Space – Page 39 of 93

Feb 19, 2019, 5:34 PM

President Trump signs directive to create new Space Force under the Air Force’s wing

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump today signed a space policy directive that lays out further steps in the creation of… Read More

Feb 18, 2019, 10:59 AM

Artificial intelligence — and a few jokes — will help keep future Mars crews sane

WASHINGTON, D.C. — When the first human explorers head for Mars, they’re likely to have a non-human judging their performance… Read More

Feb 18, 2019, 9:21 AM

Seattle-area Earth observation satellite factory LeoStella is open for business

When you hear the words “satellite factory,” LeoStella‘s operations in a nondescript office park south of Seattle probably isn’t the image… Read More

Feb 15, 2019, 4:33 PM

After twin-astronaut tests, NASA readies new wave of studies on space health risks

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Almost three years after NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returned from spending nearly a year in orbit, researchers are… Read More

Feb 14, 2019, 3:33 PM

NASA lays out its commercial roadmap for putting astronauts on the moon in 2028

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA’s leaders put out their pitch today for commercial ventures to build the hardware needed to put American… Read More

Feb 13, 2019, 6:56 PM

NASA’s deputy chief echoes JFK in a pitch for commercial space ventures

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA’s No. 2 official channeled President John F. Kennedy today in a pitch designed to please space industry… Read More

Feb 13, 2019, 1:53 PM

Opportunity on Mars, 2004-2019: NASA sings requiem to a rover — and looks ahead

After months of silence from Mars, NASA finally read the rites over its Opportunity rover, hailing the six-wheeled machine as… Read More

Feb 12, 2019, 9:20 PM

DARPA is zeroing in on Launch Challenge

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Federal Aviation Administration are winnowing down 18 pre-qualified teams… Read More

Feb 11, 2019, 3:08 PM

FAA certificate offers new details on Stratolaunch’s plans for test flights of world’s largest aircraft

The Federal Aviation Administration has cleared the world’s largest airplane for takeoff — but it’s not yet clear exactly when… Read More

Feb 8, 2019, 5:18 PM

SpaceX seeks FCC approval for up to 1M Starlink satellite earth stations

SpaceX has opened a new window into its ambitious plans for a global satellite broadband data network, thanks to an earth-station… Read More

Feb 8, 2019, 10:05 AM

Astronauts install Tethers Unlimited’s 3-D printer plus recycler on space station

NASA astronauts on the International Space Station have installed the first integrated 3-D printer and plastic recycler to go into… Read More

Feb 7, 2019, 4:49 PM

Rapid-response telescope team shares greatest hits from ZTF sky scanner

A state-of-the-art astronomical camera system in California known as the Zwicky Transient Facility is rolling out an early batch of… Read More

Feb 7, 2019, 2:53 PM

Virgin Galactic’s pilots get first commercial astronaut wings awarded in 15 years

Two Virgin Galactic test pilots are now wearing the first commercial astronaut wings to be awarded since SpaceShipOne’s historic spaceflights… Read More

Wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery

Feb 7, 2019, 10:57 AM

NASA and President Trump pay tribute to fallen astronauts in shutdown’s wake

NASA highlighted the legacy of astronauts lost in tragic missions including 1967’s Apollo 1, the shuttle Challenger’s launch in 1986… Read More

Feb 6, 2019, 6:25 PM

Two mini-probes fade into the sunset beyond Mars: Is Opportunity rover next?

Farewell, WALL-E and EVE: NASA says it’s lost contact with two briefcase-sized MarCO nanosatellites, more than two months after their… Read More

Feb 6, 2019, 10:57 AM

First flights for SpaceX and Boeing space taxis face further delays, NASA says

NASA says the flight test schedule for space taxis designed by SpaceX and Boeing to ferry astronauts to and from… Read More

Feb 4, 2019, 5:17 PM

Seattle rideshare space company wins a shout-out for disrupting launch industry

Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries has taken the spotlight in a research note from Morgan Stanley for disrupting the process of putting… Read More

Feb 4, 2019, 7:30 AM

EarthNow fleshes out plan to deliver video that shows Earth from orbit in real time

BELLEVUE, Wash. — A satellite startup called EarthNow is laying out the details of its plan to blanket our planet with… Read More

Feb 3, 2019, 9:32 PM

SpaceX’s Elon Musk shows off test firing of Starship’s methane-fueled Raptor engine

SpaceX CEO celebrated the first test firing of a full-scale, built-for-flight Raptor engine for his Starship super-rocket in the usual… Read More

Feb 1, 2019, 7:21 PM

How satellites and blockchain go together

It’s been three months since Planetary Resources, the asteroid mining venture headquartered in Redmond, Wash., was acquired by the ConsenSys… Read More

Jan 31, 2019, 10:24 AM

Telesat makes deals with Blue Origin and Loon for its internet satellite network

Canada’s biggest satellite operator, Telesat, has signed agreements with Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and Alphabet’s Loon aerial… Read More

Jan 30, 2019, 4:47 PM

Hey, kids! Here’s your chance to re-enact the Apollo 11 moon landing with robots

Fifty years after the first Apollo moon landing, students from across the country will get a chance to re-enact the… Read More

Jan 30, 2019, 10:54 AM

Israeli lunar lander passes tests in preparation for SpaceX launch to the moon

The managers of Israel’s first mission to the moon say their lunar lander has passed a crucial set of tests… Read More

Jan 28, 2019, 1:15 PM

Out-of-this-world coffee? Company generates buzz with plan to roast beans using heat from reentry

Perhaps you’ve heard someone refer to a strong cup of coffee as “rocket fuel.” That terminology could have especially fun… Read More

Jan 26, 2019, 10:57 AM

After satellite flap, Swarm Technologies raises $25M for space-based IoT network

A year after making a $900,000 mistake, Swarm Technologies is raking in $25 million in a funding round aimed at… Read More

Jan 25, 2019, 3:17 PM

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture breaks ground on Alabama engine factory

Civic leaders and space executives tossed shovels of dirt today to celebrate the groundbreaking for a $200 million rocket engine… Read More

Jan 24, 2019, 6:49 PM

New Horizons probe sends a sharper view of space snowman … with a bashed-in face

NASA’s New Horizons probe has already shown that its icy target, more than 4 billion miles away on the solar… Read More

Jan 24, 2019, 12:58 PM

Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson talks up spacesuits and his countdown to space trip

Virgin Galactic’s billionaire founder, Richard Branson, today took the wraps off a partnership with Under Armour to create the spacesuit… Read More

Jan 23, 2019, 6:15 PM

Skywatchers spot one, maybe two meteor impacts on moon during lunar eclipse

It’s pretty clear by now that a space rock ranging somewhere in size between an acorn and a football hit… Read More

Jan 23, 2019, 7:28 AM

Blue Origin sends NASA-backed payloads to space and back on suborbital rocket ship

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sent eight NASA-sponsored scientific payloads to the edge of space and back… Read More