Space – Page 34 of 93

Jul 23, 2019, 4:50 PM

LightSail 2 unfurls in orbit, marking the climax of solar sail experiment

The nonprofit Planetary Society says its LightSail 2 experiment spread out its solar sails today, nearly a month after it… Read More

Jul 22, 2019, 10:59 AM

India sends Chandrayaan 2 probe toward the moon’s south pole for historic landing

India began a slow but steady space odyssey to the moon’s south polar region today with the launch of its… Read More

Jul 20, 2019, 10:58 AM

Apollo 11 moon landing’s 50th anniversary brings tributes, questions … and liftoff!

Fifty years after Apollo 11’s moonwalkers took one giant leap for humanity, luminaries including President Donald Trump and Amazon CEO… Read More

Jul 19, 2019, 12:00 PM

They choose to avoid the moon: Anti-space event in Seattle urges Bezos and others to focus on Earth

Daniel Smith is over the moon. As in, he’s kind of done hearing about it and the hype surrounding Saturday’s… Read More

Jul 18, 2019, 11:01 PM

Space for Humanity sends out a global call for citizen astronauts with a cause

RENTON, Wash. — Space for Humanity is looking for more than a few good astronauts. The Colorado-based nonprofit group today… Read More

Jul 18, 2019, 9:04 PM

Blue Origin racks up a full six minutes of firing time on BE-7 moon lander engine

RENTON, Wash. — Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it has test-fired its BE-7 rocket engine for… Read More

Jul 18, 2019, 2:48 PM

Olis Robotics and Tethers Unlimited join forces on remote-controlled space robots

Two space tech companies that are headquartered in the Seattle area, Olis Robotics and Tethers Unlimited, are joining forces to… Read More

Jul 17, 2019, 11:58 PM

New space station ventures could boost manufacturing, medicine — and marketing

RENTON, Wash. — NASA’s plan to expand commercial ventures on the International Space Station is attracting lots of interest —… Read More

Jul 17, 2019, 1:00 PM

NASA’s target for the first launch of its SLS moon rocket shifts from 2020 to 2021

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told lawmakers today that the first launch of the heavy-lift Space Launch System was “definitely achievable… Read More

Jul 17, 2019, 4:00 AM

UbiquitiLink wins $5.2M boost for satellite service that works with standard phones

Virginia-based UbiquitiLink says it has raised another $5.2 million in seed funding for a network that aims to provide satellite… Read More

Jul 16, 2019, 10:16 PM

Government officials are reaching out to commercial ventures for space race revival

RENTON, Wash. — Fifty years after the landmark Apollo 11 mission blasted off for the climax of the U.S.-Soviet space… Read More

Jul 16, 2019, 8:51 AM

50 years after Apollo 11, unsung heroes of Mission Control ponder past and future of the final frontier

[Editor’s Note: This episode of the GeekWire Podcast is part of the Destination Moon podcrawl, organized by Seattle’s Museum of… Read More

Jul 10, 2019, 11:27 AM

Seattle-area electric aircraft maker Zunum Aero facing financial trouble after reported layoffs

Zunum Aero, a Bothell, Wash.-based startup building hybrid-electric planes backed by investors including Boeing and JetBlue, is facing financial trouble… Read More

Jul 5, 2019, 10:58 AM

Amazon asks FCC for approval of Project Kuiper broadband satellite operation

Amazon is asking the Federal Communications Commission for approval of its Project Kuiper satellite broadband venture, and referring to potential… Read More

Jul 2, 2019, 10:58 AM

The moon in 2069: Top space scientists share their visions for lunar lifestyles

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Fifty years ago this month, NASA’s Apollo 11 mission transformed the idea of putting people on the… Read More

Jul 1, 2019, 10:28 AM

JetSuiteX flight from Oakland lands at Seattle’s Boeing Field as airline targets tech travelers

JetSuiteX has touched down in Seattle, marking the start of daily service between Boeing Field and Oakland International Airport for… Read More

Jun 28, 2019, 10:52 PM

Rocket Lab launches seven small satellites from New Zealand for Seattle’s Spaceflight

Rocket Lab executed a picture-perfect first launch for Seattle’s Spaceflight Inc., putting BlackSky’s Global-3 Earth-observing satellite and six other small… Read More

Jun 28, 2019, 2:33 PM

SpaceX reports milestone for Starlink satellite links — and sparks a debate

In the wake of last month’s launch of 60 Starlink broadband data satellites, SpaceX says all but three of them… Read More

Jun 27, 2019, 3:09 PM

NASA picks Dragonfly mission to send a nuclear drone to Saturnian moon Titan

NASA has chosen to commit up to $850 million to creating an interplanetary probe unlike any seen before: a rotor-equipped… Read More

Jun 27, 2019, 10:59 AM

Scientists turn up the spotlight on space perils (and prospects) for Asteroid Day

Asteroid Day marks a catastrophic cosmic blast that flattened Siberian forests on June 30, 1908 — but the theme for… Read More

Jun 26, 2019, 7:44 PM

Rover teams practice for spelunking on the moon and Mars in California lava tubes

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Underground lava tubes are great places to set up bases on the moon, or look for life… Read More

Jun 26, 2019, 10:59 AM

OK Go contest winners will launch their cosmic creations on Blue Origin spaceship

Three students are getting ready for a space experiment that will use gravity and magnetism to simulate the origin of… Read More

Jun 25, 2019, 10:30 AM

Check out Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11 flight manual before its multimillion-dollar sale

The Apollo 11 Lunar Module Timeline Book that sat between Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin for the moon landing 50… Read More

Jun 25, 2019, 3:04 AM

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket puts a solar sail and scads of other experiments in orbit

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket had its first night launch tonight, sending 24 different spacecraft toward three different types of orbit… Read More

Jun 24, 2019, 6:45 PM

That burst of Martian methane is long gone, but mystery of life on Mars remains

BELLEVUE, Wash. — NASA says the record-setting belch of Martian methane that its Curiosity rover detected last week has faded… Read More

Jun 24, 2019, 12:43 PM

Rocketeers from University of Washington take the prize at Spaceport America Cup

If at first you don’t succeed … try, try, try again. That’s the formula that the University of Washington’s Society… Read More

Jun 23, 2019, 11:21 PM

Is there life on Mars, or on other worlds beyond Earth? The answer may be squishy

BELLEVUE, Wash. — NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected fresh whiffs of Martian methane, once again sparking speculation about a potential… Read More

Jun 21, 2019, 11:53 AM

Astrobiology takes the spotlight: Saturn’s moon Enceladus may offer a ‘free lunch’

The sea that lies beneath the icy surface of Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, could provide even more fuel for… Read More

Jun 19, 2019, 6:55 PM

Jeff Bezos explains how going to the moon is harder now than it was for JFK in 1962

Back in 1962, President John F. Kennedy said he chose to have Americans go to the moon not because it… Read More

Jun 19, 2019, 10:43 AM

Watchdogs issue warning about NASA’s SLS moon rocket plan, but Boeing CEO stays the course

The federal government’s watchdog agency says getting NASA’s heavy-lift Space Launch System rocket off the ground is likely to take… Read More