Space – Page 55 of 93

Feb 26, 2018, 11:54 AM

Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch picks up the pace in runway tests of world’s biggest airplane

Stratolaunch Systems, the space launch venture backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, says it put its super-duper-sized carrier plane through… Read More

Feb 22, 2018, 12:49 PM

University of Central Florida is taking charge of gigantic Arecibo radio telescope

The 1,000-foot Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico, made famous by such movies as “Contact” and the James Bond thriller… Read More

Feb 22, 2018, 7:56 AM

SpaceX launches its first Starlink internet satellites (and Spain’s Paz satellite, too)

SpaceX put its first two prototype Starlink broadband satellites into orbit along with a Spanish radar imaging satellite today. The… Read More

Feb 22, 2018, 5:00 AM

Robotics pioneer Red Whittaker wants to put a robot on the moon, and land Amazon in his backyard

PITTSBURGH — Asked if he will eventually land a robot on the moon, William “Red” Whittaker doesn’t hold back. “Oh,… Read More

Feb 21, 2018, 5:20 PM

NASA fires shuttle rocket engine to the max during test for Space Launch System

Like a “Spinal Tap” guitarist, NASA turned the dial up to 11 today on a souped-up rocket engine from the… Read More

Feb 21, 2018, 10:53 AM

National Space Council’s meeting takes aim at industry regulations – and at China

Space industry deregulation, and the potential perils posed by China’s space program, shared the spotlight at today’s meeting of the… Read More

Vice President Mike Pence at National Space Council meeting

Feb 20, 2018, 7:11 PM

Boeing and Blue Origin CEOs listed among National Space Council’s advisers

News Brief: Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg and Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith are among 29 candidates for the National Space… Read More

Feb 19, 2018, 9:45 AM

Planetary Resources asteroid venture misses fundraising target, forcing cutbacks

Planetary Resources, a Redmond, Wash.-based venture that aims to make a fortune mining asteroids, is facing a more down-to-earth challenge:… Read More

Feb 17, 2018, 6:39 PM

Asteroid miners might need a few good applied astronomers to show them the way

AUSTIN, Texas — Mining asteroids for water and other resources could someday become a trillion-dollar business, but not without astronomers to… Read More

Feb 16, 2018, 5:39 PM

What if scientists find signs of alien life? Experiment suggests we won’t freak out

AUSTIN, Texas — If extraterrestrial life exists, there’s a chance we’ll detect it sometime in the next 20 years. And then… Read More

Feb 14, 2018, 5:11 PM

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai endorses SpaceX’s plan for satellite broadband service

SpaceX’s plan to beam broadband services to America and the world via its Starlink satellite constellation got a big thumbs-up… Read More

Feb 13, 2018, 9:58 PM

Microsoft Edge boosts SpaceShipTwo into virtual space on Virgin Galactic’s website

Virgin Galactic hasn’t yet started taking tourists into space on its SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, but the company now offers a… Read More

Feb 12, 2018, 4:43 PM

Commercial space ventures hail NASA opportunities in orbit and on the moon

The Trump administration’s proposed shift to commercial partners for space operations in low Earth orbit as well as on and… Read More

Feb 12, 2018, 10:00 AM

NASA budget proposal boosts commercial role in space station and moon missions

The White House’s proposed five-year budget plan would provide a bigger boost to commercial space efforts, including a potential handover… Read More

Feb 11, 2018, 1:01 PM

SpaceX set to launch first prototype Starlink satellites for global internet

The first test satellites for SpaceX’s global internet constellation are being prepped for launch — three years after SpaceX CEO… Read More

Feb 9, 2018, 2:21 PM

Fresh raw imagery from NASA’s Juno orbiter puts Jupiter’s fans in 11th heaven

NASA’s Juno orbiter has sent back its 11th crop of close-ups from Jupiter, and that means it’s time for another… Read More

Feb 8, 2018, 8:41 PM

Did NASA pass up SpaceX offer for Falcon Heavy payload? Former NASA official raises questions

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk makes it sound as if he always wanted to put a Tesla Roadster, and not much… Read More

Feb 8, 2018, 6:58 PM

3.8 billion miles! New Horizons spacecraft sends pictures from farthest vantage point

Two and a half years after becoming the first probe to study Pluto up close, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is… Read More

Feb 8, 2018, 10:54 AM

Good news for Starman: Spacefaring Tesla Roadster will miss Mars and asteroids

It took a day or two, but astronomers have figured out where the Tesla Roadster launched into deep space aboard… Read More

Feb 7, 2018, 5:04 PM

How I photographed the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch with sound-triggered cameras

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center for the first time Tuesday. I… Read More

Feb 7, 2018, 10:45 AM

Dramatic photos of historic SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch from GeekWire camera 1,200 feet away

[Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with additional pictures, including the one above, retrieved Wednesday from a third camera… Read More

Feb 6, 2018, 8:34 PM

Elon Musk marvels at Falcon Heavy’s triumph, looks ahead to bigger rocket

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s billionaire founder, Elon Musk, says that even he was surprised by how successful the first flight… Read More

Feb 6, 2018, 3:24 PM

Internet users – including Donald Trump – are over the moon about SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket didn’t blow up on the launch pad, but it did blow up the internet. More than… Read More

Feb 6, 2018, 2:44 PM

Watch ‘Starman’ drift: SpaceX’s Tesla reaches the ultimate cruising altitude and rides off into space

This might be the ultimate space oddity. High above his home planet, where millions of people are no doubt sitting… Read More

Feb 6, 2018, 12:45 PM

SpaceX launches its Falcon Heavy rocket for first time, putting a sports car (and Starman) in space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s triple-barreled Falcon Heavy rocket rose into space today for the first time on a pillar of… Read More

Feb 6, 2018, 12:30 PM

Time for SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to fly: Watch live video of the final countdown

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The maiden launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket is arguably the biggest thing to hit NASA’s… Read More

Feb 5, 2018, 5:25 PM

Elon Musk explains why SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket is risky – and revolutionary

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Launching the Falcon Heavy rocket is arguably one of the riskiest operations that SpaceX has ever… Read More

Feb 5, 2018, 9:02 AM

Jeff Bezos wishes SpaceX ‘best of luck’ with Falcon Heavy – and Elon Musk replies with a smooch

All eyes are on Elon Musk as his company SpaceX gets ready to launch its first Falcon Heavy rocket from… Read More

Feb 5, 2018, 5:10 AM

SpaceX’s Elon Musk adds a ‘Starman’ to the Tesla Roadster he’s sending into space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — When SpaceX launches a Tesla Roadster sports car into deep space atop its very first Falcon… Read More

Feb 2, 2018, 5:39 PM

Cosmonauts toss out antenna box, install a new one during longest Russian spacewalk

News Brief: A pair of Russian cosmonauts today conducted their nation’s longest-ever spacewalk to replace an electronics box for a… Read More