Hey, kids: Name NASA’s 2020 Mars rover! NASA says a student will provide the official name for its 2020 Mars rover, continuing a tradition that began 16… Read More
NASA puts Alabama center in charge of moon lander program, drawing Texans’ ire NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced today that Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama will take the lead role in developing… Read More
Blue Origin gets in on three partnerships with NASA to boost missions to the moon Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ space venture, Blue Origin, has been selected to participate in three partnerships with NASA to advance… Read More
Kids re-enact moon landing in robot challenge at Univ. of Washington — and win trips to NASA sites Middle and high school students from across Washington state competed in a robotics challenge last week at the University of… Read More
With 2024 in mind, NASA picks Northrop Grumman to build moon-orbiting habitat NASA says it’s choosing Northrop Grumman to build the habitation module for its future moon-orbiting Gateway outpost, because it’s the… Read More
NASA’s target for the first launch of its SLS moon rocket shifts from 2020 to 2021 NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told lawmakers today that the first launch of the heavy-lift Space Launch System was “definitely achievable… Read More
Government officials are reaching out to commercial ventures for space race revival RENTON, Wash. — Fifty years after the landmark Apollo 11 mission blasted off for the climax of the U.S.-Soviet space… Read More
Podcast 50 years after Apollo 11, unsung heroes of Mission Control ponder past and future of the final frontier [Editor’s Note: This episode of the GeekWire Podcast is part of the Destination Moon podcrawl, organized by Seattle’s Museum of… Read More
The moon in 2069: Top space scientists share their visions for lunar lifestyles LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Fifty years ago this month, NASA’s Apollo 11 mission transformed the idea of putting people on the… Read More
NASA picks Dragonfly mission to send a nuclear drone to Saturnian moon Titan NASA has chosen to commit up to $850 million to creating an interplanetary probe unlike any seen before: a rotor-equipped… Read More
Rover teams practice for spelunking on the moon and Mars in California lava tubes BELLEVUE, Wash. — Underground lava tubes are great places to set up bases on the moon, or look for life… Read More
That burst of Martian methane is long gone, but mystery of life on Mars remains BELLEVUE, Wash. — NASA says the record-setting belch of Martian methane that its Curiosity rover detected last week has faded… Read More
Is there life on Mars, or on other worlds beyond Earth? The answer may be squishy BELLEVUE, Wash. — NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected fresh whiffs of Martian methane, once again sparking speculation about a potential… Read More
Watchdogs issue warning about NASA’s SLS moon rocket plan, but Boeing CEO stays the course The federal government’s watchdog agency says getting NASA’s heavy-lift Space Launch System rocket off the ground is likely to take… Read More
Tethers Unlimited wins five NASA awards to develop new types of space gizmos NASA today awarded up to $45.4 million for 363 aerospace projects proposed by small businesses and research institutions — including… Read More
Bigelow aims to sell rides to space station on SpaceX Dragon ships for $52M a seat Just days after NASA laid out its ground rules for commercial travel to the International Space Station, Nevada-based Bigelow Space… Read More
With a single tweet, President Trump stirs tumult over NASA’s plans to go to the moon President Donald Trump put the space community on edge today with a tweet that downplayed NASA’s plans to send astronauts… Read More
NASA finally gets down to the business of commercializing space station operations NASA today laid out its initial batch of ground rules for future commercial activities on the International Space Station, including… Read More
SpaceX Dragon cargo ship splashes down A robotic SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean today, bringing two tons of scientific experiments and… Read More
NASA picks first commercial ventures to deliver scientific payloads to the moon Update for 6 p.m. PT July 31: One of the commercial ventures selected to deliver science experiments to the moon’s… Read More
Blue Origin, Boeing and other ventures lay out ideas for commercial space stations Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has laid out a plan for building a commercial habitat for future… Read More
NASA says Maxar will build the first big piece for Gateway station in lunar orbit NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine today announced that the first major component for a future mini-space station in lunar orbit will… Read More
Now you can put your name on NASA’s Mars 2020 rover (in teeny tiny letters) Space fans have been sending their names to Mars and other extraterrestrial destinations for more than two decades, and it’s… Read More
NASA taps Blue Origin and 10 other companies to work on moon lander studies and prototypes It’s almost as if Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos knew what was coming: His Blue Origin space venture is among 11… Read More
NASA’s lunar orbiter spots the smoking hole left behind by Israel’s moon lander The Israeli-built Beresheet moon lander made history when it went into lunar orbit and descended to the surface — and… Read More
White House proposal to tap Pell Grant fund casts a pall over NASA’s moon plans Will NASA’s plan to land astronauts on the moon by 2024 fly with Congress? The Artemis program’s implications are still… Read More
White House seeks $1.6B more as ‘down payment’ for NASA’s newly named Artemis moon program The White House is asking Congress for $1.6 billion more than the $21 billion it previously requested for NASA’s budget,… Read More
Amid the talk about moon missions, Mars fans push for a share of the space spotlight As NASA shifts the focus of its space exploration effort to the moon, the advocates of Mars exploration and settlement… Read More
Blue Origin strikes a deal with NASA to use a historic rocket test stand in Alabama Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has signed an agreement with NASA for the use of a historic… Read More
NASA sets up more ‘Near Year in Space’ stays, including a record-setter for women Just days after the publication of scientific results from NASA’s first “Year in Space” mission, the space agency says two… Read More
