Space – Page 6 of 88

SpaceX launch gives a big sendoff to Starfish Space’s satellite docking craft

A well-traveled SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket today launched dozens of satellites, including an experimental docking craft created by a Seattle-area… Read More

Sherpa orbital transfer vehicle in clean room

Firefly Aerospace acquires Spaceflight Inc. to boost capabilities for on-orbit services

Texas-based Firefly Aerospace says it has acquired Bellevue, Wash.-based Spaceflight Inc. and will shift the operation’s focus from satellite rideshare… Read More

LeoStella’s CEO works on the next phase of evolution for the satellite revolution

TUKWILA, Wash. — Will LeoStella go beyond LEO? It’s been four years since LeoStella, a joint venture created by BlackSky… Read More

Illustration: Lunar power beaming system

NASA awards millions to boost technology innovations created by small businesses

NASA’s latest round of small-business grants will support aerospace-related technologies ranging from a new kind of spacecraft docking mechanism to… Read More

Axiom Space crew on International Space Station

Axiom crew splashes down in a SpaceX capsule after doing space station science

The second crew to be sent into space as a profit-making proposition for Texas-based Axiom Space came back to Earth… Read More

LIGO starts its fourth round of searching for gravitational waves and black holes

After three years of upgrading and waiting, due in part to the coronavirus pandemic, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory has… Read More

SpaceX sends Axiom’s crew, including two Saudis, to do research on space station

SpaceX and Axiom Space teamed up today to send four spacefliers — including the first Saudi woman in orbit —… Read More

Blue Origin-led team wins $3.4B contract for NASA’s second lunar landing system

An industry team led by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won a $3.4 billion NASA contract to provide… Read More

Human IPS cells imaged by spinning-disk confocal microscope.

Allen Institute takes on a supporting role in experiment to grow stem cells in space

Space: The final frontier … for stem cells? Seattle’s Allen Institute for Cell Science says cells from its collection are… Read More

Blue Origin participates in a new round of collaborations with NASA on space tech

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is among 12 companies chosen to collaborate with NASA on new technologies… Read More

Illustration: Orion engine firing during lunar flyby

Aerojet Rocketdyne wins $67M contract for Orion thrusters built in Seattle area

Aerojet Rocketdyne says it’s received a $67 million contract award from Lockheed Martin to provide propulsion systems for the Orion… Read More

Illustration: Three spacecraft planned by companies in AWS Space Accelerator program

Amazon Web Services gets set to ignite space accelerator program’s third stage

The 14 startups selected for Amazon Web Services’ third annual AWS Space Accelerator program include a company that’s building 3D-printed… Read More

Microsoft Azure enlists generative AI to help Pentagon look for satellite imagery

Can a chatbot help Pentagon planners find the satellite data they need to understand what’s happening in a global hotspot?… Read More

Illustration: Nyx radioisotope-powered propulsion system

USNC-Tech wins NASA funding to flesh out proposal for nuclear deep-space probe

Seattle-based USNC-Tech has gotten the green light from NASA to continue development of a rapid-response spacecraft that would use a… Read More

Illustration: Nuclear thermal propulsion system

How power is blazing a trail for America’s space effort — and for nuclear startups

As more and more hardware goes into Earth orbit, and eventually to the moon and Mars, where will the power… Read More

SpaceX employees cheering at Redmond satellite facility

‘Redmond Space District’ celebrates the Northwest’s hotspot for satellite industry

REDMOND, Wash. — This Seattle-area suburb has played a role in the space industry for more than a half-century, but… Read More

Blue Origin traces launch failure to engine nozzle and says flights will resume ‘soon’

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says a launch anomaly that forced the suspension of its suborbital spaceflights last September… Read More

Flames from liftoff of Relativity Space's Terran 1 rocket

Relativity Space launches 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket but falls short of orbit

More than seven years after it was founded in a Seattle co-working space, Relativity Space launched its first 3D-printed rocket… Read More

NRO awards contracts to Xplore and five other hyperspectral imaging companies

The National Reconnaissance Office awarded study contracts to six companies offering — or planning to offer — satellite images of… Read More

Illustration: Lynk Global satellite coverage footprint for Mongolia demostration

FCC plans to set up a new framework for connecting satellites with smartphones

The Federal Communications Commission plans to set up a new regulatory framework to facilitate hookups between satellite operators and wireless… Read More

Amazon's Dave Limp with Kindle and Kuiper antenna

‘Open for business’: Amazon shows off antennas for its Kuiper satellite network

After years of development, Amazon is showing off the antennas it plans to use for its Project Kuiper satellite broadband… Read More

Kymeta team with flat-panel antennas for OneWeb

Satellite plans move ahead for Kymeta and OneWeb — and for SpaceX and T-Mobile

Redmond, Wash.-based Kymeta Corp. says it has completed its first shipment of electronically steered flat-panel antennas to OneWeb for that… Read More

NASA’s economic impact report card for Washington state highlights Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture leads the list of NASA’s Washington state contractors in a newly released analysis of… Read More

Illustration: Otter servicing vehicle docked to larger satellite in orbit

Starfish Space raises $14M to advance development of satellite servicing vehicles

Starfish Space, a Seattle-area startup founded by two veterans of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, has raised $14 million… Read More

Illustration: Stoke Space second stage in orbit

Godspeed, Stoke Space! Rocket startup gets John Glenn’s launch pad at the Cape

Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space says it’s won the go-ahead to take over the Florida launch complex where John Glenn began… Read More

"Critical Mass" book cover illustration showing space station beyond moon

Fictional plans for building a space station beyond the moon reflect Jeff Bezos’ vision

If Jeff Bezos needs a blueprint for building a space station beyond the moon with ore from an asteroid, he… Read More

Study highlights concerns over satellite interference with Hubble observations

An analysis of more than 100,000 images from the Hubble Space Telescope, conducted with the aid of artificial intelligence and… Read More

Pass the NaCl: Scientists create new types of salt crystals that could exist on Europa

A prime target in the search for extraterrestrial life is Europa, a moon of Jupiter that’s covered with a sheet… Read More

Solar cell made from simulated moon dirt

Blue Origin talks up technology that could eventually turn moon dirt into solar cells

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture isn’t just working on rockets and space stations: The Kent, Wash.-based company is also… Read More

Illustration: ESCAPADE probes orbiting Mars

Blue Origin wins an order from NASA for launch of Mars magnetosphere mission

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won its first NASA order for a New Glenn rocket launch, with Mars… Read More