In this episode of TLDR, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite and most fun GeekWire moments of 2018. It was a big year for our reporters and editors, from interviewing some of the top names in tech to setting up our own temporary HQ2 in Pittsburgh. Click on the video below to watch our 2018 highlights, and scroll down to continue reading about some of our favorite moments. ‘The Expanse’ is saved: Jeff Bezos says Amazon will pick up sci-fi TV saga, and the crowd goes wild Back in May, NBC Universal’s Syfy network announced the… Read More
One way to get an tour of Johnson Space Center’s high-security Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility is to question whether people landed on the moon at all. At least that strategy works if you’re an NBA basketball star like Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry. It all started on Monday, with Curry’s riffs on “Winging It,” a basketball-centric podcast on The Ringer. Curry and other basketball players touched on a variety of topics, ranging from golf simulators to dinosaur sounds. After wondering how scientists know what sounds dinosaurs made, Curry segued to the moon-hoax controversy (at around 46:46 in the… Read More
While retired NBA All-Star basketball player Chris Bosh plans his next career moves, he and his wife Adrienne are taking a time out to witness the launch of NASA’s Mars InSight lander from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Based on their tweets, the Boshs are having a great time and firing up the space crowd as well. More importantly, they’re inspiring their children to reach even higher than a basketball rim: I’m behind the scenes of the @NASAInSight launch Tune in to see us go live on @Nasa TV , or https://t.co/A0JBpdE3Hc , or https://t.co/ive9Djd3X0 in a little… Read More
Jimmy Shane piloted the Miss HomeStreet hydroplane to a victory in the Seafair Cup today in Seattle. Now he’ll head back to his day job: building rockets at Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos. Shane’s Seafair Cup win didn’t come easy: In a thrilling final heat, Shane was passed by Andrew Tate in the Les Schwab boat on the final lap, but Tate was penalized for hitting a buoy earlier in the race. As a result, the cup was awarded to Shane and the HomeStreet team. Rocket science doesn’t come easy, either. After today’s finish,… Read More
Spoiler alert: This report doesn’t give away any major plot twists in “17776,” SB Nation’s online presentation, but if you want to stay totally in the dark, wait to read this item until after you’ve checked it out. What do space probes and football have in common? A weird and wonderful tale on the sports website SB Nation provides an answer, but you have to work for it. As readers scroll through conversations from the future, author and illustrator Jon Bois introduces readers to Nine, Ten and Juice — referring to NASA’s Pioneer 9 and Pioneer 10 probes plus the… Read More
