The December 2016 deadline for Google Lunar XPRIZE competitors to reach the moon and traverse its surface is approaching, and with $2.25 million in prize money already in their pockets, two… Read more »
SpaceX is on its way to delivering NASA’s DISCOVR satellite to orbit after a succesfull rocket launch today, a feat that will make it the first private company to travel beyond the inner… Read more »
SpaceX has decided against attempting to land its Falcon 9 rocket today, though the launch is still a go. The rocket launch is currently planned for 3:03 p.m. PT, when SpaceX will… Read more »
SpaceX aborted the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket today due to problems with an Air Force radar tracker. The mission is designed to carry NASA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory, a space weather… Read more »
Will you need a raincoat or shorts tomorrow? Chances are the weather data you use to determine the answer comes from the roughly 20 satellites orbiting Earth that monitor weather systems… Read more »
The Google Lunar XPRIZE is taking humanity back to the moon, and $6 million in early prizes went out Monday to help the race’s most promising teams get there. The Lunar XPRIZE… Read more »
SpaceX has raised a $1 billion financing round from Google and Fidelity, which now own just under 10 percent of the ambitious space startup. The investment comes days after SpaceX CEO… Read more »
Satellite startup Planet Labs has raised a fresh $95 million — $70 million in Series C funding and $25 million of debt financing, it announced Tuesday. The rounds bring the total amount… Read more »
There are billions of people who do not have access to the internet, and tech’s biggest brands want to change that. Qualcomm and Virgin joined the fray today by announcing investments in… Read more »
Elon Musk and former Google executive Greg Wyler have a plan to build hundreds of small satellites, and as of today it looks like they will be built in Seattle. The Seattle SpaceX… Read more »