Articles about Space Travel

Geek of the Week: Systima Technologies’ Taylor Banks is a ‘space addict’ hooked on what lies ahead

Taylor Banks is a self-confessed space addict. The CFO for Kirkland, Wash.-based Systima Technologies, Inc., manufacturers of systems and components… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Remembering fallen astronauts and learning to build board games

We probably all know someone who wanted to be an astronaut when they grew up. You may even have wanted… Read More

Attention, Earthlings: Jeff Bezos wants everybody to watch this classic video about settling off planet

Jeff Bezos loves to talk about space. And in a talk about just that on Monday, he encouraged anyone who… Read More

A peek inside Boeing’s new spaceship: Tablets, LED lights and minimal controls

From the outside, Boeing’s new spacecraft mimics the Apollo-era capsules from back in the day. The interior, however, is all about… Read More

Planetary Resources founder: ‘Humans will migrate off Earth in the next 30 years’

Can you imagine packing your belongings and hopping on a spaceship to go live on another planet for the rest… Read More

Deep Space Industries entering asteroid-mining world, creates competition for Planetary Resources

Planetary Resources, the Bellevue-based asteroid-mining company backed by some of the biggest names in technology and aerospace, now has some more… Read More

Veteran NASA astronaut Nicholas Patrick joins Blue Origin as human integration architect

Nicholas Patrick, the fifth British astronaut to go to space and a NASA veteran, has joined the Blue Origin team… Read More

Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin, Boeing get NASA cash to build new spaceships

Seattle may have lost a bid to house one of the retired Space Shuttles. But, who needs a clunky, old… Read More