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Blue Origin gives ‘SNL’ comedian Pete Davidson’s suborbital seat to the spaceship’s chief architect

The soon-to-be spaceflier who’ll replace “Saturday Night Live” comedian Pete Davidson on the crew for next week’s launch of Blue… Read More

It’s a no-go: ‘SNL’ comedian Pete Davidson scrubs Blue Origin suborbital space ride

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has called off plans to put “Saturday Night Live” cast member Pete Davidson on… Read More

Wave Motion team with jet-gun demonstration launcher

Wave Motion wins $1.3M award to work on prototype jet-gun launcher for U.S. Navy

Everett, Wash.-based Wave Motion Launch Corp. has been awarded $1.3 million to support the venture’s efforts to develop a barrel-less… Read More

Astra rocket launches satellites from Alaska, giving a lift to Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc.

California-based Astra sent a batch of satellites into orbit for Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. from an Alaska launch pad today, a… Read More

It’s a date! Comedian Pete Davidson will headline Blue Origin suborbital space trip next week

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has confirmed that “Saturday Night Live” comedian Pete Davidson will be going to space… Read More

‘Last Exit: Space’ highlights the questions and the quirkiness behind billionaire visions of leaving Earth

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos wants to have millions of people living and working in space — that’s why he founded… Read More

Chad in Space? ‘SNL’ comic Pete Davidson is reportedly up for a ride on Blue Origin spaceship

Comedian Pete Davidson co-starred with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk last year in a “Saturday Night Live” sketch about a slacker… Read More

Radio astronomers are looking to the future as satellite mega-constellations light up the sky

There are plenty of astronomers who worry that the thousands of satellites that are being launched into low Earth orbit… Read More

Xplore says it’s brought in $16.2M so far for ‘Space as a Service’ satellite program

In a recap of its first five years of existence, Redmond, Wash.-based Xplore reports that it’s received $16.2 million in… Read More

Washington state’s space industry doubles its economic impact in just four years

A newly published report says that the economic impact of Washington state’s space industry has more than doubled in just… Read More

Amazon Web Services partners with Brazil’s space agency to boost business on the final frontier

Amazon Web Services and the Brazilian Space Agency are joining forces to support long-term growth of the space industry in… Read More

Billionaire kicks off new orbital missions with SpaceX, featuring spacewalk and Starlink tests

Five months after billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman led a crew for a privately funded philanthropic space mission, he’s doing… Read More

Rocket engines at Aerojet Rocketdyne in Redmond

Lockheed Martin kills plans for acquiring Aerojet Rocketdyne after FTC blocks deal

Lockheed Martin says it’s terminating its agreement to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne, less than a month after the Federal Trade Commission… Read More

SpaceX’s falling Starlink satellites highlight concerns about the future of orbital traffic

SpaceX says that most of the satellites it launched last week for its Starlink broadband internet constellation are doomed to… Read More

Starlink satellites with Venus and the Pleiades

Astronomers set up a new center to address issues raised by SpaceX and Amazon satellite networks

The International Astronomical Union is heading up the creation of a new center to deal with the complications created by… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture expands operations to Phoenix and Denver

Blue Origin says it’s hiring in Phoenix and Denver — two Western cities that represent relatively new frontiers for Jeff… Read More

Bad moon falling: Geophysicist adds her own scientific spin to ‘Moonfall’ movie

Even geophysicist Mika McKinnon, one of the science consultants for a $140 million disaster movie called “Moonfall,” admits that the moon-crashing tale… Read More

Blue Origin successfully tests huge nose cone for New Glenn rocket at NASA Glenn

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is still months away from the first launch of its orbital-class New Glenn rocket,… Read More

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab uses Microsoft’s Azure Quantum to ease Deep Space Network’s traffic jam

Microsoft has demonstrated how quantum-inspired algorithms can help smooth out Seattle’s snarled traffic, but can they solve NASA’s interplanetary data… Read More

Lockheed Martin’s acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne faces limbo after FTC files suit

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit to block Lockheed Martin’s $4.4 billion acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, saying that… Read More

NASA puts Blue Origin and Spaceflight on a new list for commercial launch contracts

NASA has chosen a dozen companies to provide commercial launch services for relatively small-scale space missions over the next five… Read More

Honeybee Robotics co-founder Steve Gorevan with rover hardware

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture agrees to buy Honeybee Robotics, a pioneer in rover hardware

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has struck a deal to acquire Honeybee Robotics, a trailblazer in the business of… Read More

Xplore makes a deal to use OrbAstro’s satellite platforms for space missions

Redmond, Wash.-based Xplore has signed a contract with Orbital Astronautics Ltd. to use its standardized satellite platform for a variety… Read More

Webb Telescope fires thrusters to settle in at destination, a million miles from Earth

The $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope successfully fired its thrusters today to put it in position at the destination… Read More

NASA gives a lift to 57 high-flying student experiments, including one from the Seattle area

NASA has chosen 57 winning teams — including a team from Interlake High School in Bellevue, Wash.— to receive funding… Read More

Radian Aerospace comes out of stealth and raises $27.5M for orbital space plane development

More than five years after its founding, Renton, Wash.-based Radian Aerospace is emerging from stealth mode and reporting a $27.5… Read More

Space-focused SPAC brings in $287.5M with former Blue Origin president as CEO

A blank-check company that has former Blue Origin President Rob Meyerson as its CEO has completed a $287.5 million initial… Read More

Mangata raises $33M for hybrid satellite network with connections to Seattle tech community

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Mangata Networks, a Phoenix-based startup with links to the Seattle area, has closed a $33 million investment… Read More

Astronomers breathe a sigh of relief after Webb Telescope unfolds its mirror in space

Two weeks after its Christmas launch, the James Webb Space Telescope finished unwrapping itself today, delighting astronomers in the process.… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s Alexa is going to space, and more news from the final frontier

Alexa, open the pod bay doors. Amazon’s voice assistant hasn’t quite reached the level of HAL, the iconic AI from… Read More