Sep 17, 2024 | Made In Washington, Space, Uncategorized
Remember the old Sears commercials where their Diehard batteries would start a car in the worst winter weather imaginable? The Voyager 1 spacecraft makes this look like kid stuff. This diehard is still working in temperatures of -454.81 degrees Fahrenheit, or minus...
Jul 22, 2024 | Aerospace, Space, Trade Shows & Trade Missions
A record delegation of 68 business representatives, trade experts and elected officials have started a busy week of marathon meetings and events at the 2024 Farnborough International Air Show. The Washington delegation is headquartered at the Choose Washington...
Jun 18, 2024 | Aerospace, Space
Blue Origin seems to be shooting for the stars these days. The Kent, Washington company just won a hefty slice of the Department of Defense’s $5.6 million contract for a new round of national security launches. Even though the orbital-class New Glenn has not yet taken...
May 16, 2024 | Aerospace, Space
Who builds more satellites than any other state? If you said Florida, you’d be wrong. Sure, they launch a lot of rockets. But Washington easily takes top honors when it comes to satellites orbiting the Earth. In fact, more than half the satellites in low orbit right...
Jan 18, 2024 | Innovation, Space
Washington’s bold pioneer spirit has long been a staple of our culture of innovation and exploration, dating back to the ancient people who settled here more than 10,000 years ago. So it should come as no surprise that this spirit is alive and well as humans escape...
Feb 24, 2022 | Aerospace, Space
If you look up in the night sky and catch a glimpse of a satellite passing over, there’s a good chance “Made in Washington” is stamped on its side. Washington’s space economy is booming, thanks in large part to its century of global leadership in aerospace combined...
Jan 20, 2022 | Aerospace, Space
Commercial space has been growing by leaps and bounds in Washington State. Given the critical mass of aerospace, technology and advanced materials firms here looking for the next big thing, this shouldn’t come as too much surprise. Radian Aerospace is a great example....
