Space – Page 7 of 92

Portraits of Blue Origin NS-26 crew members

Aug 23, 2024, 2:29 PM

Blue Origin sets a date for its next flight to launch people and experiments into space

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says its next suborbital spaceflight is set for Aug. 29, with a space researcher… Read More

Aerial view of Amazon's satellite processing facility in Florida

Aug 22, 2024, 8:34 PM

Amazon says it’s devoting another $19.5M to Project Kuiper satellite facility in Florida

Amazon plans to build a secondary support facility for its Project Kuiper satellite processing center at Kennedy Space Center in… Read More

New Glenn first-stage simulator being maneuvered in Florida

Aug 21, 2024, 10:05 PM

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket program reportedly faces failures during testing

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has encountered two recent failures in its efforts to get orbital-class New Glenn rockets… Read More

NASA engineer working on construction robot

Aug 12, 2024, 7:00 AM

Mars Society gains foothold in AI, robotics and biotechnology to clear a path to space

The Mars Society says it’s making progress on launching a startup incubator in the Seattle area, with artificial intelligence and… Read More

AI-generated images of "Cybertruck on Mars."

Aug 11, 2024, 10:58 AM

Cybertrucks on Mars? Space advocates and NASA consider ideas for sample return

Tesla’s Cybertruck may look ungainly on Earth, but a pressurized version of the vehicle might be just the thing for… Read More

Portrait of Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham

Aug 8, 2024, 3:50 PM

What if the aliens win? That’s the subject of a new saga from creators of ‘The Expanse’

In nearly all alien-invasion tales, the puny humans somehow find a way to win — for example, in classic novels… Read More

View of Boeing Starliner capsule docked to ISS

Aug 7, 2024, 2:12 PM

NASA says Boeing Starliner test crew may have to return in SpaceX capsule in 2025

Continuing concerns about the thruster system on Boeing’s Starliner space capsule may lead NASA to decide against letting astronauts take… Read More

Crew 245 simulated EVA at Mars Society's Mars Desert Research Station in Utah

Aug 7, 2024, 9:00 AM

Mars Society brings its convention — plus strategies for space startups — to Seattle

What’s the best route to the Red Planet? Hundreds of people are converging on Seattle this week to consider that… Read More

Researcher with apparatus on zero-gravity flight

Jul 16, 2024, 1:58 PM

NASA awards $348,000 to Interlune to test technology for processing moon soil

Seattle-based Interlune has received a $348,000 grant from NASA to test its system for processing lunar soil on a series… Read More

Jul 9, 2024, 10:46 AM

Gravitics wins $125M contract from Axiom for commercial space station hardware

Marysville, Wash.-based Gravitics says it has won a $125 million contract from Axiom Space to provide a pressurized spacecraft for… Read More

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket and Stoke Space's Nova rocket. (Blue Origin / Stoke Space Illustrations)

Jul 3, 2024, 3:32 PM

Space Force clears Blue Origin and Stoke Space to bid for fast-turnaround launches

The U.S. Space Force has added Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and Stoke Space, a startup that’s headquartered nearby… Read More

Jun 27, 2024, 10:03 AM

VIPs cut the ribbon at the grand opening of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite factory

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Amazon gave U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell and other VIPs a sneak peek at the company’s Project Kuiper… Read More

Jun 26, 2024, 10:46 AM

Starfish Space signs contract with Intelsat for satellite servicing beginning in 2026

Tukwila, Wash.-based Starfish Space has signed a contract with Intelsat to provide on-orbit life extension services to a geostationary satellite… Read More

Jun 13, 2024, 5:41 PM

Blue Origin joins SpaceX and ULA on Pentagon list for $5.6B in launch contracts

The Department of Defense has put Kent, Wash.-based Blue Origin in the running for a share of up to $5.6… Read More

Jun 12, 2024, 1:11 PM

Seattle Space Week: Find out how artificial intelligence is taking over the final frontier

Will intelligent AI agents take on the job of capsule communicator in future missions to the moon, Mars and other… Read More

Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger at Museum of Flight's selfie station

Jun 8, 2024, 8:18 AM

Museum of Flight exhibition celebrates 150 years of space station dreams and realities

The dream of having people live and work in space didn’t start with billionaire Jeff Bezos, or even with rocket… Read More

Bill Anders suiting up for Apollo 8 in 1968

Jun 7, 2024, 11:30 PM

Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who took ‘Earthrise’ picture, dies in plane crash at 90

Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who snapped the iconic “Earthrise” photo of our planet as seen from lunar orbit, died… Read More

Jun 6, 2024, 5:52 PM

Boeing’s Starliner craft docks with space station after dealing with balky thrusters

Boeing’s Starliner capsule and its two-person NASA crew arrived at the International Space Station today after mission managers coped with… Read More

Jun 5, 2024, 8:06 AM

Third time’s the charm! Boeing’s Starliner capsule begins first crewed space mission

Two NASA astronauts were sent into space today to begin the first crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, making a… Read More

Atlas V with Starliner capsule on Florida launch pad

Jun 1, 2024, 4:17 PM

Computer problem forces another delay for first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner

For the second time in a month, the first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner space capsule to the International Space… Read More

Orbital selfie of Amazon Kuipersat satellite

May 23, 2024, 11:29 AM

Final test: Amazon’s Project Kuiper begins to deorbit prototype broadband satellites

After a series of successful tests, Amazon says it has begun the monthslong process of bringing two prototype satellites for… Read More

May 22, 2024, 5:55 PM

First crewed mission of Boeing’s Starliner capsule rescheduled amid troubleshooting

Update: Mission managers say they are evaluating plans for the first crewed flight test of Boeing’s Starliner space taxi and… Read More

May 20, 2024, 6:28 PM

Space Force and Starfish Space lay out their roadmap for satellite docking mission

The U.S. Space Force says a Pentagon partnership with Tukwila, Wash.-based Starfish Space will result in a “first-of-its-kind docking mission”… Read More

May 19, 2024, 2:00 PM

How Seattle science-fiction pioneer Vonda N. McIntyre blazed a trail for diversity

Decades before the current debates over gender and sexuality, the late Seattle science-fiction writer Vonda N. McIntyre flipped the script… Read More

Blue Origin New Shepard launch in West Texas

May 19, 2024, 7:52 AM

Blue Origin flies its first crew in 21 months — and writes another page in space history

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture today resumed sending people on suborbital space trips after a 21-month gap, and made… Read More

Blue Origin New Shepard spaceship on launch pad in 2022

May 14, 2024, 10:48 AM

Blue Origin sets the date for its first crewed suborbital space trip in 21 months

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has set the date for the long-delayed start of its next chapter in the… Read More

Students looking through microscope in lab

May 14, 2024, 12:01 AM

Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite network sets up logistics site and training program

Amazon says it’s establishing a logistics facility in Everett, Wash., and partnering with a technical college in Kirkland, Wash., to… Read More

Antarctic ozone hole visualized through climate data

May 7, 2024, 2:56 PM

Climate science mission led by University of Washington wins backing from NASA

NASA has selected four proposals for climate science missions, including an effort led by a University of Washington researcher, to… Read More

May 7, 2024, 7:00 AM

Starfish tests satellite rendezvous system — and wins a $37.5M Space Force contract

Months after Starfish Space said it was giving up on its plan to test its satellite docking system in orbit,… Read More

Starliner atop Atlas V rocket on Florida launch pad

May 6, 2024, 6:15 PM

First crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner space taxi postponed due to valve issue

The first crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner space taxi was postponed today due to concerns about a valve on the… Read More