Amazon to open new Eastside plant to build Project Kuiper satellites
The new facility will create 200 highly skilled aerospace and manufacturing jobs. The focus: building satellites that the company says will help increase broadband access...
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Amazon to launch first Kuiper internet satellites on rocket with Boeing ties
Two prototypes would launch early next year as Amazon seeks to build a constellation that will compete with SpaceX’s Starlink system.
Boeing-backed rocket maker partners with Blue Origin to battle SpaceX
After laying off hundreds of workers, including 40% of executives, streamlining processes and shedding surplus real estate, a Boeing-backed rocket giant is back.
The future of space tourism is now — well, not quite
The space tourism market is skyrocketing, with dozens of firms taking reservations for a variety of out-of-this-world experiences. Many aren't yet cleared for takeoff, though.
Amazon broadband project ready to blast off
Amazon has deals with three rocket companies to help launch communications satellites that the online retail giant says will help provide fast, affordable broadband to...
In largest deal of its kind, Amazon buys up to 83 rocket launch vehicles for satellite business
In the largest such deal ever, Amazon is purchasing as many as 83 rocket launches to deploy Project Kuiper satellites for high-speed internet service.
After awarding moonshot to SpaceX, NASA gives Bezos and Blue Origin another chance
It won’t just be SpaceX going to the moon if NASA officials get their wish. That could be a boon to the space dreams of...
'Saturday Night Live' star headed to space on Bezos craft
The “Saturday Night Live” star will be the third celebrity to go to space with Blue Origin, the space company founded by Amazon CEO Jeff...
Space industry booming around Puget Sound
The Seattle area’s space industry has doubled its economic impact in recent years, and accounted for $4.6 billion in economic activity last year.