Tag: Space
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Allen Institute takes on a supporting role in experiment to grow stem cells in space
A live colony of human induced pluripotent stem cells fills the screen of a microscope. (Allen Institute Photo) Space: The final frontier … for stem cells? Seattle’s Allen Institute for Cell Science says cells from its collection are going into space for the first time on a private mission to the International Space Station. The…
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Microsoft Azure enlists generative AI to help Pentagon look for satellite imagery
The Department of Defense envisions linking multiple ground communication systems with diverse satellite networks. (Photo via Defense Innovation Unit) Can a chatbot help Pentagon planners find the satellite data they need to understand what’s happening in a global hotspot? Microsoft Azure Space recently showed the U.S. military how an application beefed up with AI could…
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William Shatner describes ‘overwhelming sadness’ he felt for Earth in his Blue Origin flight to space
William Shatner stares out from Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship during his flight last October. (Blue Origin Photo) William Shatner’s journey to the final frontier aboard a Blue Origin spaceship last fall seemed like the perfect opportunity to strike profound joy and celebration into a man who had played a space traveler on TV…
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Seattle nonprofit aims to expose underrepresented youth to space industry careers
Deena Pierott, founder of iUrban Teen. From Boeing to Blue Origin, the Seattle region is a bustling aerospace hub. Now a Seattle-based nonprofit wants to help expose underrepresented youth to the industry and potential careers. iUrban Teen is hosting its first iSpace Summit on July 30 featuring leading space industry partners such as Virgin Galactic,…
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How the Star Trek saga blazed new trails for space exploration — with a hand from superfan Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos celebrates after his Blue Origin spaceflight in 2021, at left, and plays it cool as a Starfleet officer in the 2016 film “Star Trek Beyond.” (Photos: Blue Origin / Paramount via Justin Lin) Over the course of five decades, advances in space science and exploration have changed the Star Trek saga — but…
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory partners with U.S. Space Force to train cybersecurity workers
Students who participate in CHIRP will spend a week at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) conducting realistic cyber experiments in facilities such as PNNL’s Cybersecurity Operations Center. (Andrea Starr / PNNL Photo) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is collaborating with the U.S. Space Force to address the gap in cybersecurity professionals working on space-related technology.…
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Two Seattle-area students are finalists in NASA design contest for lunar dirt-digging robots
Project Stardust by Ke “Max” Jiang, left, and Terebro, by Mason Lysaght. (Lunabotics Images) Dig this — two Seattle-area students were semifinalists in a national contest run by NASA in which kids in grades K-12 were tasked with designing a robot that could scoop up and transport lunar soil. The Lunabotics Junior Contest winners were named…
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Microsoft and HPE put AI to the test on International Space Station … with gloves
An image of a spacewalker’s gloves is analyzed for signs of wear using AI. (Microsoft Photo) “Check my spacewalking gloves, HAL.” The HAL 9000 computer that starred in “2001: A Space Odyssey” — and made such a mess of maintenance issues on the Discovery One spaceship — isn’t on the job on the International Space…
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Seattle’s Space Needle makes its debut on Rocket Lab mission patch, thanks to Spaceflight Inc.
The rocket nose cone for Rocket Lab’s mission to launch two BlackSky satellites is emblazoned with a mission patch that features Seattle’s Space Needle on the right side. (Rocket Lab via Twitter) What could be more fitting than to put Seattle’s Space Needle on the patch for an actual space mission? Even though this particular…
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Chad in Space? ‘SNL’ comic Pete Davidson is reportedly up for a ride on Blue Origin spaceship
Pete Davidson portrays a slacker astronaut in a “Saturday Night Live” sketch. (NBC / SNL via YouTube) Comedian Pete Davidson co-starred with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk last year in a “Saturday Night Live” sketch about a slacker astronaut named Chad, but it sounds as if Davidson could soon go into space for real — courtesy…