Space – Page 35 of 93

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

Jun 18, 2019, 6:53 PM

Tethers Unlimited wins five NASA awards to develop new types of space gizmos

NASA today awarded up to $45.4 million for 363 aerospace projects proposed by small businesses and research institutions — including… Read More

Jun 14, 2019, 5:08 PM

$400 million? Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch space venture is up for sale, sources say

Sources say Vulcan Inc. is looking to sell Stratolaunch, the space venture founded by the late Seattle billionaire Paul Allen,… Read More

Jun 13, 2019, 10:57 AM

Museum of Flight rounds up ‘Summer of Space’ goodies for Apollo 11 anniversary

Want a little space history in your beer? Or soda pop? Or chocolate? Seattle brands are banding together to mark… Read More

Jun 13, 2019, 8:00 AM

Satellite consultant outlines a way-out plan to turn space junk into lunar treasure

What can be done with the thousands of dead satellites orbiting Earth? Some commercial ventures are hatching plans to get… Read More

Jun 12, 2019, 8:30 AM

Lockheed Martin studies how to use a cloud of satellites for space missions

More and more computing is being done in the cloud, but so far, the cloud-based approach hasn’t been applied in… Read More

Jun 12, 2019, 8:19 AM

SpaceX launches Radarsat constellation, with booster returning for foggy landing

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rose out of California’s coastal fog today to send three radar-sensing satellites into orbit for… Read More

Jun 11, 2019, 10:40 AM

Bigelow aims to sell rides to space station on SpaceX Dragon ships for $52M a seat

Just days after NASA laid out its ground rules for commercial travel to the International Space Station, Nevada-based Bigelow Space… Read More

Jun 11, 2019, 2:00 AM

Xplore and Arch Mission plan to send humanity’s archives to moon and beyond

Seattle-based Xplore and the Arch Mission Foundation are teaming up on what sounds like “Mission: Impossible”: a plan to send… Read More

Jun 10, 2019, 5:48 PM

Breakthrough Watch and ESO kick off the search for more planets at Alpha Centauri

The European Southern Observatory and the billionaire-backed Breakthrough Watch program say they have achieved first light with a new observing… Read More

Jun 10, 2019, 8:00 AM

How AWS Ground Station is taking its giant leap for satellite links in small steps

LAS VEGAS – Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says his company has gotten so big that it has to branch out… Read More

Jun 7, 2019, 3:45 PM

With a single tweet, President Trump stirs tumult over NASA’s plans to go to the moon

President Donald Trump put the space community on edge today with a tweet that downplayed NASA’s plans to send astronauts… Read More

Jun 7, 2019, 9:56 AM

Boeing drone subsidiary Insitu is cutting jobs due to increased competition

Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing that develops and manufactures drones, said it made a round of layoffs this week to… Read More

Jun 7, 2019, 7:56 AM

NASA finally gets down to the business of commercializing space station operations

NASA today laid out its initial batch of ground rules for future commercial activities on the International Space Station, including… Read More