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Find out how to watch NASA’s mammoth moon rocket lift off, and why it’s a big deal

Update: NASA scrubbed the initial launch attempt for Artemis 1 due to a problem with an engine on the Space… Read More

Illustration: Orion engine firing during lunar flyby

While NASA gets set for its first Artemis moon mission, Aerojet is working ahead

REDMOND, Wash. — When NASA’s Space Launch System rocket sends an uncrewed Orion spacecraft beyond the moon and back for… Read More

Space Launch System rocket at Launch Complex 39B

NASA announces a challenging schedule for inaugural launch of its SLS moon rocket

If all goes according to plan, NASA could launch its heavy-lift Space Launch System rocket on its first flight around… Read More

Two Seattle-area students are finalists in NASA design contest for lunar dirt-digging robots

Dig this — two Seattle-area students were semifinalists in a national contest run by NASA in which kids in grades K-12… Read More

A year after Blue Origin’s big setback, NASA gets set to support a second commercial moon lander

NASA has laid out its plan for choosing a second commercial venture to build a landing system capable of carrying… Read More

Bad moon falling: Geophysicist adds her own scientific spin to ‘Moonfall’ movie

Even geophysicist Mika McKinnon, one of the science consultants for a $140 million disaster movie called “Moonfall,” admits that the moon-crashing tale… Read More

Amazon teams up with Lockheed Martin and Cisco to put Alexa voice assistant on NASA’s moon ship

Alexa, when are we arriving at the moon? Putting Amazon’s AI-enabled voice assistant on a moon-bound spaceship may sound like… Read More

Blue Origin loses lunar lander lawsuit; NASA says SpaceX work will resume ASAP

A federal judge today rejected Blue Origin’s challenge to a $2.9 billion contract that NASA awarded to SpaceX for building… Read More

Illustration: Astronaut stepping onto moon

Blue Origin and four other companies win millions to keep lunar lander dreams alive

Months after losing out to SpaceX, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and two of its partners in a lunar… Read More

Spaceflight Inc. unveils a new breed of orbital tug that’s built for far-out missions

When a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends a robotic lander to the moon’s south pole, perhaps as early as next… Read More

GAO denies Blue Origin’s protest of NASA’s lunar lander contract award to SpaceX

The Government Accountability Office today turned back protests from Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and Alabama-based Dynetics, ruling that… Read More

Jeff Bezos offers to cover $2B more in costs as part of NASA lunar lander deal

In an open letter to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Jeff Bezos says his Blue Origin space venture will waive up… Read More

Senators spar over the idea of giving billions to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture for lunar lander program

The tussle over NASA funding for lunar landing systems has touched down in the Senate — with one leading senator… Read More

How to maximize your chances of seeing the Supermoon total lunar eclipse

The only total lunar eclipse of 2021 will also be one of the shortest total lunar eclipses in recent years,… Read More

NASA freezes SpaceX’s lunar lander cash due to protests from Blue Origin, Dynetics

NASA says it’ll hold up on its payments to SpaceX for developing its Starship super-rocket as a lunar lander while… Read More

Elon Musk taunts Jeff Bezos over Blue Origin’s challenge to SpaceX’s contract for lunar lander

The billionaire space battle just got kicked up a notch, with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture challenging… Read More

NASA awards $2.9B to SpaceX for Starship lunar lander; Blue Origin team is left out

In a surprise move that was dictated by budget constraints, NASA is awarding $2.89 billion to SpaceX alone for the… Read More

Lasers on the moon? Nuclear rockets? NASA awards millions for way-out tech

NASA’s latest crop of space technology grants will fund work on projects ranging from power-beaming lasers for lunar missions to… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will give NASA a spin in lunar gravity on suborbital flight

With backing from NASA, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture will upgrade its New Shepard suborbital spaceship to… Read More

NASA backs concepts for deep-drilling Mars rover and interstellar-object probe

The latest crop of NASA-backed concepts for far-out space exploration includes “borebots” that could drill as far as a mile… Read More

New study links our built-in sleep patterns to phases of the moon — even in Seattle

A newly published study adds to the long-debated evidence that humans are hard-wired to sleep less when the moon is… Read More

Two Washington state women join ‘Artemis Team’ to go on NASA’s moon missions

NASA today named the first 18 astronauts of its “Artemis Team” for missions to the moon — and two of… Read More

Blue Origin’s team turns in its moon landing proposal — and provides a sneak peek

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture and its partners in the space industry say they’ve given NASA their proposal… Read More

Jeff Bezos shows off Blue Origin’s BE-7 engine — and makes a bold prediction

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos heralded progress on the development of the rocket engine that’s destined for use on the lunar… Read More

NASA agrees to purchase moon rocks for $1 in a deal that may involve Blue Origin

NASA has selected four companies to collect material on the moon and store it up as the space agency’s property,… Read More

WiBotic joins Astrobotic’s team to build wireless charging system for moon rovers

Seattle-based WiBotic says it’s working on a wireless charging system and energy management software for moon rovers, in partnership with… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture fleshes out plans for 2023 cargo delivery to the moon

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is working on a landing system that could put astronauts on the… Read More

Fresh studies boost hopes for water on the moon — and for Jeff Bezos’ lunar vision

Scientists have been turning up evidence for the existence of water on the moon for decades, but there’s always been… Read More

NASA’s Boeing-built moon rovers are granted Washington state landmark status

Three hot rods on the moon are now official Washington state historic landmarks, thanks to a unanimous vote by a… Read More

U.S. and seven other nations sign Artemis Accords to cooperate on moon missions

Seven nations have signed up with the United States to participate in NASA’s Artemis effort to put astronauts on the… Read More