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SPACEFLIGHT NOW - Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket roared to life in a critical pre-launch demonstration of its main engines Thursday, less than an hour after the Sun crested over the horizon in Florida.The seven BE-4 engines fired for about 20 seconds, at 7:45 a.m. EDT (1145 UTC). Engineers will...
REUTERS - Boeing, opens new tab is hiring around 100 to 140 factory workers a week, the highest pace since 2024, as the U.S. jetmaker replaces retirees and increases staffing to support higher production rates and new models, a union leader said.Boeing's unionized factory workers in the Pacific Northwest now...
SPACEFLIGHT NOW - Days ahead of the planned third launch of a New Glenn rocket, Blue Origin was tapped by the U.S. Space Force to proceed towards developing its first launch site in California.The Space Force said it picked Blue Origin’s proposal to develop Space Launch Complex 14 (SLC-14) at...
SPACENEWS - Several senators are asking appropriators to increase funding for NASA’s robotic Mars exploration efforts, fearing “severe and irreversible harm” if funding is not restored.In a letter this week to the leadership of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) subcommittee, four senators requested that NASA’s Mars...
GIZMODO - Blue Origin is getting ready for the third flight of New Glenn, taking another step toward ramping up its heavy-lift launch cadence.According to a Federal Aviation Administration advisory, Blue Origin plans to launch New Glenn no earlier than 6:45 a.m. ET on Friday. The company said Tuesday that...
ARS TECHNICA - Amazon today announced two satellite deals that it hopes will make its Amazon Leo network a more formidable competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink. Amazon signed a merger agreement to buy satellite operator Globalstar and said it entered into an agreement with Apple to provide satellite service for iPhones...
Avalanche Energy Lands Share of $5.2M DoD Award to Develop Long-Lasting ‘Nuclear Batteries’
Apr 8 2026GEEKWIRE - 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...
On-Orbit Services Startup Starfish Space Raises $110M to Execute Missions, Boost Production
Apr 7 2026VIA 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...
FLEET OWNER - Carrier Transicold recently named its 2025 Dealer of the Year winners, recognizing Carrier Transicold Northwest for the U.S. and Canada and Grupo Refritrans Centroamérica for Latin America. The company, which provides transport refrigeration solutions, selected winners based on sales, service, market penetration, customer satisfaction, business investment, and...
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...
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...
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...
SEATTLE TIMES - MODERNIST LINES DEFINE graceful berms, curved paths and a double-ringed pond in a grassy 2.5-acre expanse of art at the mouth of Mill Creek Canyon.“Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks” is one of the region’s most significant public, environmental and landscape artworks. A prominent example of a nationwide movement...
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...
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...
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...
PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL - A local real estate firm has purchased a 17.6-acre business park in Tukwila for $76.5 million, according to a tax affidavit filed in King County.Northwest Building LLC purchased the six buildings comprising the Gateway North industrial park at 3225 S. 116th St.The industrial park is...
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...
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...
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...
GeekWire 200 Update: A New No. 1 and Plenty of Newcomers Join List of Top Pacific Northwest Tech Startups
Mar 18 2026GEEKWIRE - 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...
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...
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...
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...