Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson takes suborbital space trip, stealing the spotlight from Jeff Bezos Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson rode his company’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane into the skies over New Mexico today and did… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin fuels feud with Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic over suborbital space trips Jeff Bezos has a longstanding rivalry with SpaceX’s Elon Musk, but now his Blue Origin space venture is upping the… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture approaches period of maximum dynamic pressure Jeff Bezos may be easing back from his CEO role at Amazon, but now he’s due to feel the heat… Read More
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson plans July spaceflight to upstage Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin trip The billionaire space race is on: Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson is on the crew for the next test flight… Read More
Astra Space launches its first day of public trading with backing from Craig McCaw and Bill Gates A California-based space venture called Astra marked its first day as a publicly traded company today, completing a financial transition… Read More
‘Mercury 13’ woman aviator Wally Funk will ride with Jeff Bezos on Blue Origin suborbital space trip Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has rounded out the foursome for its first crewed suborbital spaceflight with… Read More
SpaceX launches 88 spacecraft into orbit — including two of Spaceflight’s orbital tugs SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sent dozens of satellites into orbit today with a launch that featured an unusual on-the-ground touchdown… Read More
LeoStella delivers first Loft Orbital satellite for SpaceX’s jam-packed rideshare mission SpaceX is getting set to launch scores of satellites for its Transporter-2 rideshare mission, and one of those satellites marks… Read More
Microsoft joins space industry information clearinghouse to boost cybersecurity Microsoft is joining the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center as a founding member, with a mission to strengthen cybersecurity… Read More
Leave Jeff Bezos in space? Way-out petitions attract more than 100,000 signatures Between an upsurge in antitrust talk and questions about worker turnover, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has plenty to worry about… Read More
Space nuclear power is nearing critical mass as the final frontier’s next frontier The idea of putting nukes in space may sound like a national security nightmare, but the right kind of nukes… Read More
Blue Origin sells seat on suborbital spaceship for $28 million after fast and furious bidding An open spot on the first-ever crew to fly on Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship was auctioned off today… Read More
Virgin Galactic downplays rumblings about a suborbital Branson vs. Bezos space race Would Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson try to steal a march on Blue Origin (and Amazon) founder Jeff Bezos when… Read More
Relativity Space announces $650 million in funding to build a bigger 3D-printed rocket Relativity Space, the space venture that got its start in Seattle and is now working on 3D-printed rockets in California,… Read More
After getting a boost from Craig McCaw, Astra rocket venture gets set to go public on July 1 Astra, the California-based space startup that’s aiming to merge with a blank-check company founded by Seattle telecom pioneer Craig McCaw,… Read More
Jeff Bezos says he’ll ride with Blue Origin’s first space passengers in July Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he and his brother Mark will fly to space next month on the first crewed… Read More
SpaceX provides a ride to the space station for ‘kidney on a chip’ and new solar arrays SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station today with more than 7,300 pounds of supplies and… Read More
Inside look: Spaceflight ships out Sherpa orbital tugs to give 36 spacecraft a ride AUBURN, Wash. — A pair of space tugs are beginning their journey from Spaceflight Inc.’s clean room, south of Seattle,… Read More
Senators spar over the idea of giving billions to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture for lunar lander program The tussle over NASA funding for lunar landing systems has touched down in the Senate — with one leading senator… Read More
How to maximize your chances of seeing the Supermoon total lunar eclipse The only total lunar eclipse of 2021 will also be one of the shortest total lunar eclipses in recent years,… Read More
Inside the satellite factory: How LeoStella uses software to track spacecraft hardware TUKWILA, Wash. — LeoStella’s satellite factory has tons of hardware spread out over 22,000 square feet of space, but the… Read More
Why space startups should be careful about (and sometimes avoid) foreign entanglements Warnings about the potential perils of foreign alliances go back to George Washington’s Farewell Address — but in the Space… Read More
Bidding for the first journey on Blue Origin’s suborbital spaceship exceeds $2 million Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has begun unsealing the bids for an open seat on its New… Read More
Microsoft and Ball Aerospace enlist the cloud to speed up Space Force’s data flow How will Pentagon planners cope with the torrents of data that are expected to rain down from a constellation of… Read More
Starfish Space partners with Benchmark Space Systems to support orbital refueling Starfish Space, a startup founded by veterans of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, is teaming up with… Read More
BlackSky Earth-observing satellites lost due to anomaly during Rocket Lab launch Two satellites for BlackSky’s Earth observation constellation were lost today when the second stage of Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle… Read More
Stoke Space and Sequoia Scientific win NASA funding to advance tech innovations Two Washington state companies have won grants of up to $750,000 each from NASA to take space-related technologies they’re already… Read More
Seattle’s satellite industry plays leading role in BlackSky’s Earth-observing network Update for 6:30 a.m. PT May 15: Two BlackSky satellites were lost when the second stage of Rocket Lab’s Electron… Read More
Xplore reveals its plans to open satellite manufacturing facility in Seattle area Xplore, a Seattle-area startup that aims to build satellites for interplanetary missions, has a new address in Redmond, Wash. —… Read More
Try before you fly: Orbite sets schedule for luxurious astronaut orientation sessions Wanna take a ride to space? There’s a smorgasbord of spaceflight shaping up for paying customers, ranging from the suborbital… Read More
