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Sep 9, 2014, 10:29 PM

Q&A: Neil deGrasse Tyson on commercial space, technology and the best Star Trek captain

#477358915 / gettyimages.com Astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson is the director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City, and the… Read More

Sep 2, 2014, 8:12 AM

Musk vs. Bezos: SpaceX challenges Blue Origin’s rocket-landing patent

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is petitioning the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office to overturn a patent awarded to Blue Origin, the space venture… Read More

Jun 24, 2014, 7:16 PM

Planetary Resources teams with Zooniverse to turn everyone into an asteroid hunter

Planetary Resources announced today that it has teamed up with Zooniverse to create Asteroid Zoo, a web app that allows… Read More

May 22, 2014, 8:52 AM

Planetary Resources plans to boost space exploration with interstellar ‘gas stations’

People heading off on an interstellar journey may soon have one of the prerequesites for a road trip: gas stations.… Read More

Mar 10, 2014, 8:43 PM

NASA and Planetary Resources offer cash bounty for asteroid detection software

Want to figure out how to save the Earth and make some cash at the same time? Thanks to a… Read More

Jan 29, 2014, 7:35 AM

Planetary Power rolls out ‘HyGen’ — the Toyota Prius of diesel generators

For the six-person crew that lived through a grueling four-month Mars simulation on Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano last year, this… Read More

Dec 13, 2013, 1:50 PM

NASA chooses SpaceX for launchpad lease, passing over Bezos-backed Blue Origin

In a victory for Elon Musk and a blow to Jeff Bezos, NASA said today that it has entered negotiations… Read More

Nov 21, 2013, 3:55 PM

Planetary Resources and NASA partner to crowdsource asteroid detection

Thanks to a Seattle-area company, programmers are soon going to have a shot at using NASA data to find asteroids.… Read More

Oct 23, 2013, 8:20 AM

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is in great shape, may be in ‘astronaut training,’ says author

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is looking so fit these days that he may be prepping to go to space. That… Read More

Oct 11, 2013, 1:38 PM

Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture now employs 300 people, gearing up for commercial operations

Blue Origin, the Seattle-based space venture backed by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, has been quietly working for the past 13… Read More

Oct 10, 2013, 10:48 AM

‘Science Guy’ Bill Nye is back with new series, explaining NASA’s mission to Jupiter

If you want to know about Earth’s next visitor to Jupiter, a familiar face with a familiar bow tie is… Read More

Aug 8, 2013, 4:17 PM

High above Seattle, a tech meetup at zero gravity

Is a zero-gravity meetup the newest trend in networking? While the rest of Seattle was watching the Patriots Jet Team… Read More

Jul 19, 2013, 7:39 AM

Jeff Bezos: Yes, it’s Apollo 11! Serial numbers confirm historic engine find

This is a pretty big piece of American history. Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos revealed today that his expedition and research… Read More

Jul 8, 2013, 4:59 PM

Our weightless wait is over: Zero-g flight arriving soon

We’ve got asteroid miners, space elevator builders, and rocket makers galore, not to mention world-class space investors like Jeff Bezos and… Read More

Jul 1, 2013, 2:54 PM

Asteroid miners raise $1.5M for public space telescope, name Richard Branson as investor

Planetary Resources’ Kickstarter campaign started one month ago with some help from Brent Spiner, ended this past weekend with $100,000 from Sir Richard… Read More

Jun 21, 2013, 10:55 AM

Asteroid-mining company raises $1M for world’s first crowdfunded space telescope

It’s official: The world’s first crowdfunded, public use space telescope will be sent into space within two years. Planetary Resources,… Read More

Jun 21, 2013, 7:53 AM

Video: Here’s how Paul Allen’s massive Stratolaunch aircraft will launch rockets into orbit

Stratolaunch Systems, the commercial space venture backed by Paul Allen, has published a new video showing how it plans to… Read More

Jun 11, 2013, 4:08 PM

With $2M in Kickstarter funds, asteroid-mining company’s public telescope could find alien planets

It ain’t Kepler, but an upgrade to Planetary Resources’ crowdfunded public telescope could hunt for alien planets. The Bellevue-based asteroid-mining… Read More

May 30, 2013, 10:20 AM

Q&A: Star Trek’s ‘Data’ on autism, space travel, and the link between humanity and technology

He didn’t realize it at the time, but when Brent Spiner portrayed an android named “Data,” during 177 episodes of… Read More

May 29, 2013, 1:12 PM

Kickstarter campaign for public space telescope reaches $100K in 2 hours

Planetary Resources, the Bellevue-based asteroid-mining company, today launched a $1 million Kickstarter campaign for the world’s first crowdfunded, public use space… Read More

May 29, 2013, 10:00 AM

Asteroid-mining company launches $1M Kickstarter campaign for world’s first crowdfunded space telescope

When Planetary Resources first announced its plans to mine near-earth asteroids last year, the response was impressive. More than 3,500 people applied for… Read More

May 27, 2013, 10:38 AM

Bill Nye and Star Trek’s ‘Data’ helping asteroid miners with ‘unprecedented’ new project

Planetary Resources is on a mission to mine near-earth asteroids and now they want you to join in on the fun, too. The… Read More

Apr 24, 2013, 1:01 PM

Asteroid-mining company reveals new telescope, says ‘water is the gateway drug of space’

A lot has happened since Bellevue-based Planetary Resources announced its plans to mine near-earth asteroids just one year ago. To celebrate… Read More

Apr 20, 2013, 3:30 PM

Washington teen wins NASA “Why Space Matters to the Future” video contest

There’s just something about Washington teenagers and their ability to talk about space exploration creatively. The Coalition for Space Exploration… Read More

Apr 16, 2013, 9:50 AM

Planetary Resources pulls in cash from nation’s largest engineering firm to help mine asteroids

Planetary Resources, the asteroid-mining company backed by some of the biggest names in technology and aerospace, just announced a big… Read More

Apr 4, 2013, 3:29 PM

Planetary Resources founder: ‘Humans will migrate off Earth in the next 30 years’

Can you imagine packing your belongings and hopping on a spaceship to go live on another planet for the rest… Read More

Jan 22, 2013, 9:26 AM

Deep Space Industries entering asteroid-mining world, creates competition for Planetary Resources

Planetary Resources, the Bellevue-based asteroid-mining company backed by some of the biggest names in technology and aerospace, now has some more… Read More

Jan 21, 2013, 6:46 AM

Planetary Resources shows ‘daringly small’ asteroid-hunting spacecraft

Planetary Resources, the asteroid-mining company backed by some of the biggest names in technology and aerospace, is out with a… Read More

Nov 24, 2012, 6:37 AM

Podcast: How to get famous on YouTube, implant RFID chips, and travel to space

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we’re revisiting a few of our favorite guest segments with highlights… Read More

Nov 20, 2012, 4:49 PM

Veteran NASA astronaut Nicholas Patrick joins Blue Origin as human integration architect

Nicholas Patrick, the fifth British astronaut to go to space and a NASA veteran, has joined the Blue Origin team… Read More