Alan Boyle

Mastermind of @cosmiclog and Fiction Science podcast. Science journalist for GeekWire and Universe Today. Veteran of NBCNews.com. Author of "The Case for Pluto." Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/b0yle.bsky.so

Alan Boylealanboyle
2026-02-22

Just days after a successful launch-pad rehearsal, NASA's chief says an issue involving a helium pressurization system will rule out launching the rocket for the 2 round-the-moon mission in March. geekwire.com/2026/helium-probl

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and troubleshooting team at Florida launch pad with SLS rocket in backgound
Alan Boylealanboyle
2026-02-20

Administrator Jared Isaacman responds to an independent panel's report on 2024's troubled mission by putting the event in the agency's most serious category of anomalies - and declaring that astronauts won't ride on Starliners until corrective actions are taken. The report faults NASA as well as ... cosmiclog.com/2026/02/19/nasa-

Alan Boylealanboyle
2026-02-20

runs through a mostly trouble-free rehearsal for the launch of its mission, which aims to send astronauts around the for the first time since 1972. Liftoff could come as early as March 6. geekwire.com/2026/nasa-smooth-

SLS rocket illuminated by lights at launch pad
Alan Boylealanboyle
2026-02-18

Amazon Web Services has launched two credit programs worth up to $100 million to help federal agencies use cloud services and AI for applications ranging from battle management to quantum computing. geekwire.com/2026/aws-accelera

Illustration: Overhead view of hands on keyboard with pictures of military ships floating on a sea of Matrix-like numbers in the foreground
Alan Boylealanboyle
2026-02-17

When we scheduled our podcast with evolutionary biologist Scott Solomon to talk about his book, "Becoming Martian," we didn't know that would be doing his strategic pivot from a city on to a city on the . But that made the podcast even more timely. Hope you enjoy listening to our conversation! cosmiclog.com/2026/02/17/occup

Alan Boylealanboyle
2026-02-11

still has to get its first-generation network into full operation, but it's already won the OK from regulators to move on to the second-generation satellites (and end up putting 7,700 satellites in low Earth orbit). geekwire.com/2026/fcc-amazon-l

Illustration: Web of satellites spanning the Earth in space
Alan Boylealanboyle
2026-02-11

has boosted its Series D financing round to $860 million, with the newly announced $350 million going toward getting the Seattle-area startup's Florida launch pad activated and expanding production capacity for Stoke's fully reusable rockets. geekwire.com/2026/stoke-space-

Propulsion tank on display at Stoke Space's rocket factory
Alan Boylealanboyle
2026-02-09

Seattle-based started out designing Texaco service stations - but now it's helping its partners create the look and feel of commercial space stations including and . geekwire.com/2026/design-space

Illustration: Cutaway view of laboratory workspace on Starlab space station
Alan Boylealanboyle
2026-02-07

Even before the first Otter satellite servicing spacecraft is launched for the U.S. Systems Command, they're ordering up another one for $54.5 million from . geekwire.com/2026/starfish-spa

Illustration: Starfish Otter spacecraft in geosynchronous orbit with Earth in background
Alan Boylealanboyle
2026-02-04

Seattle-based was created to seek out and harvest and other resources on the - but now it's also aiming to help build base camps and other infrastructure on the lunar surface. geekwire.com/2026/interlune-ex

Prototype excavator being tested on a rocky patch of land
Alan Boylealanboyle
2026-02-03

Why did fold into SpaceX? Some industry observers say the acquisition, and SpaceX's proposal to put a million data center satellites in orbit, are aimed at boosting interest in an initial public offering for (and throwing a lifeline to xAI). cosmiclog.com/2026/02/02/elon-

Alan Boylealanboyle
2026-01-31

A proposal to put up to a million in orbit to process data takes the controversies over its network and ramps them up by two orders of magnitude. The plan would seem to trump other companies' aspirations to create orbital constellations. geekwire.com/2026/spacex-fcc-m

Astronomical time-lapse photo of Pleiades and Venus with Starlink streaks in the foreground
Alan Boylealanboyle
2026-01-31

says that delays in getting new rockets off the ground have made it impossible to meet an deadline for deploying the required number of broadband internet satellites by a July 30 deadline, so the company is asking for a two-year extension. geekwire.com/2026/amazon-leo-f

ULA Atlas 5 rocket launches Amazon Leo satellites in December
Alan Boylealanboyle
2026-01-30

Aerospace consultant Roger Myers explains the geopolitical rationale behind the drive by and the Department of to put a reactor on the by the 2030s. Check out the podcast: cosmiclog.com/2026/01/30/why-n

Alan Boylealanboyle
2026-01-29

Seattle-based reports that it's in the midst of a $5 million SAFE investment round to "advance key technical milestones" as it gets set to identify and extract lunar resources, starting with helium-3. geekwire.com/2026/interlune-fu

Illustration: Interlune resource harvester on the moon
Alan Boylealanboyle
2026-01-22

sends six more people to on a suborbital rocket ship - including the director of New Shepard launch operations and training team, who was put on the flight manifest only a couple of days earlier when one of the original crew members fell ill. cosmiclog.com/2026/01/22/fligh

New Shepard rocket ship lifts off from Texas launch pad
Alan Boylealanboyle
2026-01-21

Jeff Bezos' space venture says its proposed 5,408-satellite constellation would offer data speeds of up to 6 terabits per second. But what would this mean for - which was also founded by Bezos and is currently ramping up its own internet constellation? geekwire.com/2026/blue-origin-

TeraWave logo superimposed on picture of trees and night sky with star trails
Alan Boylealanboyle
2026-01-21

A Seattle-area startup called says its spacecraft will serve as a "tow truck" that the U.S. military can call on to deorbit worn-out satellites, under the terms of a $52.5 million contract. geekwire.com/2026/starfish-spa

Illustration: Starfish Space's Otter spacecraft in proximity to another satellite in orbit
Alan Boylealanboyle
2026-01-17

transports its Space Launch System rocket to the launch pad for the mission, marking a significant step toward sending astronauts around the for the first time since 1972. geekwire.com/2026/nasa-artemis

Space Launch System rocket on its way to launch pad
Alan Boylealanboyle
2026-01-16

The rocket production facility that's currently operated by in the Seattle area is due to become part of a new venture called , with AE Industrial Partners as the majority owner. geekwire.com/2026/rocketdyne-r

Thrusters on display at Redmond rocket facility

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