Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar lander is on deck to deliver NASA payload to the moon Update: The first Blue Moon MK1 mission is currently scheduled for no earlier than 2026. NASA says it has penciled… Read More
Microsoft collaborates with NASA on Earth Copilot, an AI guide to our planet’s data Microsoft and NASA have joined forces to develop Earth Copilot, a software tool that uses artificial intelligence and cloud computing… Read More
Starfish Space wins $15M NASA award for a SSPICY mission to visit dead satellites Tukwila, Wash.-based Starfish Space has won a three-year, $15 million contract from NASA for a mission aimed at doing up-close… Read More
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft wraps up its crewless journey home from space station It wasn’t perfect, but the propulsion system that NASA worried about did its job today as Boeing’s Starliner space capsule… Read More
Blue Origin shifts its plans for New Glenn rocket after NASA postpones Mars mission NASA is delaying the launch of its ESCAPADE probes to Mars, which means plans for the debut of Blue Origin’s… Read More
NASA says Boeing Starliner craft will land empty, with its crew returning months later NASA has decided it’s too risky to have Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft return to Earth from the International Space Station with… Read More
MagniX shows off test airplane for NASA’s hybrid electric flight demonstration project The airplane that Everett, Wash.-based magniX will use to test its hybrid electric propulsion system for a $74.3 million NASA… Read More
Cybertrucks on Mars? Space advocates and NASA consider ideas for sample return Tesla’s Cybertruck may look ungainly on Earth, but a pressurized version of the vehicle might be just the thing for… Read More
NASA says Boeing Starliner test crew may have to return in SpaceX capsule in 2025 Continuing concerns about the thruster system on Boeing’s Starliner space capsule may lead NASA to decide against letting astronauts take… Read More
NASA awards $348,000 to Interlune to test technology for processing moon soil Seattle-based Interlune has received a $348,000 grant from NASA to test its system for processing lunar soil on a series… Read More
Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who took ‘Earthrise’ picture, dies in plane crash at 90 Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who snapped the iconic “Earthrise” photo of our planet as seen from lunar orbit, died… Read More
Boeing’s Starliner craft docks with space station after dealing with balky thrusters Boeing’s Starliner capsule and its two-person NASA crew arrived at the International Space Station today after mission managers coped with… Read More
Third time’s the charm! Boeing’s Starliner capsule begins first crewed space mission Two NASA astronauts were sent into space today to begin the first crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, making a… Read More
Computer problem forces another delay for first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner For the second time in a month, the first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner space capsule to the International Space… Read More
First crewed mission of Boeing’s Starliner capsule rescheduled amid troubleshooting Update: Mission managers say they are evaluating plans for the first crewed flight test of Boeing’s Starliner space taxi and… Read More
Climate science mission led by University of Washington wins backing from NASA NASA has selected four proposals for climate science missions, including an effort led by a University of Washington researcher, to… Read More
First crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner space taxi postponed due to valve issue The first crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner space taxi was postponed today due to concerns about a valve on the… Read More
New Frontier Aerospace and HyBird get in on innovation research grants from NASA Two Washington state aerospace companies — Tukwila-based New Frontier Aerospace and Spanaway-based HyBird Space Systems — are among 95 ventures… Read More
Three options for seeing the solar eclipse, from expensive to iffy to absolutely free After a seven-year gap, a total solar eclipse is once again due to make a coast-to-coast run across North America,… Read More
Blue Origin gets ready for cargo lander’s inaugural moon trip, with humans to follow Update: Blue Origin’s first uncrewed Blue Moon mission is now set for 2026. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is… Read More
Astrobotic’s lunar lander falls into South Pacific after missing out on moon landing Ten days after its launch, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander fell back to Earth, ending a trip to the moon’s orbital… Read More
Astrobotic rules out soft landing on moon after propellant leak dooms its spacecraft Astrobotic says that it’s given up on its plan to put a commercial spacecraft safely on the moon’s surface, due… Read More
Milestone moon lander mission targets an otherworldly frontier for DNA data storage A mission to send a commercial lander to the moon, set for launch in a couple of days, will bring… Read More
NASA awards funds to study deep-space interferometer and other far-out ideas A proposal to build a far-flung set of radio antennas to measure the cosmos is one of 13 far-out concepts… Read More
A year for gearing up: Aerospace ventures are counting down to big missions in 2024 If 2022 was packed with headline-grabbing aerospace developments — including the first pictures from the James Webb Telescope and the… Read More
Jeff Bezos and NASA’s administrator share a sneak peek at Blue Origin’s moon lander Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson today provided a look at coming attractions in the… Read More
Starfish Space wins NASA contract to plan demonstration of orbital debris inspection Even as Starfish Space works to get its first orbital demonstration mission back on track, the Tukwila, Wash.-based startup has… Read More
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe delivers sample of asteroid — and moves on to next target Seven years and 4 billion miles after its launch, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has successfully dropped off a capsule containing a… Read More
The Pacific Northwest’s Artemis workforce celebrates past and future moonshots REDMOND, Wash. — Space industry contractors in the Seattle area had their turn in the spotlight this week during a… Read More
DARPA and NASA pick Lockheed Martin to demonstrate DRACO nuclear rocket NASA and the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have selected Lockheed Martin and BWX Technologies to move forward with… Read More
