Space – Page 91 of 93

Nov 13, 2012, 9:55 AM

Newsmakers 2012: Asteroid miner Chris Lewicki points Planetary Resources to a new industry in space

They plan to send robots into space to mine asteroids — opening up a new frontier for natural resources and… Read More

Nov 9, 2012, 10:15 AM

Q&A: Space Shuttle Trainier set to make its Seattle debut

On Saturday, the Space Shuttle Trainer will make its official debut at the Museum of Flight in Seattle — giving the public… Read More

Oct 19, 2012, 12:30 PM

Paul Allen discusses the Stratolaunch and sports at U.S. Space & Rocket Center

Dressed in a black tuxedo, Paul Allen sat on stage in front of 800 people Wednesday night in Huntsville, Alabama… Read More

Oct 15, 2012, 9:24 AM

SpaceJump sets new bar for daredevils, brand managers

Apparently, Red Bull really does give you wings. At least it certainly seemed that way Sunday when Austrian daredevil Felix… Read More

Oct 11, 2012, 4:58 PM

Angels in space: More investors betting on the final frontier

New developments in the commercial space industry, including SpaceX’s successful docking with the International Space Station, are boosting interest among… Read More

Oct 8, 2012, 5:41 AM

Boeing wants to take down space junk with clouds of gas

Orbital debris, also known as space junk, is a problem that many people in government and the commercial space industry… Read More

Sep 24, 2012, 9:14 AM

No borders: Space heroes join together for epic night

They were all up on stage when the cosmonaut Valery Kubasov was introduced. With a lapel full of medals he strode… Read More

Sep 20, 2012, 1:16 PM

Museum of Flight lands trove of personal papers from NASA icon George Abbey

They arrived at Seattle’s Museum of Flight in more than 100 boxes — nearly four decades worth of personal papers… Read More

Aug 30, 2012, 3:00 PM

Photos: A rare peek inside the Space Shuttle trainer

Some people in the Seattle region might have been disappointed last year when we didn’t land a real Space Shuttle.… Read More

Aug 27, 2012, 5:29 PM

A New Wild West: Imagining a future with Space Elevators

When I walked into the small conference room on the second floor of the Museum of Flight this weekend, I… Read More

Aug 24, 2012, 11:04 AM

Space elevators: 5 questions for conference chair Bryan Laubscher

The Space Elevator Conference is in town this weekend. Intrigued by the concept, we talked to the general chair of… Read More

Aug 23, 2012, 5:57 PM

Angry Birds join Curiosity on Mars, with help from NASA

Turns out there is life on Mars, at least in the world of Angry Birds. Rovio Entertainment, those masters of… Read More

Aug 22, 2012, 4:14 PM

Going up? Space Elevator dreams will be alive in Seattle this weekend

Space elevators may not be a reality — yet — but if you want to revel in talks about these… Read More

Aug 10, 2012, 6:18 PM

Student rocket soars using hybrid propulsion system

The DAQ Destroyer isn’t some fancy new ice cream treat from DQ. No, it’s a badass rocket built by University… Read More

Aug 10, 2012, 3:00 PM

Amazon’s cloud powering NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover

Amazon, the online super-retailer and South Lake Union Overlord, has the cloud computing system that best suits NASA’s latest and… Read More

Aug 6, 2012, 12:50 PM

Curiosity packs the house for a perfect landing on Mars

Will you remember where you were when Curiosity landed? I know I will! I was among more than 600 people… Read More

Aug 5, 2012, 11:28 PM

Curiosity lands on Mars, sends back its first images

Now that was fun to watch — even if we couldn’t really see what was going on. NASA’s Curiosity scientific… Read More

Aug 3, 2012, 9:46 AM

Super awesome ‘Curiosity’ approaches Mars, set for ‘Seven Minutes of Terror’

The plan to land the roving space lab Curiosity on Mars this weekend is the stuff of the wildest imaginations.… Read More

Jun 30, 2012, 6:40 PM

The Super Guppy has landed: Scenes from the delivery of our Space Shuttle replica

Updated at bottom with picture of the crew compartment after it was unwrapped. We (and our kids) had a great… Read More

Jun 20, 2012, 6:36 PM

Asteroid miners may launch their own Kickstarter project

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtApCulsEaA Planetary Resources, the Bellevue-based company that plans to launch robotic spacecraft to mine near-Earth asteroids, doesn’t need extra money, backed… Read More

Jun 15, 2012, 3:48 PM

How to propose to your GF and explore space with an iPhone at the same time

We love hearing about Geeks like these…guys who just think up a creative project and go. This one resulted in… Read More

Jun 15, 2012, 2:58 PM

Space Nerds Rejoice! The Super Guppy is on its way

Calling all space-exploration enthusiasts, aerospace aficionados and other flight geeks: the Museum of Flight announced today that a vital piece… Read More

May 28, 2012, 8:03 AM

SpaceX and beyond: Latest from the new space race

The docking of SpaceX’s Dragon capsule with the International Space Station is a landmark for the private space industry, marking… Read More

May 10, 2012, 2:11 PM

Arizona man wins 20-minute space trip by walking around Seattle’s Space Needle halo

Gregory Schneider, a 28-year-old father of two from Arizona, beat out more than 50,000 applicants to win a trip to… Read More

May 4, 2012, 10:13 PM

GeekWire Radio: Our future in space, and why it might be closer than we thought

Our topic this week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast is space, and our possible future in it. Joining… Read More

May 3, 2012, 8:28 AM

Pictures: Boeing drops its spaceship from 14,000 feet

Here’s another milestone in the commercial space race: Boeing says it completed a successful test yesterday of the parachute drop… Read More

Apr 28, 2012, 7:34 AM

GeekWire Radio: Mining asteroids in space, and finding the best food on Earth

We’ve got all sorts of innovation to talk about on this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast. We start on… Read More

Apr 26, 2012, 11:49 PM

Rockets, robots and a big week in the ‘Silicon Valley of Space’

We’ve had fun this week following the story of Planetary Resources, the new startup that plans to launch robots into… Read More

Apr 26, 2012, 11:18 AM

Asteroid mining company flooded with job applications

Planetary Resources, the Bellevue-based company that this week unveiled plans to launch robotic spacecraft to mine asteroids, has received nearly… Read More

Apr 25, 2012, 1:23 PM

Science fiction writers inspired as asteroid miners make fiction fact

It was the very last question at the news conference announcing Planetary Resources’ plans to find mineral-rich asteroids, pull them… Read More