Alaska Airlines to test biofuel, powering commercial flights with used cooking oil Your next cross-country flight, powered by the residue from your frying pan? Seattle-based Alaska Airlines will test biofuels on commercial… Read More
Geek of the Week: Kristina Wang, aerospace grad student It’s a fascinating time right now in the world of aerospace, as a variety of projects and ventures seek to… Read More
Boeing spaceship emerging from Space Shuttle’s shadow Boeing is showing that it’s serious about developing a new spaceship, announcing that it will base the operations and manufacturing… Read More
Laser Motive beams up cash to transmit electricity without wires Imagine being able to transmit electricity without the wires. That’s the promise of Laser Motive, a Kent-based startup that’s announcing… Read More
Update: Boeing no longer working on hybrid airship, but damn it looked cool [Update: Well, that was interesting while it lasted. Minutes after we posted the first version of this story, a Boeing… Read More
NASA report shows why Seattle didn’t land a Space Shuttle Seattle’s Museum of Flight was among the top contenders this spring for a decommissioned Space Shuttle — placing well ahead of many… Read More
Jeff Bezos-backed space company plans rocket test Blue Origin, the secretive aerospace company bankrolled by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, is planning a rocket test today high over… Read More
Nerd Notes: Aviation High School launches with a rocket; Paul Allen’s private island for sale; and more Cheezburger has added to its line-up of weird and wacky sites. Introducing “Bronies.” Men and boys who love the animated… Read More
Morning Radar: Pirq launches a Groupon rival; Insitu’s new aircraft Pirq, the mobile daily deal startup led by James Sun, the former star on “The Apprentice,” has officially launched its… Read More
NASA vet and X Prize creator at the helm of secretive space robot startup Arkyd With the Space Shuttle Atlantis departing this morning for its final flight, some have lamented the end of an era for… Read More
Aerospace software company Dassault Systemes making Seattle a new corporate hub Software company Dassault Systemes of France, a key Boeing partner, has leased new office space in Seattle and will make… Read More
Ken Griffey Jr. is a pilot, flies a plane with giant parachute This was news to us, but apparently Seattle Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr. has been working on his pilot’s license.… Read More
Coolest high school ever gets $7M from aerospace companies Seriously, why wasn’t this place around when we were in school? Aviation High School, currently based in Des Moines, Wash.,… Read More
Live video: Space Shuttle Discovery set for final landing This live feed from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida should get a lot more interesting a few minutes before… Read More
