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GEEKWIRE - Seattle fusion startup Avalanche Energy was awarded a share of a $5.2 million contract announced Wednesday from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop compact nuclear batteries.The award comes from the DARPA Rads to Watts program, which is focused on building long-lasting batteries for defense and space applications...Continue Reading

VIA SATELLITE - Starfish Space on Tuesday said it has raised about $110 million in a Series B round that will be used to execute orbital servicing missions already on contract, boost production of its Otter service spacecraft and add employees.The investment was led by Point72 Ventures and brings the...Continue Reading

ENGADGET - In-flight Wi-Fi on Delta flights will be provided by Amazon Leo beginning in 2028, the two companies have announced. In a blow to Elon Musk’s Starlink, Amazon’s deal with Delta will see its satellite internet service installed on 500 Delta aircraft initially, each equipped with its own Leo...Continue Reading

BLACKSKY - BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) was awarded a multi-year, sole-source $99 million U.S. government IDIQ contract for advanced, next generation capabilities. The company received an initial $2 million to accelerate the design of an advanced large aperture optical payload for Earth observation and space domain awareness platforms.“This award...Continue Reading

SEATTLE TIMES - The Seahawks have filed plans with the city of Renton for a possible addition of up to 80,000-square feet to the Virginia Mason Athletic Center.A team spokesperson confirmed the news, which was first revealed this week by the Daily Journal of Commerce.There is no current date for...Continue Reading

SPACE NEWS - Starfish Space has changed plans for a docking demonstration mission after its original partner backed out.In a March 26 statement, Starfish said it changed the destination for Otter Pup 2, a spacecraft launched in June 2025 to demonstrate the ability to dock with an unprepared satellite.“In late...Continue Reading

REUTERS - Algeria’s national carrier Air Algerie said on Thursday it ​had ordered 10 Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 737 ‌MAX 8 aircraft as part of a national strategy to develop civil ​air transport.The airline said ​the acquisition forms part of efforts ⁠to modernize its fleet, expand ​its route network...Continue Reading

PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL - Toronto-based branding company The Look Co. on Tuesday named Amy Johnson, previously a president at the company, as its U.S. CEO.Johnson, who will be based in Seattle, is taking over the Look Co.'s U.S. operations as the company prepares for the 2026 World Cup. The...Continue Reading

VIA SATELLITE - More than 200 Amazon Leo satellites are loaded onto six dispensers at Cape Canaveral, ready to be launched into orbit in the coming months as Amazon prepares to ramp up launch cadence for its megaconstellation, Chris Weber, the company’s vice president for Leo Business told a lunchtime...Continue Reading

TECHCRUNCH - Blue Origin, the space conglomerate founded by Amazon chair Jeff Bezos, has asked the U.S. government for permission to launch a network of more than 50,000 satellites that will act as a data center in orbit.In a March 19 document filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Blue...Continue Reading

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is seeking permission to deploy nearly 52,000 satellites capable of handling artificial-intelligence computing into orbit.The company said in a filing Thursday that its solar-powered AI satellites would complement terrestrial data centers, operating in an environment that would be free from snarls...Continue Reading

GEEKWIRE - There’s a new No. 1.Fusion power company Helion Energy has taken the top spot in the latest update of the GeekWire 200, our quarterly ranking of the top privately held technology startups in the Pacific Northwest.Helion replaced Highspot, which announced a merger with Seismic in a significant sales...Continue Reading

NASA SPACEFLIGHT - Blue Origin has unveiled a new mission concept called NEO Hunter, designed to protect Earth from potentially hazardous near-Earth objects (NEOs) by employing advanced deflection techniques.Developed in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Caltech, the concept leverages the company’s versatile Blue Ring platform as its...Continue Reading

PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL - A fully leased shopping center in Auburn has just hit the market.The 4-year-old Lakeland Town Center is in what commercial real estate firm JLL calls “a highly educated and wealthy demographic,” with an average household income of more than $170,000 within a one-mile radius. It...Continue Reading

PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL - Tukwila-based cybersecurity company Leviathan Security Group has been acquired by K2 Integrity, a risk management company based in New York City.A K2 spokesperson said Leviathan's 80 employees are all joining K2, which now has 380 employees. The companies didn't disclose the financial terms of the...Continue Reading

BUSINESSWIRE - BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has successfully commissioned the fourth Gen-3 satellite in less than one week following launch, opening general availability for its advanced, next-generation Gen-3 capabilities to all global customers. This industry-leading achievement makes daily service for best-in-class 35-centimeter imagery and AI-enabled analytics available to customers...Continue Reading

PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL - The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) is expected to close an order for 500 737 Max jets, a deal that's slated to be announced during President Donald Trump’s state visit to China later this month. Bloomberg first reported the news Friday morning, citing sources familiar with...Continue Reading

CNBC - Three Vietnamese airlines announced deals Thursday to buy nearly 100 Boeing aircraft during a visit by the head of the country’s communist party, To Lam, to Washington, D.C.The deals include commitments from Vietnam Airlines, Sun PhuQuoc Airways and VietJet, marking one of the largest civil aviation contracts announced...Continue Reading

The city of Kent’s long-anticipated Naden Avenue Manufacturing Campus has taken a major step forward.The city has selected Mortenson Development Inc. to acquire and develop a 9.3-acre site for the future campus, which has been in the works for at least half a dozen years. It is in the Kent...Continue Reading

CONNECT CRE - Mortenson Development, Inc. has been selected to acquire and develop a 9.3-acre infill site in Kent, Washington, for the future Naden Avenue Manufacturing Campus, a modern, build-to-suit campus.Located in the Kent Valley, the campus is positioned to leverage one of the strongest industrial and manufacturing workforces in...Continue Reading

GEEKWIRE - Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space Technologies says it has added another $350 million to its previously announced Series D financing round, bringing the amount raised in the round to $860 million.The fresh funding will go toward completing activation of the company’s Florida launch complex and expanding production capacity for...Continue Reading