NASA awards $348,000 to Interlune to test technology for processing moon soil Seattle-based Interlune has received a $348,000 grant from NASA to test its system for processing lunar soil on a series… Read More
Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who took ‘Earthrise’ picture, dies in plane crash at 90 Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who snapped the iconic “Earthrise” photo of our planet as seen from lunar orbit, died… Read More
Interlune comes out of stealth with its plan to harvest helium-3 and more on the moon Seattle-based Interlune officially lifted the curtain today on its plans to build a robotic harvester that could extract helium-3 from… Read More
Blue Origin targets 2025 for cargo lander’s inaugural moon trip, with humans to follow Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is aiming to send an uncrewed lander to the surface of the moon in… Read More
Former Blue Origin president’s startup raises funding to go after moon resources A stealthy space venture co-founded by the former president of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it’s raising funds… Read More
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
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 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
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
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
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
The Pacific Northwest’s Artemis workforce celebrates past and future moonshots REDMOND, Wash. — Space industry contractors in the Seattle area had their turn in the spotlight this week during a… Read More
DARPA and NASA pick Lockheed Martin to demonstrate DRACO nuclear rocket NASA and the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have selected Lockheed Martin and BWX Technologies to move forward with… 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
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
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
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
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
NASA’s round-the-moon odyssey comes to successful end with Orion splashdown NASA’s uncrewed Orion capsule passed its final exam today, surviving a fiery atmospheric re-entry and splashing down in the Pacific… Read More
NASA’s Orion spacecraft zooms around the moon and sets a course for splashdown NASA’s Orion capsule fired its main engine for three and a half minutes today during a close approach to the… Read More
Orion capsule watches the moon eclipse Earth at farthest point of Artemis odyssey Halfway into its 25.5-day uncrewed Artemis 1 mission, NASA’s Orion capsule today recorded a weird kind of Earth-moon eclipse, reached… Read More
NASA’s Orion capsule goes into a far-out orbit around the moon, setting a record NASA’s uncrewed Orion capsule successfully executed an engine burn to enter an unusual type of orbit around the moon on… Read More
NASA’s Orion capsule circles the moon, capturing views that’ll make you feel giddy NASA’s Orion capsule rounded the moon today, marking a crucial milestone in a weeks-long Artemis 1 mission that’s preparing the… Read More
Third time’s the charm: NASA launches SLS mega rocket on Artemis 1 moon trip NASA succeeded spectacularly in the third attempt to launch its Space Launch System rocket on an uncrewed round-the-moon mission that’s… Read More
NASA decides to roll its moon rocket back to shelter as Hurricane Ian nears Florida With Hurricane Ian bearing down on the Florida coast, NASA has decided to move its multibillion-dollar Space Launch System moon… Read More
NASA ‘encouraged’ by tanking test for SLS moon rocket, but launch plan is still in flux NASA says it achieved all its objectives during today’s launch-pad rehearsal for fueling up its giant Space Launch System rocket… Read More
NASA scrubs second try to launch moon rocket due to persistent hydrogen leak NASA called off today’s attempt to launch its Space Launch System rocket due to a hydrogen leak encountered during the… Read More
NASA reschedules moon rocket’s launch for Saturday as it checks data from first try One day after the first launch of NASA’s heavy-lift Space Launch System rocket had to be scrubbed due to an… Read More
Problem with rocket engine forces NASA to reschedule first launch of moon rocket A plumbing issue on a rocket engine has forced a postponement in the first launch of NASA’s most powerful rocket… Read More
