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A wireless telephone. In 1909?
We’d all love to think that the phone we carry in our pockets was a recent invention, but its roots can be traced all the way back to 1909. It was then that a little-known electrical whiz kid not only created the first device capable of sending voice wirelessly, but...
Boeing snags big Delta order.
Boeing snagged the first big order at the 2022 Farnborough Air Show and it was a doozy. Delta Air Lines agreed to purchase 100 737 MAX 10 commercial airliners with an option for 30 more. Deliveries are slated to begin in 2025. The MAX 10 is the largest of the...
It’s a gas!
Who would have guessed that something that has no odor, no taste and no color would be the next big thing in Washington State? What’s more, it’s a pretty common leftover from the Big Bang. Nearly three-quarters of all matter in the universe is this gas, #1 on the...
Anyone have a spare DeLorean?
In the early days of space exploration, TV shows, movies and books painted a fantastical future of interplanetary spaceships powered by nuclear propulsion, able to explore the outer reaches of space for years. And while SpaceX may have the market cornered on the giant...
Fred Hutchinson announces realignment.
One of the top cancer research centers in the world, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has announced that it is realigning its partnerships with UW Medicine and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance to create the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. The new center hopes to...
Ageless in Seattle.
How time flies. The Space Needle, Washington’s world’s fair vision of the future, is turning 60. What was once a last-minute thought for the fair has become a symbol of the state and its reputation as a forward-thinking, can-do place to be. Penciled out on a cocktail...
Washington helps Ukrainians stay connected.
As the war continues between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainians are turning to the skies for their connection to the outside world. Thanks to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and SpaceX, more than 5,000 Starlink terminals have been delivered...
Rocketing up the charts.
If you look up in the night sky and catch a glimpse of a satellite passing over, there’s a good chance “Made in Washington” is stamped on its side. Washington’s space economy is booming, thanks in large part to its century of global leadership in aerospace combined...
Leavin’ on a spaceplane…
Commercial space has been growing by leaps and bounds in Washington State. Given the critical mass of aerospace, technology and advanced materials firms here looking for the next big thing, this shouldn’t come as too much surprise. Radian Aerospace is a great example....
You’re welcome Climate Pledge Arena.
The “new” Climate Pledge Arena opened to adoring fans and critics alike recently with great fanfare. The arena, home of the Seattle Kraken, is designed to be entirely sustainable. It even uses rainwater drained from the roof to create the ice on the rink. However, few...
Alice, an electrifying new aviation approach.
The word “audacious” could be used to describe Alice and the innovative aerospace industry in which the new electric plane is taking shape. Under construction just north of Seattle, Eviation’s new electric aircraft not only promises to up the game in zero-emission...
Washington’s own Captain Kirk.
If everything goes as planned between now and Sept. 15, Everett resident Christopher Sembroski will become part of space history. One of four crew members aboard SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission, Christopher will be the first of a new generation of civilian astronauts,...