Space – Page 86 of 93

Dec 8, 2015, 7:55 PM

Former Google exec Alan Eustace looks beyond his record-setting jump: ‘No reason you can’t go higher’

One year after setting the world altitude record for a jump from the stratosphere, former Google executive Alan Eustace says… Read More

Dec 8, 2015, 6:00 AM

Moon Express wins thumbs-up from XPRIZE for multimillion-dollar lunar launch

Moon Express, the lunar exploration venture co-founded by Seattle entrepreneur Naveen Jain, has gotten the “all systems go” signal for… Read More

Dec 7, 2015, 4:32 PM

Jeff Bezos wants to send Donald Trump to space, and Twitter is thrilled

Jeff Bezos is still new to Twitter, but he’s figuring out the snarky social media stuff pretty quickly. The CEO of… Read More

Dec 6, 2015, 1:50 PM

It’s a first! Atlas 5 rocket sends Cygnus cargo ship (with HoloLens) to space station

After waiting out Florida’s weather for three days, United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket lofted supplies to the International Space Station… Read More

Dec 5, 2015, 10:24 AM

NASA’s New Horizons probe sends its closest close-up of Pluto

If you heart Pluto, you’ll love the sharpest, closest close-up of the dwarf planet, just sent back by NASA’s New Horizons… Read More

Dec 4, 2015, 10:50 AM

Space race! British astronaut Tim Peake gets set to run marathon on space station

British astronaut Tim Peake says he’ll follow in the footsteps of NASA’s Sunita Williams by running a marathon in orbit on… Read More

Dec 3, 2015, 1:23 PM

Video: Jeff Bezos spotlights Blue Origin’s ‘very happy’ rocket scientists after touchdown

“Touchdown” means something different to rocket scientists and to football fans, but the cheering, hugs and high fives are the same… Read More

Dec 3, 2015, 11:02 AM

Virgin Galactic gets a 747 jet to serve as flying launch pad for its LauncherOne rocket

Virgin Galactic showed off its latest mothership today: a Boeing 747-400 jet that it acquired from its corporate cousins at… Read More

Dec 3, 2015, 9:36 AM

LISA Pathfinder blasts off to blaze a trail for relativity’s biggest test

The LISA Pathfinder probe is heading for a vantage point a million miles from Earth to help look for gravitational waves and… Read More

Dec 2, 2015, 8:00 AM

Season’s readings: 12 gift books for geeks

In this age of e-readers, there are still occasions when it’s nice to have a book printed on actual paper – like holiday giving, for… Read More

Nov 30, 2015, 3:03 PM

XCOR Aerospace co-founders launch new startup: Agile Aero for the next frontier

XCOR Aerospace pioneered the rapid development of rocket propulsion systems, and now three of XCOR’s founders are starting up a… Read More

Nov 30, 2015, 11:42 AM

Spaceflight offers a Cyber Monday deal: Satellite launches for $200,000 – that’s 33 percent off!

Here’s a Cyber Monday deal from Seattle-based Spaceflight for the space geek on your list: Purchase a satellite launch for one-third… Read More

Nov 25, 2015, 4:08 PM

Asteroid mining riches await: President Obama signs space resource bill into law

President Barack Obama today put his signature on a law supporting the rights of space miners to extract, use and… Read More

Nov 25, 2015, 11:15 AM

Alien megastructure? Nothing to see around formerly weird star, scientists say

Recent infrared observations of a star that once showed a pattern of weird dimming have turned up no anomalous readings,… Read More

Nov 24, 2015, 10:16 AM

Exclusive: Jeff Bezos speaks out on Blue Origin, SpaceX and space trips: ‘I can’t wait to go!’

Amazon’s billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos, says watching his Blue Origin rocket make a safe landing after flying into space rates as… Read More

Nov 24, 2015, 5:14 AM

Wow! Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin sends New Shepard rocket ship to space – and gets it back safely

Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, successfully sent its New Shepard rocket ship to outer… Read More

Nov 20, 2015, 2:59 PM

It’s official: NASA signs up to send crew on SpaceX’s Dragon space taxi

NASA has ordered its first mission from SpaceX to carry astronauts to the International Space Station, six months after placing… Read More

Nov 20, 2015, 1:56 PM

See how the world turns on Pluto and Charon, thanks to NASA’s New Horizons

The bright heart of Pluto has been burned into our consciousness, thanks to scads of high-resolution pictures. But a new set… Read More

Nov 20, 2015, 12:57 PM

NASA’s Orion deep-space capsule is now officially a shiny object: Here’s why

NASA has released new artwork that reflects the latest look for its Orion deep-space crew vehicle – and it’s highly reflective.… Read More

Nov 20, 2015, 8:48 AM

SpaceX’s Elon Musk gets in the Thanksgiving spirit on ‘The Big Bang Theory’

You wouldn’t think Elon Musk was a warm and fuzzy guy, based on this year’s biography of the hard-driving CEO… Read More

Nov 19, 2015, 1:44 PM

Jeff Bezos says next flight test of Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship should come ‘very soon’

Even as Jeff Bezos celebrates past achievements in spaceflight, he’s looking forward to seeing his Blue Origin space venture make future achievements.… Read More

Nov 19, 2015, 11:56 AM

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Seattle’s Museum of Flight unwrap Apollo moon engine artifacts

Even Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos got misty-eyed at Seattle’s Museum of Flight during today’s unveiling of rocket engine parts from… Read More

Nov 18, 2015, 4:28 PM

SpaceX trumps United Launch Alliance in bid for Air Force GPS-3 launch contract

SpaceX is poised to win an Air Force national security launch contract by default because its archrival, United Launch Alliance, has… Read More

Nov 18, 2015, 10:55 AM

Work continues on Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch plane, but rocket plans are still under wraps

The world’s largest airplane is taking shape for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Vulcan Aerospace venture, but it’s not yet clear what… Read More

Nov 13, 2015, 4:08 PM

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin targets 2016 for suborbital research flights with drone spaceships

Blue Origin, the space venture backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is reportedly planning to start flying research payloads on… Read More

Nov 13, 2015, 8:55 AM

High-flying scientists capture mystery object WT1190F’s fiery breakup on video

Scientists flying on an instrument-laden jet captured great video views of a mysterious space object known as WT1190F as it… Read More

Nov 12, 2015, 10:59 PM

Mystery object WT1190F comes down over Indian Ocean but fails to make a splash

Was it a spent Apollo rocket stage from the ’60s? A scary space rock? Whatever it was, the mysterious object known… Read More

Nov 10, 2015, 5:21 PM

Asteroid miners hail commercial space legislation that sets up property rights in space

After months of consideration, Congress is finishing up work on legislation that establishes legal rights for U.S. citizens to own… Read More

Nov 10, 2015, 3:28 PM

Astronomers spot most distant known world in the solar system: V774104

Astronomers say they’ve identified the most distant celestial object in our solar system – a speck of light more than three times… Read More

Nov 9, 2015, 10:59 AM

Ice volcanoes on Pluto? NASA’s New Horizons probe spots ‘weird’ mountains

Scientists with NASA’s New Horizons mission say that at least a couple of the miles-high mountains on Pluto look as… Read More