Space – Page 54 of 93

Apr 6, 2018, 12:02 PM

Juno’s new gems focus on Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

There’s a fresh flowering of photos from NASA’s Juno orbiter, and this time they’re highlighting Jupiter’s most famous feature, the… Read More

Apr 5, 2018, 3:53 PM

Orion Span says it’ll put space hotel in orbit by 2022, but some details are up in the air

A startup called Orion Span says it’s planning to open a luxury hotel in orbit in 2022, but a lot… Read More

Apr 5, 2018, 10:58 AM

Want to sponsor a race to the moon? XPRIZE resurrects lunar landing challenge

Less than a week after the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize officially expired, its organizers say they’re relaunching it… Read More

Apr 5, 2018, 9:46 AM

SpaceShipTwo goes supersonic in first powered flight since fatal breakup in 2014

Virgin Galactic’s second SpaceShipTwo rocket plane flew a smooth, supersonic test flight today during its first rocket-powered outing since the… Read More

Apr 4, 2018, 2:32 PM

Dragon delivers cargo to space station

News Brief: Two days after its launch, SpaceX’s uncrewed Dragon cargo capsule was pulled in for its hookup to the… Read More

Apr 3, 2018, 1:13 PM

Deep Space Industries will equip BlackSky satellites with water-spraying thrusters

California-based Deep Space Industries says it has signed a contract to provide water-spraying thrusters for the BlackSky Earth observation satellites… Read More

Apr 2, 2018, 3:44 PM

SpaceX sends reused cargo ship to space station on reused Falcon 9 rocket … again

SpaceX sent nearly three tons of supplies, hardware and experiments to the International Space Station today, using a Falcon 9… Read More

Apr 1, 2018, 6:45 PM

China and U.S. say Tiangong-1 space lab plunged to a fiery doom over the Pacific

China’s Tiangong-1 space lab is no more. The 8.5-ton spacecraft re-entered the atmosphere at about 5:15 p.m. PT today (00:15… Read More

Apr 1, 2018, 4:01 PM

Bezos, Musk and more: Space billionaires take the spotlight in books and on TV

Space is hard: That used to be the excuse for explaining why sending people into space would always be something… Read More

Mar 30, 2018, 3:54 PM

Investors provide a $26.5M lift for World View stratospheric balloon venture

News Brief: Arizona-based World View says it has closed a $26.5 million Series C financing round, led by Accel with… Read More

Mar 30, 2018, 2:55 PM

No fooling: Skywatchers zero in on fiery fall of China’s Tiangong-1 space lab

After months of tracking China’s uncontrollable Tiangong-1 space lab, satellite watchers have narrowed down the time frame for its final,… Read More

Mar 30, 2018, 10:18 AM

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches fifth batch of Iridium NEXT telecom satellites

Another 10 next-generation Iridium telecommunications satellites were sent into orbit today aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg… Read More

Mar 29, 2018, 3:31 PM

FCC approves SpaceX’s plan to provide broadband services with Starlink satellites

The Federal Communications Commission says it has approved SpaceX’s application to provide broadband internet access via thousands of Starlink… Read More

Mar 27, 2018, 10:58 AM

NASA delays Webb Space Telescope’s liftoff to 2020, says it may bust $8B budget

NASA is delaying the scheduled launch of its next flagship observatory, the $8.8 billion James Webb Space Telescope, by a… Read More

Mar 27, 2018, 8:00 AM

Relativity Space raises $35 million to boost 3-D printed rocket venture to new heights

Just a week after unveiling an agreement to use one of NASA’s rocket test complexes in Mississippi, Relativity Space is… Read More

Mar 26, 2018, 10:50 AM

Boeing HorizonX joins $15M funding round for Australia’s Myriota IoT satellite venture

Boeing’s HorizonX venture capital arm has made its first investment outside the U.S., as part of a $15 million Series… Read More

Mar 24, 2018, 4:12 PM

Do rockets blast away the ozone layer? It’s no biggie today … but watch the skies

Thanks to Blue Origin, SpaceX and other space ventures, the skies could well be filled with rockets in years to… Read More

Mar 23, 2018, 5:37 PM

Space station crew returns to full strength with trio’s arrival on Russian Soyuz craft

News Brief: Two days after their launch, a fresh trio of spacefliers floated through the International Space Station’s hatch today… Read More

Mar 21, 2018, 11:26 AM

U.S.-Russian crew lifts off on two-day trip to International Space Station

News Brief: Russia launched a Soyuz rocket from its Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today, sending two NASA astronauts and a… Read More

Mar 21, 2018, 10:49 AM

Relativity strikes deal with NASA to use rocket engine test complex in Mississippi

Relativity, a rocket startup with roots at Blue Origin and SpaceX, says it has been awarded an exclusive 20-year lease… Read More

Mar 20, 2018, 7:23 PM

Even after death, Stephen Hawking stirs up fresh cosmological tiffs and tributes

The ashes of the late British physicist Stephen Hawking will get a fitting resting place in Westminster Abbey, near the… Read More

Mar 20, 2018, 2:02 PM

Last call for the Humanity Star satellite!

Humanity Star, we hardly knew ye. When Rocket Lab revealed in January that it sent a disco-ball satellite called “the… Read More

Mar 15, 2018, 5:01 PM

Did space scramble Scott Kelly’s genes so much he’s no longer a twin? Um, not really

My Twitter feed was buzzing this week with reports that Scott Kelly’s genes were knocked permanently out of phase because… Read More

Mar 15, 2018, 12:58 PM

Jeff Bezos and National Reconnaissance Office talk about space and innovation

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos paid a visit to the National Reconnaissance Office this week — which fits right in with his… Read More

Mar 14, 2018, 6:36 PM

Built to take a beating: Kymeta introduces portable KyWay Go satellite data terminal

Redmond, Wash.-based Kymeta Corp., the communications company backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, says it’s starting to roll out a… Read More

Mar 14, 2018, 5:41 PM

Tethers Unlimited and Orbital Research forge partnership for small-satellite radios

News brief: Burnaby, B.C.-based Orbital Research Inc. says it will build a space-based, 26 GHz Ka-band radio receiver for use… Read More

Mar 13, 2018, 8:02 PM

Scientists give nickname to New Horizons probe’s post-Pluto target: Ultima Thule

News Brief: Nearly three years after flying past Pluto, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is heading for a target more than… Read More

Mar 13, 2018, 6:19 PM

Jeff Bezos shares all 114 seconds of Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine test firing

Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine is an essential part of Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ vision of getting millions of people… Read More

Mar 13, 2018, 4:38 PM

President Donald Trump revives the policy debate over creating military Space Force

President Donald Trump today talked about creating a U.S. Space Force, breathing new life into a concept that’s been proposed… Read More

Mar 13, 2018, 9:00 AM

Spaceflight Industries firms up European satellite alliance and $150M funding round

It’s official: After receiving all government approvals, a French-Italian joint venture has taken a minority stake in Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries… Read More