NASA Selects Five Washington State Companies for Moon and Mars Technology Advancements

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA has selected proposals from five Washington state companies to help mature technologies supporting the agency’s goals of establishing a sustained human presence on the Moon and enabling crewed missions to Mars. “Five Washington State companies were selected for the NASA collaboration opportunity awards — projects that will advance launch and propulsion […]
Behind airplane assembly lines: Electroimpact quietly shapes modern aviation

MUKILTEO—Tucked along the waterfront near Boeing’s Everett assembly plant, Electroimpact has quietly become one of the world’s most influential aerospace manufacturing firms, designing the massive automated systems and tooling that help assemble modern commercial aircraft and spacecraft. Founded in 1986 by mechanical engineer Peter Zieve, the Mukilteo company has grown from a small Seattle startup […]
Lynnwood Council VP Binda appears to have falsely claimed college degree in official voter pamphlet

LYNNWOOD—Lynnwood Council Vice President Joshua Binda appears to have falsely claimed in the Snohomish County Voter’s Pamphlet (p. 73) that he graduated from Western Governors University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management. Further, no enrollment records for Joshua Binda were found to confirm that he ever attended the University of Washington as […]
Bahamian Prime Minister congratulates first Bahamian to travel into space

NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS—The Right Honorable Philip E. Davis (PLP), Prime Minister of The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, extended congratulatory remarks to Bahamian aerospace space engineer and entrepreneur, Aisha Bowe who became the first Bahamian to travel into space today, April 14, 2025, on Blue Origin’s New Shepard program. The New Shepard is Blue Origin’s fully […]
Washington poised to be the next Silicon Valley of the space industry, it just needs workers

KENT, Wash., July 6, 2023—Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and several Washington space industry leaders at the Washington Space Summit on Wednesday, July 5, to discuss regional economic opportunities as the United States revamps its space program to return to the moon and beyond. Washington’s space industry has doubled in the […]