Articles about commercial space – Page 8 of 12

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has plans for big expansion of Seattle-area HQ

Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has out-of-this-world ambitions – with expansion plans to match. Permit filings at… Read More

Get a drone’s-eye view of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket landing – and much, much more

SpaceX’s first-ever commercial rocket launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center was picture-perfect, but the landing was arguably even more photogenic –… Read More

NASA looks into sending astronauts on a trip beyond the moon as early as 2019

NASA and its commercial partners say they’re studying the possibility of sending astronauts beyond the moon years earlier than planned, by… Read More

NASA gives its nod to NanoRacks for space station’s first commercial portal

NASA has accepted a plan from a private venture called NanoRacks to provide the International Space Station with an air lock… Read More

GAO reportedly faults SpaceX’s rocket engines and predicts delay in crew flights

Investigators are raising concerns about persistent cracking in the turbine blades in SpaceX’s rocket engines, and adding to doubts about the… Read More

Here’s what it’ll be like to ride on Jeff Bezos’ suborbital Blue Origin spaceship

The folks who ride New Shepard, the suborbital spaceship being tested by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, will be… Read More

SpaceX adds a big new lab to its satellite development operation in Seattle area

SpaceX has taken on a 40,625-square-foot facility in Redmond, Wash., that will become a research and development lab for its… Read More

Touchscreen gloves? Zippered helmets? Boeing reboots the spacesuit for Starliner

The spacesuit designed for astronauts riding Boeing’s Starliner space taxi makes a fashion statement for the 21st century, from its… Read More

Google Lunar X Prize clears five teams for moon race and pays out $1 million

The organizers of the Google Lunar X Prize competition confirmed that five teams have been cleared to go after the… Read More

Boeing hints that it’ll unveil its Starliner spacesuits – and maybe who’ll wear them

Boeing’s Starliner space taxi won’t be carrying astronauts to the International Space Station for at least another year and a… Read More

Jeff Bezos gives a geeky boost to Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine boost pump

And now for something completely different from Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos: His latest mass email isn’t about jobs, or Donald… Read More

NASA looks into buying more Russian Soyuz trips to orbit … through Boeing

NASA is considering a convoluted arrangement to reserve five more seats on Russian Soyuz capsules heading to and from the… Read More

SpaceX returns to flight with Iridium satellite launch – and rocket landing!

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off for the first time in five months to put 10 advanced Iridium Next telecommunication sateliites… Read More

Moon Express reportedly has the money for moonshot – but launch is up in the air

An executive at Moon Express has been widely quoted as saying his company has reached its funding goal for this year’s… Read More

SpaceX delays launch due to weather

SpaceX has postponed the return to flight for its Falcon 9 rocket until Jan. 14 at the earliest, due to… Read More

FAA closes the case on SpaceX’s rocket explosion and OKs Falcon 9 satellite launch

SpaceX has the all-clear to return its Falcon 9 rocket to flight next week after a four-month suspension due to a… Read More

SpaceX traces Falcon 9 blast to failed helium tank; return to flight set for Jan. 8

SpaceX says an investigation has concluded that the Sept. 1 explosion of its Falcon 9 rocket occurred due to the failure of… Read More

Virgin Galactic sneaks in just one more SpaceShipTwo glide test to cap off 2016

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo craft, VSS Unity, took its second free-flying test run today, closing off a rebuilding year for the… Read More

NASA confirms delay in commercial crew flights to 2018, pushing the envelope

NASA has confirmed that the commercial space taxis being developed by SpaceX and the Boeing Co. will start carrying astronauts… Read More

Blue Origin’s rocketeers get holiday photo op with scorched New Shepard spaceship

How many holiday parties let you get your picture taken with a fully reusable rocket ship that’s been to space… Read More

SpaceX targets early January for Falcon 9 rocket’s return to flight after explosion

SpaceX says it expects to finish its investigation of September’s fiery loss of a Falcon 9 rocket and its payload… Read More

Planet opens office in Seattle area to work on data platform for satellite imagery

BELLEVUE, Wash. – Planet has landed … in the Seattle area. The upstart satellite imaging company formerly known as Planet Labs… Read More

Jeff Bezos shows how Blue Origin’s orbital rocket factory is taking shape in Florida

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is showing off the “extraordinary progress” being made on the Florida factory where Blue Origin’s New… Read More

Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo plane takes its first free-flying test glide

Virgin Galactic’s second SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, dubbed VSS Unity, successfully glided through its first free-flying test run today. The flight… Read More

Japanese heavy-hitters invest lightly in PD Aerospace’s space tourism effort

PD Aerospace, a Japanese company that’s similar to Virgin Galactic in its commercial spaceflight aspirations, has picked up two high-profile… Read More

Aerospace startups use Starburst’s shark tank in Seattle to keep their dreams afloat

Some aerospace ventures came to Starburst Accelerator’s shark tank in Seattle today to find investors. Others were looking for customers.… Read More

Germany’s PTScientists team up with Seattle’s Spaceflight for moon mission

A German team that’s going after the Google Lunar XPRIZE has secured a contract with Seattle-based Spaceflight to get its rover-carrying lander to the… Read More

Starburst Venture raises $200 million for aerospace startups (and heads for Seattle)

On the eve of its first event in Seattle, Starburst Accelerator says it has set up a $200 million venture… Read More

Billionaire Jeff Bezos gets all geeky over Blue Origin’s robotic rocket drilling machine

Building a rocket ship may sound romantic, but there are a lot of nitty-gritty details behind the work – and that’s… Read More

SpaceX files FCC application for internet access network with 4,425 satellites

SpaceX has laid out further details about a 4,425-satellite communications network that’s expected to provide global broadband internet access, with… Read More