Mar 31, 2016 | Aerospace, Why Washington?
For over a century Washington State has been on the cutting edge of aerospace design and manufacturing. Along with the Boeing Company’s development of world-class aircraft and top-tier production facilities, a robust aerospace supply chain has also grown in the...
Mar 17, 2016 | Aerospace, Space
Commercial space exploration is the next frontier for the Washington State aerospace industry. For more than a century, Washington companies have been pioneering aerospace innovation, design and production. In the 1930s Boeing Aircraft produced the first commercial...
Mar 10, 2016 | Aerospace, Space
Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ space company, recently opened it’s doors for visitors to see how they are creating the next generation of space travel. Just as Bezo’s Amazon offices are exploding in South Lake Union, Blue Origin is expanding its facilities...
Mar 4, 2016 | Aerospace, Innovation
Aerospace innovation isn’t confined to next-gen composites and robotic assembly. Boeing engineers have come up with a new airline bathroom design in which basic functions are activated with the wave of your hand and UV rays zap the whole lavatory space when you...
Dec 17, 2015 | Aerospace, Clean Energy
It’s one thing to reinvent jet fuel from biowaste, wood waste or cooking oil. And, there are Washington State scientists and aerospace companies researching and testing these alternative fuels. The next challenge is to determine if the infrastructure of tanks,...
Dec 9, 2015 | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace
Boeing’s highly-efficient Renton plant has been manufacturing 42 jets per month. With the addition of a third production line for the brand new 737 MAX the numbers will rise to 52 or more per month. Washington State aerospace employees have over a century of...
Dec 8, 2015 | Aerospace, Space, Technology
Moon Express, a Washington-based space exploration company, has gotten the okay to move forward in the Google Lunar XPrize competition. They are ready to launch a spacecraft that will hitch a ride on another commercial rocket and land their craft on the moon from...
Nov 2, 2015 | Aerospace, Space
From pay-per-picture satellite imaging of earth to consumer spaceflight to satellite-based internet communications Washington State is the nexus of pioneers in space. Companies like Blue Origin, SpaceX, Spaceflight, Inc., BlackSky Global and others are overcoming the...
Oct 22, 2015 | Aerospace, Why Washington?
The greater Seattle area has certainly solidified its reputation as an international gateway for passenger travel. Passenger levels topped 32 million in 2015, an increase of 13.3% over the previous year. International travel was up 15.2%, thanks in large part to...
