Articles about NASA – Page 3 of 24

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

Feast your eyes on the first course of a celestial smorgasbord from NASA’s Webb Space Telescope

A day after NASA showed how far the James Webb Space Telescope could dive into the cosmic frontier, scientists released… Read More

Deep-field image from James Webb Space Telescope

Biden unveils first image from Webb Space Telescope, expanding the space frontier

President Joe Biden got in on today’s celebration of the first full-color image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a… Read More

Immerse yourself in life aboard the International Space Station at ‘The Infinite’ VR experience

TACOMA, Wash. — One tour of the International Space Station is not enough, even if you do the tour in… Read More

Illustration: Astronauts working on moon

Moondust buster? NASA funds far-out research projects, including four in Washington state

How do you keep moondust from gumming up the works in NASA’s future spacesuits and spacecraft? That’s one of the… Read More

Uncrewed Boeing Starliner capsule links up with space station after ‘excruciating’ wait

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi docked with the International Space Station for the first time today during an uncrewed flight… Read More

Boeing’s Starliner space taxi begins second test flight to the space station (with a dummy on board)

Two and a half years after an initial orbital flight test fell short, Boeing is trying once again to put… Read More

NASA awards millions to SpaceX and Amazon’s Project Kuiper for satellite communications

Six satellite ventures — including SpaceX’s Starlink network and Amazon’s Project Kuiper — are due to receive a total of… 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

NASA puts Blue Origin and Spaceflight on a new list for commercial launch contracts

NASA has chosen a dozen companies to provide commercial launch services for relatively small-scale space missions over the next five… Read More

Webb Telescope fires thrusters to settle in at destination, a million miles from Earth

The $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope successfully fired its thrusters today to put it in position at the destination… Read More

Astronomers breathe a sigh of relief after Webb Telescope unfolds its mirror in space

Two weeks after its Christmas launch, the James Webb Space Telescope finished unwrapping itself today, delighting astronomers in the process.… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s Alexa is going to space, and more news from the final frontier

Alexa, open the pod bay doors. Amazon’s voice assistant hasn’t quite reached the level of HAL, the iconic AI from… 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

Year in Space: Jeff Bezos and his billionaire rivals finally usher in the age of commercial spaceflight

For 25 years, I’ve been recapping the top stories about space and looking forward to next year’s trends on the… Read More

Telescope’s launch makes Christmas merry for space fans, but the ride has just begun

The most expensive telescope in the known universe has begun its journey to a vantage point a million miles from… Read More

High cost, high risk, high hopes: There’s a lot riding on the $10B James Webb Space Telescope’s launch

The launch of NASA’s $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope from French Guiana could mark a triumph in a tale… Read More

NASA begins DART mission to practice pushing away an asteroid, with an extra push from Aerojet

A space probe the size of a school bus is on its way to smash into an asteroid the size… 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

Blue Origin teams up with Sierra Space, Boeing and others on ‘Orbital Reef’ space station project

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is joining forces with Colorado-based Sierra Space and a host of other partners, including… Read More

Mockups of NASA’s newest Mars rover and helicopter will kick off a road trip in Seattle

Seattle’s Museum of Flight says it’ll serve as the first stop on a road trip for NASA’s full-scale replicas of… Read More

Boeing says valve investigation will force Starliner space taxi’s test flight into 2022

Boeing says its next attempt to send an uncrewed Starliner space taxi to the International Space Station will take place… Read More

MagniX wins $74.3 million from NASA to demonstrate electric aviation technologies

Everett, Wash.-based MagniX will be getting $74.3 million from NASA over the next five years to demonstrate electric propulsion technologies… Read More

Court filings shed light on Blue Origin vs. SpaceX lunar lander fight, with dark spots

Redacted versions of documents relating to Blue Origin’s federal lawsuit against the federal government and SpaceX lay out further details… 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

Blue Origin leaving humans behind as next mission will carry scientific and research payloads

Jeff Bezos and his crewmates won’t be hopping aboard for a suborbital redo on the next New Shepard mission. The… 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

Nuclear thermal propulsion system in space

USNC-Tech and Blue Origin win a contract for nuclear thermal propulsion design

Seattle-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies and its partners are among three teams winning $5 million contracts from NASA and the… Read More