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Going, going … goniometer! First Mode delivers measuring gizmo for Mars mission Geekwire 2 hrs ago Alan Boyle © Provided by Geekwire First Mode President Chris Voorhees and engineers Brian Geddes and Sophia Kim check out the newly completed goniometer before shipping it to Western Washington University. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) The 3-foot-wide contraption that was built in First Mode’s Seattle workshop looks like something from a science-fiction movie, complete with spinning cogwheels and a flashing light beam — and it really does have an out-of-this-world purp...

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Feb. 21, 2021 February 28, 2021 at 8:00 am Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Feb. 21, 2021. Sign up to receive these updates every Sunday in your inbox by subscribing to our GeekWire Weekly email newsletter. Most popular stories on GeekWire For the first time ever, NASA has captured video of a rover landing on the surface of Mars, plus audio of the wind whistling past it after the landing — and Amazon Web Services is playing...

First Mode building hydrogen fuel cell to power one of the biggest zero-emission vehicles on Earth February 22, 2021 at 3:19 pm An ultra-class haul truck carries tons of ore. (Anglo American Photo) Seattle engineering company First Mode is building a hydrogen fuel cell generator capable of lighting up Lumen Field. But the technology is destined for an environment far from the bright lights of a football stadium. In a few months, First Mode will take the generator to South Africa, where it will be retrofitted into a massive, 300-metric-ton haul truck to create “one of the biggest zero-emissi...

How the pandemic is changing the protocol for NASA’s Mars landing — and how to watch it happen Geekwire 2/17/2021 Alan Boyle © Provided by Geekwire First Mode senior systems engineer Mallory Lefland is part of the team that will be monitoring the entry, descent and landing of NASA’s Perseverance rover from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. (NASA Photo / Bobak Ferdowsi) Veteran spacecraft engineer Chris Voorhees has witnessed six Mars landings in the course of his career, and he’s playing a role in the next one as president of a Seattle-based engine...

Museum of Flight Space Mavens Offer Insights from Earth to Mars Museum of Flight Space Mavens Offer Insights from Earth to Mars An illustration of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing safely on Mars. Photo NASA. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover lands on the Red Planet Feb. 18, and the Museum of Flight is hosting two live, online panel programs to prep and cover the landing with NASA JPL Mars mission engineers. The preview discussion on Feb. 11 includes Mallory Lefland, JPL Flight Controller, who will be on duty with NASA Mission Control for the rover landing; and on landing day, Feb. 18, the p...