Space – Page 37 of 93

Apr 20, 2019, 5:59 PM

SpaceX Crew Dragon suffers anomaly during engine test; no injuries reported

SpaceX suffered a setback in preparations for its first crewed launch to the International Space Station today when one of… Read More

Apr 19, 2019, 3:47 PM

Lockheed Martin joins the discussion about cloud computing services in space

Is the final frontier the next frontier for cloud computing? One of the presentations planned for Amazon’s re:MARS conference in… Read More

Apr 17, 2019, 10:28 PM

Blue Origin strikes a deal with NASA to use a historic rocket test stand in Alabama

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has signed an agreement with NASA for the use of a historic… Read More

Apr 17, 2019, 9:01 PM

Earthrise Alliance aims to turn data from space into a resource for climate action

Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver helped lead the charge for commercial space ventures, and now she’s leading a brand-new… Read More

Apr 17, 2019, 2:32 PM

Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket sends Cygnus cargo ship to the space station

Almost four tons of supplies, hardware and science payloads are heading to the International Space Station after today’s launch of… Read More

Apr 17, 2019, 11:38 AM

Beresheet bummer: Investigation of Israeli lunar lander’s crash points to human factor

A manually entered command apparently set off a chain reaction of events that led to last week’s crash of an… Read More

Apr 17, 2019, 10:32 AM

NASA sets up more ‘Near Year in Space’ stays, including a record-setter for women

Just days after the publication of scientific results from NASA’s first “Year in Space” mission, the space agency says two… Read More

Apr 15, 2019, 7:34 PM

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy center core booster falls over on ship amid heavy seas

Mother Nature has splashed cold water over SpaceX’s triumphant triple booster landing in the wake of last week’s Falcon Heavy… Read More

Apr 13, 2019, 9:55 AM

Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch flies world’s biggest plane for the first time: ‘Paul would have been proud’

Stratolaunch, the aerospace venture founded by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, sent the world’s biggest airplane into the air… Read More

Apr 11, 2019, 11:16 PM

Full findings from NASA ‘Twins Study’ raise more questions about long stints in space

Ten research teams today shared comprehensive scientific results from an unprecedented experiment to gauge the health differences that developed between… Read More

Apr 11, 2019, 9:00 PM

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket launches its first commercial payload — then aces a triple landing

More than a year after SpaceX sent its Falcon Heavy rocket on a majestic test launch, the second Falcon Heavy… Read More

Apr 11, 2019, 12:48 PM

Israel’s Beresheet lander crashes on moon, ending privately funded space odyssey

An Israeli-built lander crashed onto the moon today during its final descent, bringing an unfortunate end to the first privately… Read More

Apr 10, 2019, 5:51 PM

BlackSky shares time-lapse satellite views

Seattle-based BlackSky says the first two Earth-imaging satellites in its Global constellation are up and running, with the ability to… Read More

Apr 10, 2019, 3:53 PM

The three finalists in the DARPA Launch Challenge include a mystery competitor

Three teams have qualified to go into the rocket-launching phase of the DARPA Launch Challenge: Vector Launch, Virgin Orbit’s VOX Space… Read More

Apr 10, 2019, 10:13 AM

Meow! Elon Musk calls Jeff Bezos a satellite copycat — and gets called out

The fur is flying in the broadband internet satellite race. It all started when we found out that Amazon was… Read More

Apr 10, 2019, 6:55 AM

Scientists unveil Event Horizon Telescope’s first image of a galaxy’s monster black hole

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Scientists today shared the first picture to show the immediate surroundings of a galaxy’s supermassive black hole,… Read More

Apr 8, 2019, 2:33 PM

Spacewalkers finish up wiring job in orbit

A U.S.-Canadian spacewalking duo wrapped up a series of three outings over the span of three and a half weeks,… Read More

Apr 7, 2019, 6:10 PM

SpaceX Starlink satellite veterans join Amazon’s competing Project Kuiper team

The leadership team for Amazon’s newly revealed broadband satellite constellation, code-named Project Kuiper, includes engineers who left SpaceX’s Starlink constellation… Read More

Apr 6, 2019, 10:30 AM

‘Destination Moon’ exhibit highlights Apollo history — and Neil Armstrong’s family history as well

“Destination Moon,” the traveling exhibit making its debut at Seattle’s Museum of Flight this month, puts some of the greatest… Read More

Apr 5, 2019, 2:00 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Celebrating the first man in space and exploring underwater artifacts

More than 60 years ago, the world got serious about exploring space. The global fascination with the great beyond led… Read More

Apr 5, 2019, 7:00 AM

Relativity joins Blue Origin to provide launches for Telesat’s broadband satellites

Relativity Space CEO Tim Ellis is a veteran of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture — and in… Read More

Apr 5, 2019, 5:30 AM

Amazon lists more than 70 jobs in Bellevue — not Seattle — for Project Kuiper satellite operation

Boy, that escalated quickly: Just hours after GeekWire revealed that Amazon is planning a 3,236-satellite constellation to provide global broadband… Read More

Satellite view of North America at night

Apr 4, 2019, 6:00 AM

Amazon to offer broadband access from orbit with 3,236-satellite ‘Project Kuiper’ constellation

Amazon is joining the race to provide broadband internet access around the globe via thousands of satellites in low Earth… Read More

Apr 3, 2019, 7:23 PM

SpaceX’s Starhopper takes its first rocket hop, marking another step toward Mars

After weeks of preparation, the prototype test vehicle for SpaceX’s monster spaceship, known as Starhopper, fired up its methane-powered Raptor… Read More

Apr 3, 2019, 10:57 AM

Uncrewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner space taxi delayed; crewed flight to be extended

NASA today confirmed that the first uncrewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner space taxi to the International Space Station would… Read More

Apr 2, 2019, 8:06 PM

Vonda N. McIntyre, 1948-2019: Final novel adds to Seattle science-fiction star’s legacy

Vonda N. McIntyre, a leader of Seattle’s science-fiction community who made her mark with “Star Trek” novels as well as… Read More

Apr 2, 2019, 7:30 AM

Planetary Resources’ veteran engineers launch First Mode to target wider frontiers

Planetary Resources was assimilated into the ConsenSys blockchain venture months ago, but a troop of engineers who used to work… Read More

Apr 1, 2019, 10:44 AM

Sweet! Scientists narrow down source of mysterious burst of methane on Mars

It may sound like an April Fool’s joke about flatulent aliens, but this is serious: The scientists behind the European… Read More

Mar 29, 2019, 1:29 PM

Astronauts (male and female) hook up batteries during not-so-historic spacewalk

Today’s spacewalk at the International Space Station wasn’t as historic as it was originally meant to be, but it got… Read More

Mar 29, 2019, 12:47 PM

Jeff Bezos’ worlds collide: Cast of ‘The Expanse’ visits Blue Origin’s space turf

Science fiction met space fact this week in the Seattle area when the cast of “The Expanse,” the science-fiction jewel… Read More