Space – Page 69 of 93

Mar 20, 2017, 7:02 PM

Arcadia on the map: For future Mars landing sites, SpaceX thinks ice is nice

SpaceX’s current favorite place to land on Mars is reportedly Arcadia Planitia, which combines flat terrain, potential deposits of water… Read More

Mar 20, 2017, 5:22 PM

Jeff Bezos does a deep dive into bearings in Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine update

What’s the difference between ball bearings and hydrostatic bearings? You should have more of an inkling after checking out Amazon… Read More

Mar 19, 2017, 2:12 PM

SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down, bringing space samples back to Earth

SpaceX’s robotic Dragon capsule brought tons of cargo back down to Earth from the International Space Station today, in a… Read More

Mar 17, 2017, 10:58 AM

Watch a fireball light up Seattle’s skies

Dozens of reports have streamed in about a fireball that was seen in the skies over Washington state, Oregon, Idaho and… Read More

Mar 15, 2017, 11:11 PM

After delay, SpaceX launches EchoStar satellite – but forgoes rocket landing

For the second time in a week, weather worries caused a delay in SpaceX’s launch of the EchoStar 23 communications… Read More

Mar 14, 2017, 5:10 PM

French astronaut enjoys sax in space

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield had his guitar, and NASA astronaut Cady Coleman had her flute: Now French astronaut Thomas Pesquet… Read More

Mar 13, 2017, 10:20 PM

SpaceX postpones launch of EchoStar communications satellite due to high winds

High winds have forced SpaceX to postpone its launch of the EchoStar 23 communications satellite, a mission requiring so much… Read More

Mar 13, 2017, 4:40 PM

NASA backs Kymeta’s mini-antennas and Tethers Unlimited’s 3-D printer/recycler

Flat-panel antennas that are tiny enough to fit on a nanosatellite and a 3-D printer that can recycle space station trash… Read More

Mar 10, 2017, 3:27 PM

It’s a UFO! It’s a walnut? No … It’s Pan, one of Saturn’s weirdest-looking moons

Astronomers have long known that Pan, one of the “shepherd moons” in Saturn’s rings, had a weird shape. But it… Read More

Mar 10, 2017, 12:33 PM

Round-the-moon trip intrigues billionaire spaceflier Charles Simonyi, but he won’t go

Charles Simonyi, the billionaire software executive who’s flown to space twice, says he doesn’t know who’s on SpaceX’s passenger list for… Read More

Mar 9, 2017, 9:42 PM

Billionaire Paul Allen hopes his ‘ginormous’ Stratolaunch plane will fly this year

The world’s biggest airplane is staying on track to take to the air for the first time by the end of… Read More

Mar 9, 2017, 2:15 PM

Oculus’ ‘Mission: ISS’ takes one more step toward giant leap for virtual space station

Oculus has just launched “Mission: ISS,” a virtual-reality simulation that takes advantage of the company’s headset and handheld controllers to let you… Read More

Mar 8, 2017, 2:10 PM

Google patent filing hints at how SpaceX’s satellite broadband network could work

When it comes to providing global broadband internet coverage, two satellite constellations in low Earth orbit are better than one.… Read More

Mar 8, 2017, 9:19 AM

36 aerospace women win Brooke Owens Fellowships – including one at GeekWire

Thirty-six women with a passion for aerospace have been selected to receive the first batch of Brooke Owens Fellowships –… Read More

Mar 8, 2017, 7:51 AM

Jeff Bezos adds OneWeb satellite venture to Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch manifest

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A day after announcing the first launch customer for Blue Origin’s yet-to-be-built New Glenn rocket, Amazon billionaire Jeff… Read More

Mar 7, 2017, 6:00 AM

Jeff Bezos introduces Eutelsat as Blue Origin’s first New Glenn rocket customer

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos revealed satellite operator Eutelsat as the first paying customer for his Blue Origin space venture’s New… Read More

Mar 6, 2017, 10:29 AM

One giant leap: Jeff Bezos shows off Blue Origin’s shiny new BE-4 rocket engine

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is providing a sneak peek at his Blue Origin space venture’s BE-4 rocket engine, which could… Read More

Mar 3, 2017, 4:01 PM

Why choose to go to the moon? Trump changes commercial space calculations

Nearly 55 years ago, President John F. Kennedy said America chose to go to the moon and take on other… Read More

Mar 2, 2017, 9:38 PM

Citing schedule slips, Spaceflight rebooks 89 satellites on SpaceX’s launch list

For more than a year, Seattle-based Spaceflight has been waiting to launch an array of 89 miniaturized satellites aboard a… Read More

Mar 2, 2017, 7:32 PM

Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin propose ‘Amazon-like’ delivery to the moon in 2020

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has reportedly proposed sending a robotic lander to the moon’s south polar… Read More

Mar 2, 2017, 10:39 AM

A year after returning to Earth, astronaut Scott Kelly reflects on lessons learned from 340 days in space

One year after returning to Earth from his 340-day mission in orbit, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly loves the smell of… Read More

Mar 2, 2017, 4:00 AM

Virgin Orbit satellite launch spin-off created with ex-Boeing exec at the helm

Virgin Galactic says it’s spinning off its satellite launch operation, including the LauncherOne rocket development program, as a new commercial… Read More

Mar 1, 2017, 5:27 AM

Telerobotics startup BluHaptics raises $1.3M to bring its underwater software to space

Telerobotics startup BluHaptics has raised $1.36 million to launch its first commercial product this summer and expand the domain of its… Read More

Feb 28, 2017, 2:28 PM

NASA goes ahead and buys Russian rides to space station through Boeing

NASA has agreed to purchase at least two trips to and from the International Space Station on Russian Soyuz spacecraft, from… Read More

Feb 28, 2017, 12:12 PM

From ‘Hidden Figures’ to minifigures: Lego toys immortalize the women of NASA

It’s all systems go for a new set of Lego minifigures celebrating women researchers at NASA, including the central figure… Read More

Feb 28, 2017, 9:40 AM

SoftBank puts $1.7B into Intelsat merger with OneWeb satellite internet venture

Intelsat and OneWeb today laid out plans for a mega-merger aimed at bolstering their satellite internet services, with a $1.7… Read More

Feb 27, 2017, 1:48 PM

SpaceX reveals plan to send two private citizens around the moon in 2018

SpaceX says it’s making plans to send two private citizens around the moon late next year – using its yet-to-be-flown Falcon… Read More

Feb 25, 2017, 10:53 AM

Watch on the Web: ‘Ring of Fire’ solar eclipse serves as a warmup for totality

Skywatchers in South America and Africa will be seeing an unusual “Ring of Fire” solar eclipse on Sunday, and the… Read More

Feb 25, 2017, 9:50 AM

‘Late Show’ host Stephen Colbert dons Boeing’s spacesuit for Starliner stardom

Let history record that America’s first late-night astronaut is … Stephen Colbert? In a pre-recorded bit that was broadcast Friday night… Read More

Feb 24, 2017, 4:20 PM

Star-studded cast watches Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo glide through test flight

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane glided through its third free-flying test run today, and although it hasn’t yet lit up… Read More