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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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