Tag: Tech Moves
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Asteroid Institute’s first fellows come with credentials that are out of this world
The Asteroid Detection Analysis and Mapping software, or ADAM, can plot the courses of multiple asteroids and other celestial bodies, as shown in this visualization. (B612 Asteroid Institute via YouTube) A Silicon Valley institute focusing on the perils and prospects posed by near-Earth objects has chosen its first senior research fellows to work at the…
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Bugged by budget cuts, state aerospace chief John Thornquist says he’s ‘moving on’
John Thornquist, the director of Washington state’s Office of Aerospace, visits Chinook Enterprises in Mount Vernon, Wash., in August 2016. (Chinook Enterprises Photo) The head of Washington state’s Office of Aerospace, John Thornquist, says he’s returning to the private sector next month due to frustrations over state budget cuts. “I’m not trying to leave in…
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Virgin Orbit satellite launch spin-off created with ex-Boeing exec at the helm
An artist’s conception shows Virgin Orbit’s carrier airplane, Cosmic Girl, deploying a LauncherOne rocket for a high-altitude orbital launch. (Virgin Galactic Illustration) Virgin Galactic says it’s spinning off its satellite launch operation, including the LauncherOne rocket development program, as a new commercial space company called Virgin Orbit. The newly created company’s first president, Dan Hart,…
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Internal email: Paul Allen’s top space exec Chuck Beames leaving Vulcan Aerospace
Vulcan Aerospace’s Chuck Beames talks about spaceflight during a 2014 panel discussion in Mojave, Calif., marking the 10th anniversary of SpaceShipOne’s flights. (XPRIZE via YouTube) Aerospace veteran Chuck Beames is leaving his post as president of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s spaceflight company, Vulcan Aerospace. Word of Beames’ departure came from Allen in an internal email…
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Veteran journalist Alan Boyle joins GeekWire as aerospace and science editor
One of the most fascinating stories in technology and science these days is the emergence of a new space industry. GeekWire’s hometown of Seattle has become an epicenter for this industry, bringing together the region’s heritage in technology and aerospace. Alan Boyle Today we’re excited to announce a new member of the GeekWire team who will boost our coverage not only…