Space – Page 4 of 88

Screenshot of Quindar spacecraft management sofware platform

Fuse leads $6M round for Quindar, which uses AI for satellite support and is partnering with KSAT

A space-centric startup called Quindar says it has successfully closed an oversubscribed $6 million funding round that will give a… Read More

Picture of crescent Earth from Astrobotic Peregrine lander

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

Illustration: Gravitics space station module in orbit

Three Pacific Northwest space companies win awards from Space Force venture fund

SpaceWERX, which essentially serves as a venture fund for the U.S. Space Force, has awarded contracts worth as much as… Read More

Illustration: Beamed-power system on the moon

PowerLight joins Blue Origin to study power beaming system for the moon

Kent, Wash.-based PowerLight Technologies says it’s joined a team headed by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture to design a… Read More

Astrobotic Peregrine moon lander prepared for launch

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

Illustration: Peregrine moon lander in flight

Astrobotic’s moon lander suffers failure in propulsion system, putting mission at risk

Hours after the launch of its commercial moon lander, Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic reported a failure within the robotic spacecraft’s propulsion system… Read More

First Vulcan rocket launches commercial moon lander with a boost from Blue Origin

Update: Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander fell back to Earth 10 days after launch due to a propellant leak that ruled out… Read More

Peregrine lunar lander being prepared for launch

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

Collage showing illustrations of NIAC concepts

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

SpaceX launches the first set of Starlink satellites for T-Mobile’s direct-to-cell plan

The first satellites capable of providing direct-to-cellular service via SpaceX’s Starlink network and T-Mobile’s cellular network have been sent into… Read More

Atlas V launch with Amazon Kuiper satellites

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

Illustration: Interior of Orbite astronaut training facility

Orbite is raising funds as it gets set to expand training programs for spacefliers

Orbite Space, a venture that aims to offer down-to-Earth spaceflight training programs on a “try before you fly” basis, is… Read More

Touchdown of Blue Origin New Shepard booster

Launch success brings Blue Origin closer to resuming crewed suborbital space trips

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture today sent its New Shepard rocket ship on its first suborbital trip to space in 15… Read More

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket ship on launch pad.

Blue Origin ramps up for second launch attempt after delaying return to spaceflight

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is heading back to the launch pad again early Tuesday to send its New… Read More

Illustration: Laser transmissions between satellites in mesh network

Amazon reveals a secret about its Project Kuiper satellites: They’re using laser links

Ending years of speculation, Amazon has acknowledged that its Project Kuiper satellites will use laser-based links to communicate with each… Read More

Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital rocket ship on launch pad in 2022

Blue Origin is ready to launch New Shepard spaceship after more than a year on hold

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture plans to send its New Shepard suborbital spaceship on an uncrewed research mission as… Read More

SpaceX Starlink launch - Kuiper connection

Team of rivals: Amazon makes a deal with SpaceX for three Kuiper satellite launches

Amazon’s Project Kuiper may be a competitor for SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband network, but business is business: Amazon says it… Read More

A Project Kuiper satellite terminal is set up with a wind farm in the background. (Amazon Photo)

Amazon’s Project Kuiper highlights new connections to AWS and partners in Japan

As Amazon gears up to build and launch thousands of satellites for its Project Kuiper constellation, it’s talking up the… Read More

Flight director at Amazon's Project Kuiper mission operations center

Amazon says Project Kuiper satellites ace orbital tests — including video streaming

Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite network streamed its first video and facilitated its first online sale during a monthlong series of… Read More

Orbite customers on zero-G airplane flight

Orbite begins the launch countdown for its commercial astronaut training programs

After getting its start in Seattle and testing its business model in France and Florida, a space travel venture called… Read More

Starfish Space scrubs plan for a satellite rendezvous after thruster suffers anomaly

Five months after a tilt-a-whirl spin spoiled the debut of Starfish Space’s first spacecraft, the Tukwila, Wash.- based startup has… Read More

Amazon says Project Kuiper satellites are maneuvering the way they were built to do

A month after the launch of its first prototype Project Kuiper satellites, Amazon reports that the spacecraft have demonstrated controlled… Read More

Gary Lai at Museum of Flight's Pathfinder Awards banquet

Blue Origin’s chief architect lifts the veil on stealth moon startup at Pathfinder Awards

Gary Lai’s resume features his status as chief architect and pioneer spaceflier at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture —… Read More

Jeff Bezos and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson chat in front of Blue Origin's Blue Moon lunar lander at the company's Alabama production facility

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

PNNL team removes heat source from transfer port

Zeno demonstrates an innovative type of radioisotope heat source for off-grid power

Zeno Power says it has successfully completed its first demonstration of a new type of radioisotope heat source that could… Read More

Blue Origin unveils ‘Blue Ring,’ a multi-use space platform to aid missions to Earth orbit and beyond

Blue Origin unveiled plans for a new spacecraft platform designed to serve as a multi-use, multi-mission way station providing services… Read More

Amazon’s Project Kuiper prototype satellites are ‘stable in orbit’ and collecting key data

Amazon said two prototype satellites launched on Friday on a test mission of the company’s Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation are… Read More

Atlas V launch with Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites

Atlas V rocket launches prototype Amazon satellites to test Project Kuiper network

Amazon’s first satellites were launched today on a mission aimed at testing out the hardware and software for the Seattle… Read More

Illustration: Starfish's Otter spacecraft in orbit

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

Amazon satellite payload arrives at ULA Vertical Integration Facility

Amazon satellites are placed atop Atlas V rocket for milestone launch on October 6

United Launch Alliance says the first prototype satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband network have been placed atop their Atlas… Read More