Space – Page 89 of 93

Apr 13, 2015, 11:43 AM

SpaceX set for another Falcon 9 landing attempt; new Planetary Resources satellite on board for Space Station

Update, 1:30 p.m.: Monday’s launch has been scrubbed due to weather. Another launch will be attempted on Tuesday at 1:10… Read More

Mar 27, 2015, 11:27 AM

It’s the final countdown to the launch of NASA’s Year in Space

It’s about to happen: NASA’s “Year in Space” is set to take off today, as Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail… Read More

Mar 23, 2015, 9:53 AM

Elon Musk makes SpaceX photos free for public use

Talk about responsive. Less than an hour after Elon Musk announced that SpaceX would post photos for non-commercial use under… Read More

Mar 18, 2015, 9:02 AM

NASA posts gorgeous Aurora shots from International Space Station on Twitter

Happy morning after St. Patty’s Day! Are you hungover, a bit slow on the uptake? It’s OK. Sit back with… Read More

Mar 16, 2015, 8:53 AM

NASA and Planetary Resources release asteroid-hunting desktop app, cite 15% boost in positive IDs

Ready to hunt for some asteroids? NASA and Planetary Resources have announced a new desktop app that incorporates algorithms from a contest… Read More

Mar 10, 2015, 3:15 PM

Spaceflight raises $19M to help launch micro-satellites through innovative ‘ride share’ program

Spaceflight Industries, which helps the U.S. government, Planet Labs and other customers launch small satellites on larger space transportation vehicles,… Read More

Mar 5, 2015, 8:19 AM

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin dealt setback in patent dispute with SpaceX over rocket landings

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has won a key preliminary ruling in its dispute with Blue Origin over a patent received by the Jeff… Read More

Feb 18, 2015, 10:26 AM

NASA launches new video on next era for Kennedy Space Center

Today, NASA released a video showing how it’s “retooling for the future” by remaking the Kennedy Space Center into a… Read More

Feb 16, 2015, 10:19 AM

SpaceX founder Elon Musk inks $3.5M book deal to write about Earth and Mars

Like he needed the cash, Tesla and SpaceX head honcho Elon Musk just signed a $3.5 million book deal with… Read More

Feb 11, 2015, 2:55 PM

SpaceX: Latest Falcon 9 landing attempt thwarted by 3-story waves in Atlantic

After multiple scrubs in recent days, SpaceX is counting down again for the launch of its first deep-space mission this afternoon,… Read More

Feb 3, 2015, 9:51 AM

FAA opens way for companies to stake claims to lunar rights

Do we have the right to reserve rights to the moon? Apparently so. At least that’s the message the U.S. government… Read More

Jan 26, 2015, 11:22 AM

Watch NASA’s awesome video from space of that nasty Nor’easter that’s hitting New York and Boston

We hope you didn’t have plans to fly anywhere near the Northeast this week, as a massive Nor’easter is shutting… Read More

Jan 19, 2015, 9:51 AM

How Elon Musk plans to get to Mars, via Seattle: What the SpaceX founder said at that private event

If Seattle needs inspiration to think big, it has arrived in the form of Elon Musk. The SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO took… Read More

Jan 19, 2015, 9:35 AM

Report: Google in talks to invest in SpaceX, boosting Seattle-based satellite initiative

Google is close to making an investment in Elon Musk’s SpaceX, with the intent of supporting the commercial space company’s… Read More

Jan 16, 2015, 8:36 PM

Photos: SpaceX founder Elon Musk reveals new $10B ‘Space Internet’ plan at private Seattle event

Elon Musk stopped in Seattle on Friday evening, on his way to Mars. The SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO slipped quietly into… Read More

Jan 16, 2015, 10:18 AM

Photos: SpaceX Dragon capsule delivered to Seattle Center for private event with Elon Musk

SpaceX has officially arrived in Seattle. As shown in these photos, posted to Facebook by the Cornish College of the… Read More

Jan 13, 2015, 10:51 AM

Elon Musk: SpaceX will hire up to 1,000 people in new Seattle office

Update: SpaceX’s new Seattle-area office is in Redmond; Elon Musk to visit region this week SpaceX founder Elon Musk is… Read More

Jan 10, 2015, 8:08 AM

SpaceX rocket crash-lands on drone ship in ambitious recovery attempt

SpaceX was unsuccessful in its inaugural attempt to land the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket softly on a barge… Read More

Dec 31, 2014, 2:47 PM

Preserving the future: A rare glimpse inside the EMP Museum vault

I have seen the future. And it looks a bit ratty. That was my not-so-charitable reaction when I got up-close… Read More

Nov 21, 2014, 4:29 PM

Boeing chief engineer says SpaceX ‘drives us to be better’

Boeing doesn’t mind its competition — in fact, the company welcomes it. That was the message from Ted Goetz, a chief… Read More

Nov 21, 2014, 12:53 PM

Listen to four NASA astronauts discuss the future of space flight

Can we stop asteroids from slamming into Earth? Will people live in space? Are astronauts going back to the moon?… Read More

Nov 12, 2014, 9:32 AM

Historic touchdown: European Space Agency lands probe on comet

The European Space Agency made history on Wednesday morning after it successfully landed a probe on a comet. Philae, a… Read More

Nov 6, 2014, 12:14 PM

GeekWire goes to the movies: Here’s what we thought of Christopher Nolan’s epic space drama Interstellar

GeekWire was transported to other galaxies yesterday — wandering through worm holes on a quest to save the human race.… Read More

Nov 6, 2014, 12:13 PM

Interstellar: Dramatic awe, with a science-fiction flaw

Sure, Interstellar is smart spectacle. But is it good science fiction? In short: Interstellar tries hard. Maybe a little too… Read More

Oct 31, 2014, 12:02 PM

SpaceShipTwo crashes in desert, one pilot dead, one seriously injured

It’s a rough week in the spaceflight world. Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo has crashed during a test flight over the Mojave Desert… Read More

Oct 29, 2014, 2:14 AM

Planetary Resources vows to press ahead after rocket explosion

Planetary Resources, the Redmond-based asteroid mining company whose first experimental satellite is presumed destroyed in the explosion of the Orbital… Read More

Oct 28, 2014, 3:44 PM

Rocket carrying Planetary Resources satellite explodes shortly after liftoff

An Orbital Sciences Antares rocket lifting off from Wallops, Va., to resupply the International Space Station exploded on liftoff a… Read More

Oct 27, 2014, 8:03 AM

Asteroid mining company Planetary Resources launching first spacecraft

Update: Rocket carrying Planetary Resources satellite explodes shortly after liftoff The team at Planetary Resources has years of experience sending spacecraft into… Read More

Oct 6, 2014, 12:03 PM

SpaceX launching Seattle-area office, recruiting squadrons of Microsoft engineers

Space Exploration Technologies, the Elon Musk-owned company better known as SpaceX, has been heavily recruiting engineers from Microsoft and other companies… Read More

Sep 16, 2014, 12:02 PM

Boeing wins $4.2B NASA contract to fly astronauts to Space Station; SpaceX lands $2.6B deal

Update: The bulk of the contract, $4.2 billion, was awarded to Boeing, with a $2.6 billion portion going to SpaceX.… Read More