How NASA plans to change the way people fly to the moon

A New York company sold an extended-stay hotel near Seattle in the latest sign that investors remain attracted to the region, even as many buyers and sellers across the nation stay on the sidelines waiting out the turbulence in capital markets.Lodging owner-operator MCR Corp. sold the 146-room Residence Inn by...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON — NASA expects that a Mars smallsat mission will be on the first launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch vehicle within a year, although with some risk about whether the rocket will be ready in time.NASA selected Blue Origin in February to launch the Escape and Plasma Acceleration...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin formally announced plans Oct. 16 to develop an orbital maneuvering vehicle, confirming a year’s worth of comments and speculation about the project.In a statement, Blue Origin announced Blue Ring, which it described as a “spacecraft platform focused on providing in-space logistics and delivery” from medium Earth...Continue Reading