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Space Force awards $87.5M to Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, SpaceX and ULA for testing

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command today announced awards totaling $87.5 million to support prototype commercial projects relating to… Read More

William Shatner and New Shepard spaceship

Beam me up? TMZ says William Shatner will take Blue Origin suborbital space trip

The next crewed suborbital spaceflight planned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture — which could launch as… Read More

Court filings shed light on Blue Origin vs. SpaceX lunar lander fight, with dark spots

Redacted versions of documents relating to Blue Origin’s federal lawsuit against the federal government and SpaceX lay out further details… Read More

Illustration: Astronaut stepping onto moon

Blue Origin and four other companies win millions to keep lunar lander dreams alive

Months after losing out to SpaceX, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and two of its partners in a lunar… Read More

After milestone flight, Blue Origin SVP Stephen Bennett will join Kepler Communications as COO

The changing of the guard is continuing at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture with the departure of Stephen Bennett,… Read More

Elon Musk goads Jeff Bezos on Twitter as their prolonged space spat escalates

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has fired a fresh volley of tart tweets at Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and… Read More

Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship joins the pantheon of model rockets

Rocket fans will soon be able to follow in Jeff Bezos’ footsteps when it comes to ownership of a suborbital… Read More

Paintings, not people, take the spotlight in Blue Origin’s latest suborbital space trip

A little more than a month after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took a rocket ride, his Blue Origin space venture… Read More

NASA agrees to pause SpaceX lunar contract until November after Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin files suit

NASA paused its contract with SpaceX to take astronauts back to the moon pending the initial outcome of a lawsuit… Read More

Blue Origin leaving humans behind as next mission will carry scientific and research payloads

Jeff Bezos and his crewmates won’t be hopping aboard for a suborbital redo on the next New Shepard mission. The… Read More

Tech Moves: Top Blue Origin engineer joins SpaceX; Axon hires HTC Vive exec; Porch adds to board

— Law enforcement technology company Axon added former HTC Vive exec Chris Chin as vice president of immersive tech. In… Read More

Bezos’ Blue Origin sues NASA for giving Musk’s SpaceX sole contract to return astronauts to moon

After focusing for much of his career on delivering packages to doorsteps, Jeff Bezos is turning his attention to delivering… Read More

GAO denies Blue Origin’s protest of NASA’s lunar lander contract award to SpaceX

The Government Accountability Office today turned back protests from Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and Alabama-based Dynetics, ruling that… Read More

Bezos vs. Branson vs. Musk: A reality check on the billionaire space race — and space station sci-fi

The state of commercial space travel is changing so quickly that even science-fiction authors are struggling to keep up. That’s… Read More

Jeff Bezos offers to cover $2B more in costs as part of NASA lunar lander deal

In an open letter to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Jeff Bezos says his Blue Origin space venture will waive up… Read More

Who’s an astronaut? FAA weighs in on a murky issue for suborbital space travelers

Hundreds of deep-pocketed tourists are likely to take suborbital space trips as Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, as well… Read More

Four spacefliers at post-landing briefing

Blue Origin’s suborbital space ticket sales are nearing $100M, Jeff Bezos says

VAN HORN, Texas — Blue Origin hasn’t yet revealed how much it’s charging for suborbital space trips, but founder Jeff… Read More

Jeff Bezos gives away $200M and thanks Amazon customers after Blue Origin’s big launch

On the heels of what some critics have called the world’s most expensive midlife crisis, Amazon founder and Blue Origin… Read More

‘Best day ever!’ Blue Origin sends Jeff Bezos on suborbital trip with oldest and youngest spacefliers

VAN HORN, Texas — As of today, Jeff Bezos is not only the richest person on Earth. He’s the richest… Read More

How to watch the countdown to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin suborbital space trip (and why)

UPDATE: ‘Best day ever!’ Blue Origin sends Jeff Bezos on suborbital trip with oldest and youngest spacefliers Original story: VAN… Read More

Blue Origin’s space shots give tiny Texas town a boost that’s bigger than expected

VAN HORN, Texas — When I last visited this West Texas town in 2006, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture… Read More

Crew and trainer inside New Shepard capsule mockup

Jeff Bezos says he’s excited, not nervous, on the eve of his suborbital spaceflight

VAN HORN, Texas — It’s T-minus 1 day for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ suborbital spaceflight, and he feels fine. On… Read More

After Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin sees a ‘robust pipeline’ of future paying spacefliers

Jeff Bezos and his crewmates are still finishing up their training for the first-ever crewed spaceflight conducted by Blue Origin,… Read More

Blue Origin’s mystery passenger revealed: At age 18, Oliver Daemen will be youngest spaceflier

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says the beneficiary of the $28 million auction for a spot on its New… Read More

Blue Origin shares multimillion-dollar spaceship ticket proceeds with 19 charities

There are only so many postcards you can send to space and back, even if you have $28 million to… Read More

Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin New Shepard crew capsule

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Bezos, Branson and the billionaire space race: What to watch when Amazon’s founder blasts off

Sir Richard Branson added new fuel to the billionaire space race July 11 when he and his Virgin Galactic crewmates floated… Read More

Nuclear thermal propulsion system in space

USNC-Tech and Blue Origin win a contract for nuclear thermal propulsion design

Seattle-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies and its partners are among three teams winning $5 million contracts from NASA and the… Read More

A tale of two spaceships: How Seattle tech titans helped launch suborbital space tours

The suborbital spaceships built by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic spaceline may look totally… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin fuels feud with Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic over suborbital space trips

Jeff Bezos has a longstanding rivalry with SpaceX’s Elon Musk, but now his Blue Origin space venture is upping the… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture approaches period of maximum dynamic pressure

Jeff Bezos may be easing back from his CEO role at Amazon, but now he’s due to feel the heat… Read More