Space – Page 8 of 92

New Glenn pathfinder rocket being rolled out from Blue Origin's Florida factory

May 3, 2024, 6:00 AM

Happy Space Day! Contest will offer kids a chance to visit Blue Origin’s rocket factory

The first Friday in May is National Space Day, which makes today a fitting time to announce a contest that… Read More

May 1, 2024, 8:29 PM

Asteroid hunters say they’ve found 27,500 new prospects in search for space rocks

A team of asteroid hunters that includes researchers at the University of Washington says it has identified 27,500 new, high-confidence… Read More

Illustration: Portal Space Systems' Supernova satellite bus in orbit

Apr 30, 2024, 6:00 AM

Portal Space Systems comes out of stealth with satellites that’ll be fired up by the sun

A Seattle-area startup called Portal Space Systems is emerging from stealth to share its vision for a type of satellite… Read More

Illustration: Gravitics space station module in orbit

Apr 25, 2024, 9:29 AM

Gravitics plans to leverage space station architecture for $1.7M Space Force project

Marysville, Wash.-based Gravitics says it will work with Rocket Lab USA and other partners to adapt its space station architecture… Read More

Illustration: Bifröst orbital transfer vehicle backed by NASA

Apr 22, 2024, 6:46 PM

New Frontier Aerospace and HyBird get in on innovation research grants from NASA

Two Washington state aerospace companies — Tukwila-based New Frontier Aerospace and Spanaway-based HyBird Space Systems — are among 95 ventures… Read More

Atlas V launch of Amazon Kuiper satellites in October 2023

Apr 11, 2024, 5:39 PM

Kuiper satellite network gets a big lift from Amazon’s CEO, but timeline is a bit hazy

In his annual letter to shareholders, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company’s Project Kuiper satellite venture will be “a… Read More

Diamond-ring effect before total solar eclipse

Apr 8, 2024, 5:01 PM

A tale of three eclipse chasers: Despite technological gains, nature calls the shots

NASHVILLE, Ind. — There’s nothing like a total solar eclipse to remind you of the unstoppability of nature — and… Read More

Apr 5, 2024, 9:00 AM

Your (nearly) last-minute guide to getting the maximum out of the total solar eclipse

It’s prime time for eclipse-chasers: A total solar eclipse will trace a line from coast to coast on Monday, and… Read More

Apr 4, 2024, 12:15 PM

Blue Origin puts a test pilot who could have been NASA’s first Black astronaut on its next space crew

If the fates decided differently, Air Force test pilot Ed Dwight could have become NASA’s first Black astronaut in the… Read More

Apr 2, 2024, 4:34 PM

Radian Aerospace updates its space plane design and hints at coming attractions

A Seattle-area startup called Radian Aerospace is fine-tuning the design of its orbital space plane, with an eye toward building… Read More

Spectators at Gas Works Park for 2017 solar eclipse

Mar 26, 2024, 8:18 PM

Three options for seeing the solar eclipse, from expensive to iffy to absolutely free

After a seven-year gap, a total solar eclipse is once again due to make a coast-to-coast run across North America,… Read More

Illustration: Europa Clipper above Europa, with Jupiter in background

Mar 22, 2024, 8:43 PM

Researchers find a way to detect signs of extraterrestrial life in a single grain of ice

Scientists have verified that a method to look for cellular life on Europa, an ice-covered moon of Jupiter, just might… Read More

Blue Ring logistics platform in Earth orbit

Mar 19, 2024, 2:35 PM

Blue Origin plans to test Blue Ring space platform on Pentagon’s DarkSky-1 mission

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says that technology for its Blue Ring orbital platform will be put to the… Read More

Illustration: Interlune harvester on the moon

Mar 13, 2024, 2:20 PM

Interlune comes out of stealth with its plan to harvest helium-3 and more on the moon

Seattle-based Interlune officially lifted the curtain today on its plans to build a robotic harvester that could extract helium-3 from… Read More

Illustration: Lumen Orbit satellite in space

Mar 11, 2024, 5:54 PM

Lumen Orbit emerges from stealth and raises $2.4M to put data centers in space

Bellevue, Wash.-based Lumen Orbit, a startup that’s only about three months old, says that it’s closed a $2.4 million pre-seed… Read More

Mar 4, 2024, 10:59 AM

Blue Origin gets ready for cargo lander’s inaugural moon trip, with humans to follow

Update: Blue Origin’s first uncrewed Blue Moon mission is now set for 2026. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is… Read More

Two men looking at New Glenn rocket on pad

Feb 21, 2024, 11:57 PM

‘Let’s go!’ Jeff Bezos gets revved up when Blue Origin raises up its New Glenn rocket

For the first time, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture lifted up an orbital-class New Glenn rocket on its Florida… Read More

Feb 7, 2024, 5:07 PM

Former Blue Origin president’s startup raises funding to go after moon resources

A stealthy space venture co-founded by the former president of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it’s raising funds… Read More

Screenshot of Quindar spacecraft management sofware platform

Jan 30, 2024, 6:00 AM

Fuse leads $6M round for Quindar, which uses AI for satellite support and is partnering with KSAT

A space-centric startup called Quindar says it has successfully closed an oversubscribed $6 million funding round that will give a… Read More

Picture of crescent Earth from Astrobotic Peregrine lander

Jan 19, 2024, 12:33 PM

Astrobotic’s lunar lander falls into South Pacific after missing out on moon landing

Ten days after its launch, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander fell back to Earth, ending a trip to the moon’s orbital… Read More

Jan 17, 2024, 6:23 PM

Three Pacific Northwest space companies win awards from Space Force venture fund

SpaceWERX, which essentially serves as a venture fund for the U.S. Space Force, has awarded contracts worth as much as… Read More

Illustration: Beamed-power system on the moon

Jan 15, 2024, 4:45 PM

PowerLight joins Blue Origin to study power beaming system for the moon

Kent, Wash.-based PowerLight Technologies says it’s joined a team headed by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture to design a… Read More

Astrobotic Peregrine moon lander prepared for launch

Jan 9, 2024, 4:25 PM

Astrobotic rules out soft landing on moon after propellant leak dooms its spacecraft

Astrobotic says that it’s given up on its plan to put a commercial spacecraft safely on the moon’s surface, due… Read More

Illustration: Peregrine moon lander in flight

Jan 8, 2024, 11:59 AM

Astrobotic’s moon lander suffers failure in propulsion system, putting mission at risk

Hours after the launch of its commercial moon lander, Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic reported a failure within the robotic spacecraft’s propulsion system… Read More

Jan 8, 2024, 12:20 AM

First Vulcan rocket launches commercial moon lander with a boost from Blue Origin

Update: Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander fell back to Earth 10 days after launch due to a propellant leak that ruled out… Read More

Peregrine lunar lander being prepared for launch

Jan 5, 2024, 9:54 AM

Milestone moon lander mission targets an otherworldly frontier for DNA data storage

A mission to send a commercial lander to the moon, set for launch in a couple of days, will bring… Read More

Collage showing illustrations of NIAC concepts

Jan 4, 2024, 6:48 PM

NASA awards funds to study deep-space interferometer and other far-out ideas

A proposal to build a far-flung set of radio antennas to measure the cosmos is one of 13 far-out concepts… Read More

Jan 3, 2024, 10:26 AM

SpaceX launches the first set of Starlink satellites for T-Mobile’s direct-to-cell plan

The first satellites capable of providing direct-to-cellular service via SpaceX’s Starlink network and T-Mobile’s cellular network have been sent into… Read More

Atlas V launch with Amazon Kuiper satellites

Dec 28, 2023, 7:00 AM

A year for gearing up: Aerospace ventures are counting down to big missions in 2024

If 2022 was packed with headline-grabbing aerospace developments — including the first pictures from the James Webb Telescope and the… Read More

Illustration: Interior of Orbite astronaut training facility

Dec 22, 2023, 1:00 PM

Orbite is raising funds as it gets set to expand training programs for spacefliers

Orbite Space, a venture that aims to offer down-to-Earth spaceflight training programs on a “try before you fly” basis, is… Read More