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Seattle space leaders link up with lawmakers
REDMOND, Wash. — One of Congress’ leading Democrats, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, met with leaders of the Seattle area’s space community today to make a pitch for his “Make It in America” campaign. They pitched back with an idea of their own: … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerojet Rocketdyne, Commercial Spaceflight, Politics, Space
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Blue Origin resets schedule for space milestones
LYNNWOOD, Wash. — Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, is now planning to send its first crew on a suborbital space trip during the first half of 2019, and launch its first orbital-class New Glenn rocket … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerospace, Blue Origin, Commercial Spaceflight, New Glenn, New Shepard, Space
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Boeing and SpaceX reset space taxi tests for 2019
NASA says we’ll have to wait until 2019 to see the first orbital tests of the space taxis that are being built by SpaceX and Boeing for trips to the International Space Station. The schedule shift was laid out Oct. … Continue reading
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Tagged Boeing, Commercial Spaceflight, Dragon, International Space Station, NASA, Space, SpaceX, Starliner
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Blue Origin plans rocket service center in Florida
Blue Origin, the space venture created by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has struck a deal with Florida’s spaceport authority to build a $60 million rocket testing and refurbishment facility near Cape Canaveral. The facility would be constructed at Space Florida’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Origin, Commercial Spaceflight, Florida, New Glenn, Space
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NanoRacks names its space outpost team
It takes a village to raise an space outpost, and NanoRacks’ array of villagers includes Stratolaunch as well as Olis Robotics, the startup formerly known as BluHaptics. NanoRacks, which is headquartered in Texas, today listed those two Seattle-based companies among its partners for a … Continue reading
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Tagged BluHaptics, Commercial Spaceflight, NanoRacks, Olis Robotics, Space, Stratolaunch
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How to boost Washington’s $1.8B space industry
A newly published economic report estimates the space industry’s contribution to Washington state’s economy at $1.8 billion and 6,200 jobs in 2018 — and goes on to suggest ways to boost the industry to a higher orbit. “The central Puget Sound region is … Continue reading
Blue Origin’s rocket engine wins ULA’s backing
After years of development and months of suspense, Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won a high-stakes race to provide United Launch Alliance with its BE-4 rocket engine. First word of the win came unofficially in a Wall Street Journal report, and … Continue reading
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Tagged BE-4 Engine, Blue Origin, Commercial Spaceflight, Space, United Launch Alliance
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