Laser power test extends flight time of spy plane to 48 hours Seattle area startup LaserMotive and defense giant Lockheed Martin today announced that they’ve successfully completed tests of a laser-based power… Read More
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
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
Skycast lands first airline customer for TrayVu inflight entertainment system You’d think in this era of iPads and Androids and Kindle Fires that the need for an inflight entertainment system… Read More
Wow: Test pilots trace 787 and Boeing logo across the sky, from Seattle to Iowa How’s this for some corporate branding? A Boeing 787 test flight currently under way across the northern half of the… Read More
Micron CEO Steve Appleton, 51, dies in plane crash Steve Appleton, the CEO and chairman of semiconductor company Micron Technology, died this morning in a small plane crash in… Read More
Inside Alaska Airlines’ new Boeing Sky Interior For 17 years, I have qualified to be a sardine. That is to say that — since some time in… Read More
In-flight Wi-Fi provider GoGo is looking to take off with $100M IPO In-flight Wi-Fi provider GoGo is looking to raise as much as $100 million through an initial public offering, one of… Read More
With Stratolaunch project, Paul Allen makes a big bet on commercial spaceflight As he began speaking at the news conference for Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch space project today, renowned aerospace engineer Burt Rutan… Read More
Paul Allen’s new space project will launch rockets into orbit from world’s biggest plane Paul Allen is taking the wraps off his new space venture this morning, and it’s a big one. The… Read More
B-1 bomber, headed our way, gets stuck on side of the road You don’t see this on the road every day — and especially not on the side of it. A B-1… Read More
Alaska Airlines to test biofuel, powering commercial flights with used cooking oil Your next cross-country flight, powered by the residue from your frying pan? Seattle-based Alaska Airlines will test biofuels on commercial… Read More
Geek of the Week: Kristina Wang, aerospace grad student It’s a fascinating time right now in the world of aerospace, as a variety of projects and ventures seek to… Read More
Boeing spaceship emerging from Space Shuttle’s shadow Boeing is showing that it’s serious about developing a new spaceship, announcing that it will base the operations and manufacturing… Read More
Laser Motive beams up cash to transmit electricity without wires Imagine being able to transmit electricity without the wires. That’s the promise of Laser Motive, a Kent-based startup that’s announcing… Read More
Update: Boeing no longer working on hybrid airship, but damn it looked cool [Update: Well, that was interesting while it lasted. Minutes after we posted the first version of this story, a Boeing… Read More
NASA report shows why Seattle didn’t land a Space Shuttle Seattle’s Museum of Flight was among the top contenders this spring for a decommissioned Space Shuttle — placing well ahead of many… Read More
Jeff Bezos-backed space company plans rocket test Blue Origin, the secretive aerospace company bankrolled by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, is planning a rocket test today high over… Read More
Nerd Notes: Aviation High School launches with a rocket; Paul Allen’s private island for sale; and more Cheezburger has added to its line-up of weird and wacky sites. Introducing “Bronies.” Men and boys who love the animated… Read More
Morning Radar: Pirq launches a Groupon rival; Insitu’s new aircraft Pirq, the mobile daily deal startup led by James Sun, the former star on “The Apprentice,” has officially launched its… Read More
NASA vet and X Prize creator at the helm of secretive space robot startup Arkyd With the Space Shuttle Atlantis departing this morning for its final flight, some have lamented the end of an era for… Read More
Aerospace software company Dassault Systemes making Seattle a new corporate hub Software company Dassault Systemes of France, a key Boeing partner, has leased new office space in Seattle and will make… Read More
Ken Griffey Jr. is a pilot, flies a plane with giant parachute This was news to us, but apparently Seattle Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr. has been working on his pilot’s license.… Read More
Coolest high school ever gets $7M from aerospace companies Seriously, why wasn’t this place around when we were in school? Aviation High School, currently based in Des Moines, Wash.,… Read More
Live video: Space Shuttle Discovery set for final landing This live feed from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida should get a lot more interesting a few minutes before… Read More
