It’s been a year since the Redmond, Wash.-based asteroid mining venture known as Planetary Resources was acquired by ConsenSys and… Read More

Nov 4, 2019, 10:50 AM

NASA is ‘thrilled’ with pad abort test for Boeing’s Starliner space taxi despite parachute glitch

Boeing cleared a key milestone for launching NASA astronauts on its CST-100 Starliner space taxi today by executing an end-to-end… Read More

Nov 2, 2019, 7:06 AM

Cygnus cargo ship heads to space station with satellite built by students in Seattle

Northrop Grumman launched a robotic Cygnus cargo capsule to the International Space Station today, marking one giant leap for a… Read More

Oct 31, 2019, 10:48 AM

Happy Halloween from Hubble Telescope: Otherworldly ‘eyes’ glow in ghostly galaxy

Now here’s something really scary for Halloween: Imagine two galaxies slamming into each other and creating a monstrous wraith with… Read More

Oct 28, 2019, 1:28 PM

Virgin Galactic soars and then levels off on first day as publicly traded space company

Like the rocket plane it operates, Virgin Galactic’s stock price blasted off on its first day as a publicly traded… Read More

Oct 28, 2019, 10:58 AM

First Mode joins Arizona State’s team to flesh out a plan for a marathon moon rover

Seattle-based First Mode is working with Arizona State University and other partners to draw up a concept for a rover… Read More

Oct 27, 2019, 8:52 PM

Lessons from 15-year rover mission: Mars ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — For 15 years, planetary scientist Steve Squyres’ life revolved around Mars, with good reason. He was… Read More

Oct 27, 2019, 9:06 AM

Air Force’s mysterious X-37B space plane lands after spending 780 days in orbit

The U.S. Air Force’s X-37B space plane landed today after spending a record-setting 780 days in orbit testing hush-hush technologies… Read More

Oct 25, 2019, 9:35 AM

NASA will send VIPER rover to the moon to track down south pole’s water ice

Update: VIPER was initially scheduled to be launched to the moon by as early as December 2022, but the current… Read More

Oct 24, 2019, 12:50 PM

Amazon Web Services and NASA team up to stream video from space via the cloud

Amazon Web Services and NASA have demonstrated how cloud-based video processing can distribute live streams from space, with a shout-out… Read More