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In the heart of Washington’s Puget Sound region lies the Kent Valley—a dynamic economic corridor stretching from Renton to Auburn that has become an increasingly vital hub for international investment and globally competitive enterprise. Here, a distinct fusion of industrial tradition, innovation, and connectivity has positioned the Valley as a...
As tariffs again reshape global trade dynamics, importers across Washington State, including Kent Valley, home to the second largest concentration of warehouse and distribution centers on the West Coast, are bracing for uncertainty. At the Port of Seattle, officials have reported an uptick in inquiries from companies seeking assistance with...
GEEKWIRE - Kent, Wash.-based New Frontier Aerospace says it has put its 3D-printed Mjölnir rocket engine through a series of successful hot-fire tests, in preparation for an initial flight test of a hypersonic drone that could take place as early as next year.Mjölnir is named after the hammer that was...
VIA SATELLITE - The European Space Agency (ESA), Thales Alenia Space and Blue Origin are teaming up as they look to co-operate in areas such as human spaceflight, science, technology and commercial capabilities. The aim will be to foster and facilitate commercial and industrial advancements in the area of space...
BlackSky Unveils Wide-Area Imaging Satellite
Jun 16 2025SPACENEWS - BlackSky, a provider of satellite imagery and analytics, announced plans to develop a new type of Earth observation satellite designed to capture large areas of the planet. This new satellite will target applications requiring broad geographical coverage, including country-scale mapping, maritime monitoring and the creation of virtual replicas...
BLUE ORIGIN - Blue Origin today announced the six people flying on its NS-33 mission. The crew includes: Allie Kuehner and her husband, Carl Kuehner, Leland Larson, Freddie Rescigno, Jr., Owolabi Salis, and James (Jim) Sitkin.This mission is the 13th human flight for the New Shepard program and the 33rd...
SPACE DAILY - BlackSky Technology Inc. has delivered the first very high-resolution images from the company's second Gen-3 satellite just 12 hours following its successful launch last Monday."In today's national security environment, BlackSky's customers require space-based intelligence that moves at warfighter speed," said Brian O'Toole, BlackSky CEO. "BlackSky's newest Gen-3...
REUTERS - Boeing heads into the Paris Air Show after a blockbuster May that included booking 303 new orders and rolling out 38 new 737 MAX jets, a production rate it has been working to reach for more than a year. The company also delivered 45 aircraft last month, it...
STOKE - When Tom Feldman and I founded Stoke in 2019, there were already something like 150 rocket startups. On the surface, the last thing the world needed was company number 151. But then we did the math.What we found gave us enormous conviction that 1) the future of space...
Rocket Lab Launches BlackSky Satellite
Jun 3 2025SPACENEWS - A Rocket Lab Electron successfully placed a BlackSky high-resolution imaging satellite into orbit on a June 2 launch.The Electron rocket lifted off from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 7:57 p.m. Eastern. Its payload, a Gen-3 imaging satellite for BlackSky, deployed from the rocket’s kick...
PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL - As a child, Nikki Malcom’s stepfather would take her to airshows.“I’ve always loved planes,” she says. “He explained what stealth aircraft were so I loved it, but in my family we didn’t do aerospace jobs. There was no path to aerospace for me.”Malcom says she...
‘We Did It!’ Globe-Spanning Travelers Take a Quick Space Trip on Blue Origin Rocket Ship
May 31 2025GEEKWIRE - Six well-traveled adventurers rode Blue Origin’s suborbital rocket ship to go where they’ve never gone before: the edge of space. The New Shepard rocket lifted off from the Kent, Wash.-based company’s Launch Site One in West Texas at 8:39 a.m. CT (6:39 a.m. PT) today for a 10-minute...
SPACE.COM: Rocket Lab announced today (May 28) that it's now targeting no earlier than June 2 EDT for the "Full Stream Ahead" launch "to allow for additional checkouts" and accommodate bad weather that's expected to come in.Note: Blacksky's Gen-3 satellite is designed and manufactured in Tukwila, WA.Click here to read...
Blue Origin announced today its next New Shepard crewed flight, NS-32, will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The launch window opens at 8:30 AM CDT / 13:30 UTC. The webcast on BlueOrigin.com will start at T-30 minutes (8:00 AM CDT /...
The City of Kent seeks proposals from qualified development teams with a strong track record in either public-private partnerships or the development of flex tech/industrial business parks to lead the planning, design, and construction of a visually distinctive urban manufacturing campus. The project site, a City-owned property, known as the...
Aerospace Leadership and the Growing Demand for Local SuppliersWashington State is home to the largest aerospace cluster in the world, with over 250,000 aerospace-related employees and more than 1,400 firms supporting the industry. Within a state that produces nearly 95% of North America's commercial aircraft production, Kent Valley has established...
PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL - It takes courage to grow a small business. For Courtni Doherty, it came out of necessity.She admits when she founded Circle Creek Therapy 10 years ago in a 900-square-foot space in Auburn, her courage was fueled by the confidence and naiveté she felt coming out...
Kent Valley, WA, is a global leader in aerospace and advanced manufacturing, built by a dynamic legacy of innovation, trade, infrastructure and prime industrial land in the Seattle region. However, access to a large, diverse, highly skilled workforce with advanced technical expertise sets it apart as a target destination.Career and...
EZEE FIBER: In partnership with the city of Kent, WA, Ezee Fiber has started construction in the public rights of way to expand the availability of high-speed Internet services.Ezee Fiber is now constructing the infrastructure to make its network available to thousands of Kent area homes and businesses, including its...
Blue Origin successfully completed its 11th human spaceflight for the New Shepard program. The astronaut crew included Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez, who brought the mission together.Including today’s crew, New Shepard has now flown 58 people to space, including four people who...
Blue Origin’s All-Female Space Mission Sends Celebrities and Scientists on a Suborbital Trip
Apr 14 2025GEEKWIRE: Six women rode Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ship today on a short suborbital space trip that was notable because of a crew that included pop superstar Katy Perry, morning TV host Gayle King — and Lauren Sanchez, the fiancée of the space venture’s billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos.Liftoff from...
CONNECTCRE: Realterm has acquired a prime three-property industrial outdoor storage (IOS) portfolio located in the highly desired infill Seattle submarket of Kent, Washington.The three adjacent properties, 7915 South 261st Street and 26220 & 26330 79th Avenue South encompass 38,900 square feet on 9.3 contiguous acres, with secured parking, storage and...
SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin Win $13.7 Billion in U.S. Military Launch Contracts through 2029
Apr 4 2025SPACENEWS.COM: The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a combined $13.7 billion in launch service contracts to SpaceX, United Launch Alliance (ULA), and Blue Origin, marking the first time three companies will share responsibility for launching high-priority military and intelligence payloads. The contracts, announced April 4 by the U.S. Space...
US Space Force Picks Rocket Lab and Stoke Space to Compete for National Security Launches
Apr 2 2025SPACE.COM: Private launch companies Rocket Lab and Stoke Space have been selected to compete for future U.S. national security space launches.The two launch companies were awarded "National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 contracts" by the U.S. Space Force on March 27, broadening the military branch's launch options...