Space – Page 56 of 93

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

Jan 31, 2018, 2:23 PM

SpaceX launches GovSat-1 satellite, clearing the way for Falcon Heavy’s debut

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sent a telecommunications satellite into orbit today for Luxembourg’s government and the SES satellite venture, setting… Read More

Jan 31, 2018, 10:17 AM

Moonless in Seattle? Feast your eyes on global views of the total lunar eclipse

Cloudy weather blocked Seattle’s view of last night’s “super blue blood moon” — but as a consolation, skywatchers from Vancouver to… Read More

Jan 30, 2018, 7:30 AM

A lunar wonder … or a washout? Your guide to the super blue blood moon eclipse

Geographically speaking, the Pacific Northwest is one of the best places in America to see tonight’s super-hyped total lunar eclipse.… Read More

Jan 27, 2018, 2:36 PM

It’s a date! SpaceX’s Elon Musk sets Falcon Heavy rocket’s huge first launch for Feb. 6

The world’s most powerful rocket finally has a date for its debut: Feb. 6. In a tweet, SpaceX CEO Elon… Read More

Jan 25, 2018, 5:11 PM

NASA’s Day of Remembrance highlights 15th anniversary of shuttle Columbia’s loss

News Brief: The last Thursday of January is NASA’s time to pay tribute to fallen astronauts, including 1967’s Apollo 1… Read More

Jan 25, 2018, 2:17 PM

White House gets pushback on plan to phase out space station funding by 2025

White House budget plans are zeroing in on zeroing out federal funding for the International Space Station by 2025, to… Read More

Jan 24, 2018, 7:14 PM

‘Kill Bill’ Shatner? Video spoof touts Quentin Tarantino’s R-rated ‘Star Trek’

What would an R-rated “Star Trek” movie directed by Quentin Tarantino look like? We may find out someday soon: The… Read More

Jan 24, 2018, 11:30 AM

Scientists fine-tune the formula for finding the signature of life in alien atmospheres

Is the presence of oxygen in the atmosphere of an alien world the only sure-fire sign that life is present?… Read More

Jan 24, 2018, 10:55 AM

SpaceX test-fires Falcon Heavy rocket’s 27 engines amid clouds of steam and thunder

SpaceX test-fired all 27 Merlin rocket engines on its mammoth Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time today, throwing up… Read More

Jan 24, 2018, 9:25 AM

Rocket Lab unveils ‘Humanity Star’ – a shiny satellite you can see in space

In addition to launching three Earth-watching satellites, Rocket Lab has sent up a satellite you can watch from Earth: a… Read More

Jan 23, 2018, 7:36 PM

Spacewalkers put new hand on robot arm

News Brief: NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Scott Tingle spent nearly seven and a half hours on a spacewalk… Read More