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Pulse Space wins Pentagon backing for laser power
Bellevue, Wash.-based Pulse Space says it has received a $40 million award from the U.S. Space Force to develop technologies for laser-based power beaming and orbital tracking systems.

The startup, founded in 2022, is working on a system that would collect energy using solar arrays
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/07/09/pulse-space-wins-pentagon-backing-for-laser-power/
#GeekWire #Laser #Military #PowerBeaming #PulseSpace #Space #SpaceForce

Pulse Space wins Pentagon backing for laser power
Bellevue, Wash.-based Pulse Space says it has received a $40 million award from the U.S. Space Force to develop technologies for laser-based power beaming and orbital tracking systems.

The startup, founded in 2022, is working on a system that would collect energy using solar arrays
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/07/09/pulse-space-wins-pentagon-backing-for-laser-power/
#GeekWire #Laser #Military #PowerBeaming #PulseSpace #Space #SpaceForce

Amazon Leo hits its mark for satellite internet service
Amazon says the overnight launch of 29 satellites should clear the way for its Amazon Leo network to start offering commercial high-speed internet service from space this year, in direct competition with SpaceX’s Starlink network.

United Launch Alliance’s Atlas
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/07/02/amazon-leo-hits-its-mark-for-satellite-internet-service/
#GeekWire #AmazonLeo #Atlas5 #Broadband #Satellites #Space #UnitedLaunchAlliance

Amazon Leo hits its mark for satellite internet service
Amazon says the overnight launch of 29 satellites should clear the way for its Amazon Leo network to start offering commercial high-speed internet service from space this year, in direct competition with SpaceX’s Starlink network.

United Launch Alliance’s Atlas
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/07/02/amazon-leo-hits-its-mark-for-satellite-internet-service/
#GeekWire #AmazonLeo #Atlas5 #Broadband #Satellites #Space #UnitedLaunchAlliance

K2 Space comes to Seattle with big plans for big satellites
California-based K2 Space has established a satellite engineering hub in the Seattle area, joining a thriving regional ecosystem of satellite ventures.

The Pacific Northwest operation will support the company’s drive to build large, high-power satellites for government and commercial
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/07/01/k2-space-comes-to-seattle-with-big-plans-for-big-satellites/
#GeekWire #Engineering #K2Space #Satellites #Space

K2 Space comes to Seattle with big plans for big satellites
California-based K2 Space has established a satellite engineering hub in the Seattle area, joining a thriving regional ecosystem of satellite ventures.

The Pacific Northwest operation will support the company’s drive to build large, high-power satellites for government and commercial
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/07/01/k2-space-comes-to-seattle-with-big-plans-for-big-satellites/
#GeekWire #Engineering #K2Space #Satellites #Space

NASA considers sending spare Mars rover to the moon
NASA is considering repurposing an engineering development version of the nuclear-powered Mars rovers for a different destination: the moon’s south polar region.

The plan calls for turning the test rover, which is currently sitting at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, into a lunar explorer named PROMISE (“Polar Rov
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/30/nasa-considers-sending-spare-mars-rover-to-the-moon/
#GeekWire #Mars #Moon #NASA #Space

NASA considers sending spare Mars rover to the moon
NASA is considering repurposing an engineering development version of the nuclear-powered Mars rovers for a different destination: the moon’s south polar region.

The plan calls for turning the test rover, which is currently sitting at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, into a lunar explorer named PROMISE (“Polar Rov
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/30/nasa-considers-sending-spare-mars-rover-to-the-moon/
#GeekWire #Mars #Moon #NASA #Space

Blue Origin switches to new concept for rocket launches
One month after a New Glenn rocket explosion damaged its Florida launch pad, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has decided to shift its focus to a new concept for future launches.

“To return to flight this year, we’re not rebuilding the same pad,” Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said in an online update.
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/30/blue-origin-switches-to-new-concept-for-rocket-launches/
#GeekWire #BlueOrigin #NewGlenn #Space

Blue Origin switches to new concept for rocket launches
One month after a New Glenn rocket explosion damaged its Florida launch pad, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has decided to shift its focus to a new concept for future launches.

“To return to flight this year, we’re not rebuilding the same pad,” Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said in an online update.
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/30/blue-origin-switches-to-new-concept-for-rocket-launches/
#GeekWire #BlueOrigin #NewGlenn #Space

Blue Origin switches to new concept for rocket launches
One month after a New Glenn rocket explosion damaged its Florida launch pad, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has decided to shift its focus to a new concept for future launches.

“To return to flight this year, we’re not rebuilding the same pad,” Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said in an online update.
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/30/blue-origin-switches-to-new-concept-for-rocket-launches/
#GeekWire #BlueOrigin #NewGlenn #Space

Rubin Observatory starts filming 10-year ‘cosmic movie’
The science team behind the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has officially launched a decade-long survey of the southern sky — an ambitious project three decades in the making.

The start of the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, or LSST, follows years of planning and construction of the billion-dollar
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/30/rubin-observatory-starts-filming-10-year-cosmic-movie/
#GeekWire #Astronomy #RubinObservatory #Space

Rubin Observatory starts filming 10-year ‘cosmic movie’
The science team behind the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has officially launched a decade-long survey of the southern sky — an ambitious project three decades in the making.

The start of the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, or LSST, follows years of planning and construction of the billion-dollar
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/30/rubin-observatory-starts-filming-10-year-cosmic-movie/
#GeekWire #Astronomy #RubinObservatory #Space

NASA backs dozens of projects on the space frontier
NASA has selected proposals from 37 companies, including several with Seattle-area connections, to further its plans to establish a long-term presence on the moon and enable human exploration of Mars.

The companies applied to partner with
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/26/nasa-backs-dozens-of-projects-on-the-space-frontier/
#GeekWire #AerojetRocketdyne #BlueOrigin #Mars #Moon #NASA #Space #Starcloud #StokeSpace #Technology #ZenoPower

NASA backs dozens of projects on the space frontier
NASA has selected proposals from 37 companies, including several with Seattle-area connections, to further its plans to establish a long-term presence on the moon and enable human exploration of Mars.

The companies applied to partner with
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/26/nasa-backs-dozens-of-projects-on-the-space-frontier/
#GeekWire #AerojetRocketdyne #BlueOrigin #Mars #Moon #NASA #Space #Starcloud #StokeSpace #Technology #ZenoPower

The biggest worry about sex in space is what comes after
Sex in space is the perfect subject for levity and double entendres, and the panelists at a Deep Tech Week session held at Thinkspace Seattle leaned into the humor early on.

“We can all imagine Newton’s Third Law dictates that, unrestrained, you get one thrust in and
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/14/the-biggest-worry-about-sex-in-space-is-what-comes-after/
#GeekWire #Health #LifeInSpace #Sex #Space #SpaceSettlement #Spaceflight

The biggest worry about sex in space is what comes after
Sex in space is the perfect subject for levity and double entendres, and the panelists at a Deep Tech Week session held at Thinkspace Seattle leaned into the humor early on.

“We can all imagine Newton’s Third Law dictates that, unrestrained, you get one thrust in and
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/14/the-biggest-worry-about-sex-in-space-is-what-comes-after/
#GeekWire #Health #LifeInSpace #Sex #Space #SpaceSettlement #Spaceflight

SpaceX’s IPO could boost Northwest space ventures
SpaceX’s initial public offering is likely to boost the company’s valuation to $1.77 trillion, promote CEO Elon Musk to trillionaire status — and benefit the Seattle area’s space community as well.

The $75 billion IPO, which will add SpaceX to the Nasdaq stock exchange, is expected to be the biggest initial public offering in h
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/11/spacexs-ipo-could-boost-northwest-space-ventures/
#GeekWire #Space #SpaceX

SpaceX’s IPO could boost Northwest space ventures
SpaceX’s initial public offering is likely to boost the company’s valuation to $1.77 trillion, promote CEO Elon Musk to trillionaire status — and benefit the Seattle area’s space community as well.

The $75 billion IPO, which will add SpaceX to the Nasdaq stock exchange, is expected to be the biggest initial public offering in h
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/11/spacexs-ipo-could-boost-northwest-space-ventures/
#GeekWire #Space #SpaceX

Founders on the tech frontier show off their gadgets
Four founders of companies on the tech frontier got together this week at a Seattle conference for a show-and-tell about the hardware at the heart of their businesses. And like any good show-and-tell, their talks touched on strategy as well as gadgetry.

https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/09/founders-on-the-tech-frontier-show-off-their-gadgets/
#GeekWire #CarbonRobotics #LumenOrbit #OverlandAI #Space #Starcloud #StarfishSpace #Technology

Founders on the tech frontier show off their gadgets
Four founders of companies on the tech frontier got together this week at a Seattle conference for a show-and-tell about the hardware at the heart of their businesses. And like any good show-and-tell, their talks touched on strategy as well as gadgetry.

https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/09/founders-on-the-tech-frontier-show-off-their-gadgets/
#GeekWire #CarbonRobotics #LumenOrbit #OverlandAI #Space #Starcloud #StarfishSpace #Technology

Founders on the tech frontier show off their gadgets
Four founders of companies on the tech frontier got together this week at a Seattle conference for a show-and-tell about the hardware at the heart of their businesses. And like any good show-and-tell, their talks touched on strategy as well as gadgetry.

https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/09/founders-on-the-tech-frontier-show-off-their-gadgets/
#GeekWire #CarbonRobotics #LumenOrbit #OverlandAI #Space #Starcloud #StarfishSpace #Technology

Founders on the tech frontier show off their gadgets
Four founders of companies on the tech frontier got together this week at a Seattle conference for a show-and-tell about the hardware at the heart of their businesses. And like any good show-and-tell, their talks touched on strategy as well as gadgetry.

https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/09/founders-on-the-tech-frontier-show-off-their-gadgets/
#GeekWire #CarbonRobotics #LumenOrbit #OverlandAI #Space #Starcloud #StarfishSpace #Technology

Founders on the tech frontier show off their gadgets
Four founders of companies on the tech frontier got together this week at a Seattle conference for a show-and-tell about the hardware at the heart of their businesses. And like any good show-and-tell, their talks touched on strategy as well as gadgetry.

https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/09/founders-on-the-tech-frontier-show-off-their-gadgets/
#GeekWire #CarbonRobotics #LumenOrbit #OverlandAI #Space #Starcloud #StarfishSpace #Technology

FCC gives Amazon Leo more leeway on satellite schedule
The Federal Communications Commission has freed Amazon from a requirement to deploy the first 1,616 satellites in its Amazon Leo broadband internet constellation by July 30.

The looming deadline had been a condition of the FCC’s 2020 license for the network, when it was known as
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/08/fcc-gives-amazon-leo-more-leeway-on-satellite-schedule/
#GeekWire #AmazonLeo #Broadband #ProjectKuiper #Satellites #Space

FCC gives Amazon Leo more leeway on satellite schedule
The Federal Communications Commission has freed Amazon from a requirement to deploy the first 1,616 satellites in its Amazon Leo broadband internet constellation by July 30.

The looming deadline had been a condition of the FCC’s 2020 license for the network, when it was known as
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/08/fcc-gives-amazon-leo-more-leeway-on-satellite-schedule/
#GeekWire #AmazonLeo #Broadband #ProjectKuiper #Satellites #Space

Space Northwest revs up a space business accelerator
Space Northwest, a nonprofit association serving the Pacific Northwest’s space industry ecosystem, says it’s partnering with the Commercial Space Federation to launch a regional space business accelerator.

The initiative will begin with an executive roundtable scheduled this summer, followed
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/02/space-northwest-revs-up-a-space-business-accelerator/
#GeekWire #CommercialSpaceflight #Space #SpaceNorthwest

Space Northwest revs up a space business accelerator
Space Northwest, a nonprofit association serving the Pacific Northwest’s space industry ecosystem, says it’s partnering with the Commercial Space Federation to launch a regional space business accelerator.

The initiative will begin with an executive roundtable scheduled this summer, followed
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/02/space-northwest-revs-up-a-space-business-accelerator/
#GeekWire #CommercialSpaceflight #Space #SpaceNorthwest

Blue Origin pledges to return to flight by year’s end
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture aims to repair the damage done last week by a launch-pad rocket explosion and return to flight before the end of the year, the company’s CEO says.

In a post to X, CEO Dave Limp laid out a schedule that was more optimistic than what was expected immediately after the fi
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/02/blue-origin-pledges-to-return-to-flight-by-years-end/
#GeekWire #BlueOrigin #NewGlenn #Space

Blue Origin pledges to return to flight by year’s end
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture aims to repair the damage done last week by a launch-pad rocket explosion and return to flight before the end of the year, the company’s CEO says.

In a post to X, CEO Dave Limp laid out a schedule that was more optimistic than what was expected immediately after the fi
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/02/blue-origin-pledges-to-return-to-flight-by-years-end/
#GeekWire #BlueOrigin #NewGlenn #Space

Blue Origin’s rocket blast hits NASA and Amazon Leo
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is still assessing the damage from this week’s catastrophic New Glenn rocket explosion on the company’s Florida launch pad, but it’s already clear that it will take months to make repairs and return to flight. So, what does that mean for Blue Origin and its c
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/29/blue-origins-rocket-blast-hits-nasa-and-amazon-leo/
#GeekWire #AmazonLeo #BlueOrigin #NASA #NewGlenn #Space

Blue Origin’s rocket blast hits NASA and Amazon Leo
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is still assessing the damage from this week’s catastrophic New Glenn rocket explosion on the company’s Florida launch pad, but it’s already clear that it will take months to make repairs and return to flight. So, what does that mean for Blue Origin and its c
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/29/blue-origins-rocket-blast-hits-nasa-and-amazon-leo/
#GeekWire #AmazonLeo #BlueOrigin #NASA #NewGlenn #Space

New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad during test
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded today during a hotfire test on its launch pad in Florida — dealing heavy damage to the pad, and dealing a heavy blow to Jeff Bezos’ space venture.

“All personnel are accounted for and safe,” Bezos said in a post to X. “It’s too early to know the root cause but we’re alrea
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/28/new-glenn-rocket-explodes-on-launch-pad-during-test/
#GeekWire #BlueOrigin #NewGlenn #Space

New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad during test
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded today during a hotfire test on its launch pad in Florida — dealing heavy damage to the pad, and dealing a heavy blow to Jeff Bezos’ space venture.

“All personnel are accounted for and safe,” Bezos said in a post to X. “It’s too early to know the root cause but we’re alrea
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/28/new-glenn-rocket-explodes-on-launch-pad-during-test/
#GeekWire #BlueOrigin #NewGlenn #Space

Blue Origin gets ready to launch Amazon Leo satellites
Five weeks after experiencing its first launch failure, Kent, Wash.-based Blue Origin is getting ready to put its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket back in service to launch 48 satellites into low Earth orbit for the growing Amazon Leo constellation.

The
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/27/blue-origin-gets-ready-to-launch-amazon-leo-satellites/
#GeekWire #Amazon #AmazonLeo #BlueOrigin #Broadband #NewGlenn #ProjectKuiper #Satellites #Space

Blue Origin gets ready to launch Amazon Leo satellites
Five weeks after experiencing its first launch failure, Kent, Wash.-based Blue Origin is getting ready to put its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket back in service to launch 48 satellites into low Earth orbit for the growing Amazon Leo constellation.

The
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/27/blue-origin-gets-ready-to-launch-amazon-leo-satellites/
#GeekWire #Amazon #AmazonLeo #BlueOrigin #Broadband #NewGlenn #ProjectKuiper #Satellites #Space

NASA chooses Blue Origin to deliver moon buggies
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won NASA’s nod to deliver crew-carrying rovers to the lunar surface as part of the space agency’s decade-long plan to create a base near the moon’s south pole.

“America is returning to the moon,” NASA Administrator Jared
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/26/nasa-chooses-blue-origin-to-deliver-moon-buggies/
#GeekWire #Artemis #Astrolab #BlueOrigin #Drones #FireflyAerospace #LunarOutpost #Moon #Space

NASA chooses Blue Origin to deliver moon buggies
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won NASA’s nod to deliver crew-carrying rovers to the lunar surface as part of the space agency’s decade-long plan to create a base near the moon’s south pole.

“America is returning to the moon,” NASA Administrator Jared
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/26/nasa-chooses-blue-origin-to-deliver-moon-buggies/
#GeekWire #Artemis #Astrolab #BlueOrigin #Drones #FireflyAerospace #LunarOutpost #Moon #Space

Starfish sets sights on new target for satellite docking
Eleven months after launch, Starfish Space’s Otter Pup 2 satellite is finally kicking its test mission into high gear, closing in for a rendezvous with a newly designated target.

If all goes according to plan, Otter Pup 2 will dock with Australia-based Gilmour Space’s ElaraSat satellite so
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/20/starfish-sets-sights-on-new-target-for-satellite-docking/
#GeekWire #GilmourSpace #Satellites #StarfishSpace

Starfish sets sights on new target for satellite docking
Eleven months after launch, Starfish Space’s Otter Pup 2 satellite is finally kicking its test mission into high gear, closing in for a rendezvous with a newly designated target.

If all goes according to plan, Otter Pup 2 will dock with Australia-based Gilmour Space’s ElaraSat satellite so
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/20/starfish-sets-sights-on-new-target-for-satellite-docking/
#GeekWire #GilmourSpace #Satellites #StarfishSpace

Starfish sets sights on new target for satellite docking
Eleven months after launch, Starfish Space’s Otter Pup 2 satellite is finally kicking its test mission into high gear, closing in for a rendezvous with a newly designated target.

If all goes according to plan, Otter Pup 2 will dock with Australia-based Gilmour Space’s ElaraSat satellite so
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/20/starfish-sets-sights-on-new-target-for-satellite-docking/
#GeekWire #GilmourSpace #Satellites #StarfishSpace

Starfish sets sights on new target for satellite docking
Eleven months after launch, Starfish Space’s Otter Pup 2 satellite is finally kicking its test mission into high gear, closing in for a rendezvous with a newly designated target.

If all goes according to plan, Otter Pup 2 will dock with Australia-based Gilmour Space’s ElaraSat satellite so
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/20/starfish-sets-sights-on-new-target-for-satellite-docking/
#GeekWire #GilmourSpace #Satellites #StarfishSpace

Starfish sets sights on new target for satellite docking
Eleven months after launch, Starfish Space’s Otter Pup 2 satellite is finally kicking its test mission into high gear, closing in for a rendezvous with a newly designated target.

If all goes according to plan, Otter Pup 2 will dock with Australia-based Gilmour Space’s ElaraSat satellite so
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/20/starfish-sets-sights-on-new-target-for-satellite-docking/
#GeekWire #GilmourSpace #Satellites #StarfishSpace

Insiders share tales about Amazon Leo satellite network
Amazon Leo is still months away from the commercial launch of its satellite broadband network, but there’s already at least one satisfied user: Rajeev Badyal, who heads up the Amazon Leo team.

“I was in a remote location last week,” Badyal said today at the Technology Alliance’s annual State of Technology Luncheon in downtown Seat
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/19/insiders-share-tales-about-amazon-leo-satellite-network/
#GeekWire

Insiders share tales about Amazon Leo satellite network
Amazon Leo is still months away from the commercial launch of its satellite broadband network, but there’s already at least one satisfied user: Rajeev Badyal, who heads up the Amazon Leo team.

“I was in a remote location last week,” Badyal said today at the Technology Alliance’s annual State of Technology Luncheon in downtown Seat
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/19/insiders-share-tales-about-amazon-leo-satellite-network/
#GeekWire

TerraByte creates ‘Earth Search Engine’ for satellite data
A stealthy Seattle startup called TerraByte AI is unveiling a software platform that uses artificial intelligence to sift through real-time satellite data for geospatial gems.

TerraByte’s “Earth Search Engine” analyzes streams of satellite imagery, recognizes features
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/19/terrabyte-creates-earth-search-engine-for-satellite-data/
#GeekWire #ArtificialIntelligence #Satellites #Space #TerraByteAI

TerraByte creates ‘Earth Search Engine’ for satellite data
A stealthy Seattle startup called TerraByte AI is unveiling a software platform that uses artificial intelligence to sift through real-time satellite data for geospatial gems.

TerraByte’s “Earth Search Engine” analyzes streams of satellite imagery, recognizes features
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/19/terrabyte-creates-earth-search-engine-for-satellite-data/
#GeekWire #ArtificialIntelligence #Satellites #Space #TerraByteAI

Amazon Leo revs up work on satellite broadband network
REDMOND, Wash. — Chris Weber isn’t ready to say yet exactly when Amazon Leo will start letting individual customers sign up for satellite broadband service, but when it happens, he’ll have the right wardrobe for the debut.

During a recent interview at Amazon Leo’s Mission Opera
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/14/amazon-leo-revs-up-work-on-satellite-broadband-network/
#GeekWire #Amazon #AmazonLeo #Broadband #ProjectKuiper #Satellites

Amazon Leo revs up work on satellite broadband network
REDMOND, Wash. — Chris Weber isn’t ready to say yet exactly when Amazon Leo will start letting individual customers sign up for satellite broadband service, but when it happens, he’ll have the right wardrobe for the debut.

During a recent interview at Amazon Leo’s Mission Opera
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/14/amazon-leo-revs-up-work-on-satellite-broadband-network/
#GeekWire #Amazon #AmazonLeo #Broadband #ProjectKuiper #Satellites

Blue Origin might look beyond Jeff Bezos’ backing
For more than a quarter-century, Jeff Bezos has been funding his Blue Origin space venture primarily with his gains from Amazon, the other big company he founded — but according to a report in the Financial Times, Blue Origin is now weighing a plan to seek outside investment for the first time.

The report says Blu
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/13/blue-origin-might-look-beyond-jeff-bezos-backing/
#GeekWire #BlueOrigin #NewGlenn #Space