Articles about NASA – Page 7 of 24

NASA’s Christina Koch adds onto the world endurance record for women in space

Every day for the next six weeks, NASA astronaut Christina Koch will be setting a new women’s record for continuous… Read More

Boeing’s Starliner space taxi makes flawless landing after flawed flight

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi made a flawless automated landing in New Mexico today, marking the end of an orbital… Read More

NASA and Boeing trace roots of Starliner’s bad timing — and prepare for landing

NASA and Boeing say they’ve learned more about the timing glitch that kept Boeing’s uncrewed CST-100 Starliner space taxi from… Read More

Boeing’s Starliner space taxi fails to reach its intended orbit for first space station trip

Boeing’s Starliner space taxi blasted off for the first time today on an uncrewed mission to the International Space Station,… Read More

Map of water ice on Mars shows where NASA (and SpaceX) are likely to send their first astronauts

A newly published survey pinpointing where Martian water ice is likely to lie close to the surface could serve as… Read More

It’s all systems go from NASA for uncrewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner to space station

After conducting a flight readiness review today, NASA gave its go-ahead for launching Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi on an… Read More

SpaceX launches Dragon cargo craft with mighty mice and a tricky shipment for Seattle’s Spaceflight

A fresh SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a recycled robotic Dragon cargo capsule today, carrying 5,700 pounds of supplies, satellites… Read More

APiJET wins NASA license to commercialize a Waze-like app to guide airlines and pilots

APiJET, a Seattle-based aviation data analytics company, says it has landed the first commercial license for a NASA flight-optimization technology… Read More

Boeing’s Starliner space taxi — and Rosie the Rocketeer — meet up with their rocket

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi was moved to its Florida launch complex and set atop its United Launch Alliance Atlas 5… Read More

NASA adds five companies, including Blue Origin and SpaceX, to moon delivery list

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is among five companies that have just been cleared to deliver payloads… Read More

NASA watchdog report sharpens debate over cost of SpaceX vs. Boeing spaceships

Boeing is in line to get paid substantially more per seat than SpaceX for astronaut trips to the International Space… Read More

Sen. Maria Cantwell plays a role in drive to keep the space station going until 2030

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., has joined with three other U.S. senators in introducing a NASA authorization bill that aims to… Read More

Boeing traces problem with Starliner parachute system to an unsecured pin

For want of a pin, the use of a spaceship’s parachute was lost. That may be a simplistic way to… Read More

NASA is ‘thrilled’ with pad abort test for Boeing’s Starliner space taxi despite parachute glitch

Boeing cleared a key milestone for launching NASA astronauts on its CST-100 Starliner space taxi today by executing an end-to-end… Read More

Cygnus cargo ship heads to space station with satellite built by students in Seattle

Northrop Grumman launched a robotic Cygnus cargo capsule to the International Space Station today, marking one giant leap for a… Read More

NASA will send VIPER rover to the moon to track down south pole’s water ice

Update: VIPER was initially scheduled to be launched to the moon by as early as December 2022, but the current… Read More

Amazon Web Services and NASA team up to stream video from space via the cloud

Amazon Web Services and NASA have demonstrated how cloud-based video processing can distribute live streams from space, with a shout-out… Read More

The world’s space agencies focus in on their roles for Gateway moon missions

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Not everyone has signed on the dotted line to join NASA’s plan to start sending astronauts to… Read More

Buzz Aldrin shares latest moonshot vision: No to NASA’s Gateway, but yes to China

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin says there’s no need for the lunar-orbiting Gateway outpost that plays a… Read More

First all-female spacewalk team aces a repair job in orbit — and makes history

For the first time in history, two women teamed up today for a spacewalk. NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica… Read More

NASA unveils spacesuits for moon missions, featuring red, white and blue

The fashion statement for NASA’s future moonwalkers goes beyond basic white to add some flag-worthy touches of red and blue.… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Hacking for NASA; celebrating Minecraft; and solving a crime

— The ability to travel through the stars is something that we all dream of, but in reality, becoming one… Read More

NASA's Jim Bridenstine in SpaceX Crew Dragon simulation

NASA’s chief and SpaceX’s Elon Musk mend fences – and give ‘best guess’ for Crew Dragon’s big flight

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visited SpaceX’s headquarters in California today, for what was seen as an opportunity to smooth over… Read More

NASA picks 25 space technologies for testing by Blue Origin and other companies

NASA’s Flight Opportunities program has selected 25 promising space technologies for testing aboard aircraft, high-altitude balloons and suborbital rocket ships… Read More

Three spacefliers, including first Emirati in orbit, return to Earth from space station

Today’s landing of a Soyuz spacecraft in Kazakhstan brought one of the shortest recent stays on the International Space Station… Read More

NASA awards $10M to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin for hydrogen-oxygen storage tech

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is on the top of the funding list for a newly announced… Read More

Trio’s arrival boosts space station’s population to nine, including first Emirati

Three more spacefliers arrived at the International Space Station today in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, increasing the orbital outpost’s population… Read More

NASA’s Orion spacecraft program gets a multibillion-dollar vote of support

NASA says it’s ordering three more Orion spacecraft for missions to the moon, at a cost of $2.7 billion —… Read More

NASA checks SpaceX’s potential Starship landing sites on Mars, with water in mind

NASA is helping SpaceX get a fix on potential landing sites on Mars for its Starship super-spaceship, with an emphasis… Read More

Hey, kids: Name NASA’s 2020 Mars rover!

NASA says a student will provide the official name for its 2020 Mars rover, continuing a tradition that began 16… Read More