Health COVID, space, and some desperately needed rain, this week Bill Radke discusses the week's news with KIRO7 reporter Essex Porter, Seattle Times senior investigative editor Jonathan Martin, and contributing writer at Seattle Gay News and Tacoma Weekly, Renee Raketty. Bill Radke Alec Cowan Sarah Leibovitz
The 1st All-Civilian Crew Is About To Orbit The Earth Marking the latest step in the commercialization of space, the SpaceX mission set to launch Wednesday will carry four civilians, including a billionaire CEO, a physician assistant and a geoscientist. Deepa Shivaram
Science 3, 2, 1… Civilian space crew, including Everett-based ‘space nerd,’ ready to make history ‘This is an orbital flight that goes higher than any spacecraft has gone with people inside since the Apollo era. This is another level.’ Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
Business Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Sues NASA Over A Lunar Lander Contract Given To Rival SpaceX In April, NASA chose Elon Musk's SpaceX to receive a highly sought-after $2.9 billion contract. It would involve the first spacecraft to land humans on the moon since 1972. Sharon Pruitt-Young
Business A Billboard Will Show Ads From Space, But You Won't Be Able To See It In The Sky A tiny satellite made by startup Geometric Energy Corp. will display advertising on its side that will then be livestreamed back to Earth. Scott Neuman
4 Astronauts Splash Down In SpaceX Dragon Capsule After 6 Months In Orbit The astronauts returned from the International Space Station after their spacecraft, Resilience, set a new record for the longest spaceflight by a U.S. space capsule that carried a crew. Scott Neuman
Science SpaceX Wins $2.9 Billion Contract For Next Lunar Lander The company beat out two others in its bid to develop a lunar lander that will bring Americans back to the moon in the coming years. Matthew S. Schwartz
Health 'The Sky's Not Even The Limit': Cancer Survivor To Become Youngest American In Space Physician's assistant and pediatric bone cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux, 29, will be one of four crew members on the world's first all-civilian mission to space at the end of this year. Rachel Treisman
Science 4 Astronauts Aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon Successfully Dock With Space Station Three NASA astronauts and one from Japan's space agency reached the ISS after a 27-hour flight following Sunday's liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center. Scott Neuman Russell Lewis
Science Trump Takes Credit For Space Launch That Got Its Start A Decade Ago The successful SpaceX launch has its roots in two previous administrations, but President Trump credited his own leadership. Nell Greenfieldboyce
