NASA gives Blue Origin $34.7M to work on technology for making solar cells on moon Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won $34.7 million in funding from NASA to support the development of a… Read More
Blue Origin’s next-gen BE-4 rocket engine fails dramatically during testing in Texas Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture confirmed that one of its BE-4 rocket engines suffered a significant anomaly during testing… Read More
Seattle-area Space Summit features NASA leader and hints at new manufacturing institute Sen. Maria Cantwell and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson met Wednesday at the Washington State Space Summit to hash out what’s… Read More
NASA chief to visit Blue Origin for summit recognizing Seattle’s place in space NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will visit Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture in Kent, Wash., to get a firsthand look… Read More
Blue Origin will work with NASA on orbital transportation system for astronauts NASA says it will collaborate with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture on the development of new space transportation capabilities… Read More
Blue Origin-led team wins $3.4B contract for NASA’s second lunar landing system An industry team led by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won a $3.4 billion NASA contract to provide… Read More
Blue Origin participates in a new round of collaborations with NASA on space tech Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is among 12 companies chosen to collaborate with NASA on new technologies… Read More
Blue Origin traces launch failure to engine nozzle and says flights will resume ‘soon’ Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says a launch anomaly that forced the suspension of its suborbital spaceflights last September… Read More
NASA’s economic impact report card for Washington state highlights Blue Origin Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture leads the list of NASA’s Washington state contractors in a newly released analysis of… Read More
Blue Origin talks up technology that could eventually turn moon dirt into solar cells Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture isn’t just working on rockets and space stations: The Kent, Wash.-based company is also… Read More
Blue Origin wins an order from NASA for launch of Mars magnetosphere mission Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won its first NASA order for a New Glenn rocket launch, with Mars… Read More
Lauren Sanchez plans to lead an all-female crew on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin spaceship Lauren Sanchez is planning to follow in the footsteps of her billionaire boyfriend, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, by taking a… Read More
NASA joins forces with DARPA on effort to demonstrate nuclear rocket for Mars trips The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has taken on NASA as a partner for a project aimed at demonstrating a… Read More
Blue Origin completes delivery of BE-4 rocket engines for first ULA Vulcan launch Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it has completed delivery of the two BE-4 rocket engines that… Read More
Real estate report points to Blue Origin’s rapid expansion near HQ in Seattle area The workforce at Blue Origin, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space venture, has been growing by leaps and bounds — and… Read More
William Shatner describes ‘overwhelming sadness’ he felt for Earth in his Blue Origin flight to space William Shatner’s journey to the final frontier aboard a Blue Origin spaceship last fall seemed like the perfect opportunity to… Read More
Orbital Reef space station wins a key role in Hollywood movie even before it’s built The commercial space station that Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has a hand in building, known as Orbital Reef.… Read More
Uncrewed Blue Origin suborbital research mission cut short by launch anomaly A booster misfire caused an early end today for an uncrewed suborbital space mission launched by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin… Read More
Blue Origin carries the first Egyptian and Portuguese spacefliers on suborbital trip Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sent six more crew members on a suborbital space ride, including the first Egyptian… Read More
It’s a date: Blue Origin gets set to launch space crew that will mark milestone for Portugal and Egypt Update: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it’s aiming to launch its next suborbital space mission on Aug. 4,… Read More
After flying with SpaceX, citizen astronaut Chris Sembroski joins Blue Origin as engineer Seattle-area data engineer Chris Sembroski got his first taste of space last year during an orbital trip in SpaceX’s Crew… Read More
Blue Origin’s fifth crew celebrates firsts (and seconds) after suborbital space trip Blue Origin sent the first Mexican-born woman and the first crypto-crowdfunded crew member into space today, marking the fifth crewed… Read More
Amazon reserves up to 83 rocket launches for Project Kuiper broadband satellite constellation Amazon has secured as many as 83 launches on three types of heavy-lift rockets to put more than 1,500 satellites… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ worlds collide: Amazon and AWS join Blue Origin on Orbital Reef space station team Amazon and its cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services, say they’re joining forces with another company founded by Jeff Bezos… Read More
Husband and wife score a first for commercial spaceflight during suborbital Blue Origin trip Say hello to the final frontier’s latest power couple: Marc and Sharon Hagle, who became the first husband-and-wife team to… Read More
Blue Origin’s suborbital space trip brings the final frontier down to earth: How to watch the launch When Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sends its next crew on a suborbital ride to space, as early as… Read More
All systems go for Blue Origin’s spacefliers — but not for weather at Texas launch site Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has rescheduled its next crewed suborbital space mission for Thursday, due to… Read More
A year after Blue Origin’s big setback, NASA gets set to support a second commercial moon lander NASA has laid out its plan for choosing a second commercial venture to build a landing system capable of carrying… Read More
Blue Origin gives ‘SNL’ comedian Pete Davidson’s suborbital seat to the spaceship’s chief architect The soon-to-be spaceflier who’ll replace “Saturday Night Live” comedian Pete Davidson on the crew for next week’s launch of Blue… Read More
It’s a no-go: ‘SNL’ comedian Pete Davidson scrubs Blue Origin suborbital space ride Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has called off plans to put “Saturday Night Live” cast member Pete Davidson on… Read More
