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Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital spaceship on pad

FAA closes investigation into Blue Origin’s launch mishap; flights could resume ‘soon’

The Federal Aviation Administration says that it’s closed its investigation of last year’s mishap involving Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital… Read More

Departing Amazon exec Dave Limp will become CEO at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture

Blue Origin has confirmed that Dave Limp, who is leaving his post as Amazon’s senior vice president of devices and… Read More

Engineer inspects OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule after touchdown in Utah

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

Stoke Space puts its test rocket through a successful hop in central Washington state

A four-year-old Seattle-area startup called Stoke Space executed a successful up-and-down test of its “Hopper” developmental rocket vehicle today, marking… Read More

David Gregory and Bill Bruner at New Frontier Aerospace HQ

New Frontier Aerospace aims to zoom from hypersonic flight’s past into its future

TUKWILA, Wash. — Thirty years after the first flight of a pioneering reusable rocket ship known as the Delta Clipper… Read More

Mars Society unveils its plan to establish technology institute, perhaps in Seattle

The nonprofit Mars Society is getting set to take the next giant leap in its mission to support Red Planet… Read More

Employees report a rare round of layoffs at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture

Several employees at Kent, Wash.-based Blue Origin are reporting that they’ve been laid off, marking a rare turnabout in the… Read More

Project Kuiper terminal with cell tower in background

Amazon’s Kuiper satellite network forges partnership with Vodafone’s cell networks

Vodafone and its African subsidiary, Vodacom, have made a deal to use Amazon’s yet-to-be-deployed Project Kuiper satellite broadband network to… Read More

Pension fund’s lawsuit questions Amazon’s decisions on Kuiper satellite launch deal

An Ohio-based pension fund has filed a lawsuit alleging that Amazon didn’t give due consideration to SpaceX as a potential… Read More

Spin control: Starfish Space makes use of magnetism to stop satellite’s death spiral

Two and a half months after Starfish Space’s first orbital mission teetered on the edge of failure because its Otter… Read More

Scene at India's Mission Control after touchdown of Vikram moon lander

India’s robotic lander touches down on the moon, lifting spirits at home and abroad

A robotic Indian lander set down safely on the moon today, setting off a wave of pride that reached from… Read More

Illustration: Space Systems Command's SpaceDEN facility

Integrate raises $3.4M and wins Space Force contract for management software

Seattle-based Integrate says it has raised $3.4 million in funding and secured a $1.25 million contract from the U.S. Space… Read More

Starfish Space wins $1.8M to keep working on satellite guidance system for Air Force

Kent, Wash.-based Starfish Space says it’s been awarded $1.8 million by AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the… Read More

Plans for launch of prototype satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper revised … again

Amazon’s plans to launch the first prototype satellites for its Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation have changed for the second… Read More

Illustration: LeoStella's LS-300 satellite platform

LeoStella super-sizes its platform for small satellites as it takes aim at new markets

Tukwila, Wash.-based LeoStella is unveiling its latest, greatest platform for small satellites, which should hit a sweet spot for future… Read More

Orbital paths of Earth and asteroid 2022 SF289

Scientists successfully test algorithm for identifying potentially hazardous asteroids

A new technique for finding potentially hazardous asteroids before they find us has chalked up its first success. In this… Read More

Robotics research conducted on space station in zero-G

Seattle event sets a course for research on International Space Station — and its heirs

About 900 members of the space community — including astronauts, government officials, researchers and industry professionals — are converging on… Read More

Rocket engines at Aerojet Rocketdyne in Redmond

Farewell, Rocket.com: L3Harris completes acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne

Florida-based L3Harris today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, two days after the Federal Trade Commission… Read More

NASA gives Blue Origin $34.7M to work on technology for making solar cells on moon

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won $34.7 million in funding from NASA to support the development of a… Read More

Musical astronauts will bring a show that’s completely out of this world to Seattle

Astronauts have been making music in orbit for almost 60 years, but at least some of the members of a… Read More

Illustration: Amazon Project Kuiper satellite processing facility

Amazon’s Project Kuiper will build $120M satellite processing facility in Florida

Construction is underway for a $120 million facility in Florida that will process Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites for launch —… Read More

Blue Origin’s next-gen BE-4 rocket engine fails dramatically during testing in Texas

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture confirmed that one of its BE-4 rocket engines suffered a significant anomaly during testing… Read More

Seattle-area Space Summit features NASA leader and hints at new manufacturing institute

Sen. Maria Cantwell and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson met Wednesday at the Washington State Space Summit to hash out what’s… Read More

Bill Nelson announces award to Blue Origin

NASA chief to visit Blue Origin for summit recognizing Seattle’s place in space

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will visit Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture in Kent, Wash., to get a firsthand look… Read More

Illustration: Low-frequency gravitational waves cause ripples in spacetime

Astrophysicists report solid evidence for a background hum of gravitational waves

Astrophysicists have found the best evidence yet for a low-frequency “hum” of gravitational waves rippling through the cosmos, based on… Read More

Maury Island Incident mural in Des Moines, Wash.

Maury Island Incident and ‘Men in Black’ stories become a cause for celebration

Even the Men in Black need their day in the sun. And they’re getting it this week, in the place… Read More

Clean-room team with Orbiter SN3 space tug and Otter Pup docking spacecraft

Spinning spacecraft adds unwelcome twist to Starfish Space’s docking test mission

Starfish Space’s ambitious mission to test its on-orbit satellite docking system has taken an unfortunate turn — or, more precisely,… Read More

Blue Origin spacefliers in suborbital New Shepard capsule

Blue Origin will work with NASA on orbital transportation system for astronauts

NASA says it will collaborate with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture on the development of new space transportation capabilities… Read More

Former Spaceflight CEO Curt Blake joins law firm to focus on new space ventures

Spaceflight Inc.’s former CEO, Curt Blake, is joining the Seattle office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati at a time… Read More

Illustration: Cutaway view of Enceladus with water spewing from surface

Scientists trace phosphates to Enceladus, boosting outlook for life on Saturn’s moon

Phosphorus, an essential ingredient for life as we know it, has been detected for the first time in water samples… Read More