Space – Page 8 of 91

PNNL team removes heat source from transfer port

Oct 26, 2023, 8:21 PM

Zeno demonstrates an innovative type of radioisotope heat source for off-grid power

Zeno Power says it has successfully completed its first demonstration of a new type of radioisotope heat source that could… Read More

Oct 16, 2023, 1:35 PM

Blue Origin unveils ‘Blue Ring,’ a multi-use space platform to aid missions to Earth orbit and beyond

Blue Origin unveiled plans for a new spacecraft platform designed to serve as a multi-use, multi-mission way station providing services… Read More

Oct 16, 2023, 8:33 AM

Amazon’s Project Kuiper prototype satellites are ‘stable in orbit’ and collecting key data

Amazon said two prototype satellites launched on Friday on a test mission of the company’s Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation are… Read More

Atlas V launch with Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites

Oct 6, 2023, 7:25 PM

Atlas V rocket launches prototype Amazon satellites to test Project Kuiper network

Amazon’s first satellites were launched today on a mission aimed at testing out the hardware and software for the Seattle… Read More

Illustration: Starfish's Otter spacecraft in orbit

Oct 3, 2023, 9:00 AM

Starfish Space wins NASA contract to plan demonstration of orbital debris inspection

Even as Starfish Space works to get its first orbital demonstration mission back on track, the Tukwila, Wash.-based startup has… Read More

Amazon satellite payload arrives at ULA Vertical Integration Facility

Sep 29, 2023, 2:00 PM

Amazon satellites are placed atop Atlas V rocket for milestone launch on October 6

United Launch Alliance says the first prototype satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband network have been placed atop their Atlas… Read More

Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital spaceship on pad

Sep 27, 2023, 4:45 PM

FAA closes investigation into Blue Origin’s launch mishap; flights could resume ‘soon’

The Federal Aviation Administration says that it’s closed its investigation of last year’s mishap involving Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital… Read More

Sep 25, 2023, 2:21 PM

Departing Amazon exec Dave Limp will become CEO at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture

Blue Origin has confirmed that Dave Limp, who is leaving his post as Amazon’s senior vice president of devices and… Read More

Engineer inspects OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule after touchdown in Utah

Sep 24, 2023, 9:55 AM

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe delivers sample of asteroid — and moves on to next target

Seven years and 4 billion miles after its launch, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has successfully dropped off a capsule containing a… Read More

Sep 17, 2023, 3:54 PM

Stoke Space puts its test rocket through a successful hop in central Washington state

A four-year-old Seattle-area startup called Stoke Space executed a successful up-and-down test of its “Hopper” developmental rocket vehicle today, marking… Read More

David Gregory and Bill Bruner at New Frontier Aerospace HQ

Sep 8, 2023, 5:56 PM

New Frontier Aerospace aims to zoom from hypersonic flight’s past into its future

TUKWILA, Wash. — Thirty years after the first flight of a pioneering reusable rocket ship known as the Delta Clipper… Read More

Sep 6, 2023, 6:14 PM

Mars Society unveils its plan to establish technology institute, perhaps in Seattle

The nonprofit Mars Society is getting set to take the next giant leap in its mission to support Red Planet… Read More

Sep 6, 2023, 1:38 PM

Employees report a rare round of layoffs at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture

Several employees at Kent, Wash.-based Blue Origin are reporting that they’ve been laid off, marking a rare turnabout in the… Read More

Project Kuiper terminal with cell tower in background

Sep 6, 2023, 10:52 AM

Amazon’s Kuiper satellite network forges partnership with Vodafone’s cell networks

Vodafone and its African subsidiary, Vodacom, have made a deal to use Amazon’s yet-to-be-deployed Project Kuiper satellite broadband network to… Read More

Sep 1, 2023, 3:29 PM

Pension fund’s lawsuit questions Amazon’s decisions on Kuiper satellite launch deal

An Ohio-based pension fund has filed a lawsuit alleging that Amazon didn’t give due consideration to SpaceX as a potential… Read More

Aug 29, 2023, 8:00 AM

Spin control: Starfish Space makes use of magnetism to stop satellite’s death spiral

Two and a half months after Starfish Space’s first orbital mission teetered on the edge of failure because its Otter… Read More

Scene at India's Mission Control after touchdown of Vikram moon lander

Aug 23, 2023, 4:20 PM

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

Illustration: Space Systems Command's SpaceDEN facility

Aug 15, 2023, 9:00 AM

Integrate raises $3.4M and wins Space Force contract for management software

Seattle-based Integrate says it has raised $3.4 million in funding and secured a $1.25 million contract from the U.S. Space… Read More

Aug 8, 2023, 7:00 AM

Starfish Space wins $1.8M to keep working on satellite guidance system for Air Force

Kent, Wash.-based Starfish Space says it’s been awarded $1.8 million by AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the… Read More

Aug 7, 2023, 2:09 PM

Plans for launch of prototype satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper revised … again

Amazon’s plans to launch the first prototype satellites for its Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation have changed for the second… Read More

Illustration: LeoStella's LS-300 satellite platform

Aug 6, 2023, 4:00 AM

LeoStella super-sizes its platform for small satellites as it takes aim at new markets

Tukwila, Wash.-based LeoStella is unveiling its latest, greatest platform for small satellites, which should hit a sweet spot for future… Read More

Orbital paths of Earth and asteroid 2022 SF289

Jul 31, 2023, 4:13 PM

Scientists successfully test algorithm for identifying potentially hazardous asteroids

A new technique for finding potentially hazardous asteroids before they find us has chalked up its first success. In this… Read More

Robotics research conducted on space station in zero-G

Jul 30, 2023, 9:20 AM

Seattle event sets a course for research on International Space Station — and its heirs

About 900 members of the space community — including astronauts, government officials, researchers and industry professionals — are converging on… Read More

Rocket engines at Aerojet Rocketdyne in Redmond

Jul 28, 2023, 4:53 PM

Farewell, Rocket.com: L3Harris completes acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne

Florida-based L3Harris today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, two days after the Federal Trade Commission… Read More

Jul 25, 2023, 10:53 AM

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

Jul 24, 2023, 9:15 AM

Musical astronauts will bring a show that’s completely out of this world to Seattle

Astronauts have been making music in orbit for almost 60 years, but at least some of the members of a… Read More

Illustration: Amazon Project Kuiper satellite processing facility

Jul 21, 2023, 10:29 AM

Amazon’s Project Kuiper will build $120M satellite processing facility in Florida

Construction is underway for a $120 million facility in Florida that will process Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites for launch —… Read More

Jul 11, 2023, 2:49 PM

Blue Origin’s next-gen BE-4 rocket engine fails dramatically during testing in Texas

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture confirmed that one of its BE-4 rocket engines suffered a significant anomaly during testing… Read More

Jul 5, 2023, 9:25 PM

Seattle-area Space Summit features NASA leader and hints at new manufacturing institute

Sen. Maria Cantwell and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson met Wednesday at the Washington State Space Summit to hash out what’s… Read More

Bill Nelson announces award to Blue Origin

Jun 30, 2023, 3:16 PM

NASA chief to visit Blue Origin for summit recognizing Seattle’s place in space

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will visit Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture in Kent, Wash., to get a firsthand look… Read More