Space – Page 38 of 93

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

Mar 28, 2019, 10:10 PM

Rocket Lab launches DARPA’s R3D2 experimental satellite from New Zealand

Rocket Lab executed its first launch of the year from New Zealand today, sending an experimental satellite into orbit for… Read More

Mar 26, 2019, 8:48 PM

LIGO and Virgo detectors get in sync for gravitational-wave hunt that’ll last a year

Physicists won’t be fooling around on April 1 at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory in Washington state and Louisiana, or… Read More

Mar 26, 2019, 11:30 AM

VP Mike Pence sets 5-year deadline for landing Americans at moon’s south pole

Vice President Mike Pence today called for American astronauts to return to the moon in five years, laying down a… Read More

Mar 25, 2019, 4:46 PM

NASA reshuffles spacewalk lineup, with all-female outing ruled out due to suit size

History’s first all-female spacewalk will have to wait for another time after NASA switched the lineup for two upcoming extravehicular… Read More

Mar 22, 2019, 6:17 PM

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has big plans to expand New Glenn rocket factory in Florida

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has filed plans for expanding its Florida rocket manufacturing facility onto a… Read More

Mar 22, 2019, 1:14 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Jobs in space; a critical look at Facebook; women executives and pay equity

Space has always fascinated us geeks. Thanks to Star Wars, Star Trek and countless other science fiction media, gazing at… Read More

Mar 21, 2019, 8:42 PM

Tethers Unlimited says two-way radio for small satellites has aced first orbital test

Tethers Unlimited weathered a wave of bad news over the winter, but now some good news has bloomed. The company,… Read More

Mar 19, 2019, 9:18 PM

Surprise! NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe catches asteroid spewing bits into space

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has spotted something that hasn’t been seen up close on an asteroid before: plumes of particles erupting… Read More

Mar 18, 2019, 10:49 AM

Investors commit another $1.25 billion to fund OneWeb’s internet satellite system

The international OneWeb consortium says it’s raised another $1.25 billion in funding for its internet satellite constellation, ensuring a ramp-up… Read More

Mar 16, 2019, 9:55 AM

As Apollo 11 moon landing anniversary nears, space fans get ready to celebrate

The countdown is on for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and that means the appointment books… Read More

Mar 14, 2019, 11:53 PM

Months after aborted flight, U.S.-Russian crew makes smooth trip to space station

NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin finally made it to the International Space Station today, five months… Read More

Mar 13, 2019, 9:43 AM

NASA considers shifting a key test flight beyond the moon to commercial rockets

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told a Senate hearing today that his agency is looking into an option to double up… Read More

Mar 11, 2019, 8:32 PM

White House budget proposal tightens the screws on science, from space to salmon

The White House’s $4.7 trillion spending plan for fiscal year 2020 aims to give a boost to the Space Force,… Read More