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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...
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...
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 /...
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’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...
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...
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...
NORTHWEST AEROSPACE NEWS MAGAZINE: Navigating the path to business success within the Department of Defense (DOD) ecosystem presents unique challenges, particularly for startups focused on developing complex and transformative technologies. …PowerLight, a small non-traditional defense contractor, is at the forefront of developing long-distance power beaming solutions designed to support and...
SPACE.COM: The U.S. Space Force has certified United Launch Alliance's (ULA) new Vulcan Centaur rocket to launch national security missions.The news, which the Space Force announced on Wednesday (March 26), doubles the number of National Security Space Launch (NSSL) providers. ULA joins SpaceX in this select group.Note: The Vulcan Centaur...
BLUE ORIGIN: Blue Origin today announced the six people flying on its NS-31 mission. The crew includes Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez, who brought the mission together. She is honored to lead a team of explorers on a mission that will challenge...
SEATTLETIMES.COM: Malaysia Airlines has ordered up to 60 planes from Boeing Co. as the carrier looks to overhaul its aging narrow-body fleet.The airline has ordered 18 Boeing 737-8s and 12 Boeing 737-10s, with deliveries set to start in 2029, Chief Executive Officer Izham Ismail said on Friday. The carrier has...
3DPRINT.COM: Blue Origin, the commercial space company built off of investments from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated two EOS M290 powder bed fusion (PBF) printers to Auburn University’s National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME), so that the latter can contribute to the improvement of copper printing processes. In...
GEEKWIRE.COM: Seattle’s Museum of Flight has brought its collection of space artifacts up to the present day, thanks to a rocket engine that’s been donated by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture.The BE-3U rocket engine, which was used for on-the-ground development work that included hot-fire testing, was installed in the...
BLACKSKY: BlackSky Technology Inc. has delivered the first very high-resolution images from the company’s inaugural Gen-3 satellite just five days following its successful launch on February 18.“Initial Gen-3 image quality is exceeding customer expectations with minimal calibration. Our first Gen-3 satellite is delivering remarkable initial image clarity at insertion...
PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL: The region's dry spell of industrial deals was briefly broken last month with the $43.75 million acquisition of an Auburn building that houses TireHub and Belshaw Adamatric Bakery Group, a manufacturer of doughnut-making machines.Investment management company Kennedy Wilson (NYSE: KW) bought the Auburn Park 44 off...