May 19, 2016 | Aerospace, Space
When you think of mining asteroids in outer space you would naturally imagine searching for minerals that can be used here on earth. But one of the most valuable resources in space is water. Redmond-based Planetary Resources is launching a spacecraft with sensors to...
Apr 20, 2016 | Aerospace, Space
Another sign of Washington State’s preeminence in the emerging space sector is the recent NASA project award to Aerojet Rocketdyne. The Redmond-based operation is designing an advanced electric propulsion system for traveling further and more efficiently into...
Apr 1, 2016 | Aerospace, Space, Why Washington?
Washington State’s growing space cluster is nurturing its own future workforce with the Tesla STEM program for high school students. Aerojet Rocketdyne, a rocket manufacturer in Redmond, Washington, is providing guidance to a 40 student program as they design...
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...
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...
