Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson plans July spaceflight to upstage Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin trip The billionaire space race is on: Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson is on the crew for the next test flight… Read More
‘Mercury 13’ woman aviator Wally Funk will ride with Jeff Bezos on Blue Origin suborbital space trip Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has rounded out the foursome for its first crewed suborbital spaceflight with… Read More
Leave Jeff Bezos in space? Way-out petitions attract more than 100,000 signatures Between an upsurge in antitrust talk and questions about worker turnover, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has plenty to worry about… Read More
Space nuclear power is nearing critical mass as the final frontier’s next frontier The idea of putting nukes in space may sound like a national security nightmare, but the right kind of nukes… Read More
Blue Origin sells seat on suborbital spaceship for $28 million after fast and furious bidding An open spot on the first-ever crew to fly on Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship was auctioned off today… Read More
Virgin Galactic downplays rumblings about a suborbital Branson vs. Bezos space race Would Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson try to steal a march on Blue Origin (and Amazon) founder Jeff Bezos when… Read More
Jeff Bezos says he’ll ride with Blue Origin’s first space passengers in July Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he and his brother Mark will fly to space next month on the first crewed… Read More
Senators spar over the idea of giving billions to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture for lunar lander program The tussle over NASA funding for lunar landing systems has touched down in the Senate — with one leading senator… Read More
Bidding for the first journey on Blue Origin’s suborbital spaceship exceeds $2 million Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has begun unsealing the bids for an open seat on its New… Read More
SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell as Blue Origin’s CEO? New book about Jeff Bezos says she was asked When it comes to his Blue Origin space venture, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos likes to say “slow is smooth, and… Read More
Blue Origin puts its first passenger seat on suborbital spaceship up for charity auction You had to know the first open seat on a spacecraft built by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space… Read More
NASA freezes SpaceX’s lunar lander cash due to protests from Blue Origin, Dynetics NASA says it’ll hold up on its payments to SpaceX for developing its Starship super-rocket as a lunar lander while… Read More
Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin promise details coming next week for how to buy first seat on spaceflight Step aside, Mannequin Skywalker. Blue Origin is getting ready for real humans to man its New Shepard spaceship and replace… Read More
Elon Musk taunts Jeff Bezos over Blue Origin’s challenge to SpaceX’s contract for lunar lander The billionaire space battle just got kicked up a notch, with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture challenging… Read More
NASA awards $2.9B to SpaceX for Starship lunar lander; Blue Origin team is left out In a surprise move that was dictated by budget constraints, NASA is awarding $2.89 billion to SpaceX alone for the… Read More
‘It’s time’: Jeff Bezos hails Blue Origin’s fiery rehearsal for crewed suborbital spaceflight Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture flew a mannequin into space today during the 15th test flight for… Read More
Next NASA chief will face big decisions on future moonshots (and Blue Origin’s role) President Joe Biden’s choice to lead NASA — former U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson — will be in the hot seat… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will give NASA a spin in lunar gravity on suborbital flight With backing from NASA, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture will upgrade its New Shepard suborbital spaceship to… Read More
After losing launch competition, Blue Origin delays New Glenn rocket’s first flight until late 2022 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it’s targeting the fourth quarter of 2022 for the first flight… Read More
Blue Origin shows off an on-the-ground pathfinder version of its cargo lunar lander Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is testing a full-scale prototype of its cargo lunar lander, as part… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ role at Blue Origin hints at how his profile at Amazon is likely to change What will Amazon without Jeff Bezos as CEO look like? It could look a lot like Bezos’ biggest personal passion… Read More
Jeff Bezos kicks back with full-thrust firing of Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine in Texas If you’re hanging out in West Texas during a pandemic, there are few fireworks shows more thrilling than a test… Read More
Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship aces uncrewed rehearsal for crewed space trips Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture put the New Shepard spaceship that’s destined to fly people on suborbital… Read More
Watch Blue Origin fly its first capsule that’s designed to send people to space and back Update: The uncrewed test flight of Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship has been rescheduled for launch at 10:57 a.m.… Read More
Ahoy, Jacklyn! Jeff Bezos names Blue Origin’s rocket recovery ship after his mom SpaceX CEO Elon Musk named his rocket recovery vessels after science-fiction spaceships, but Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos stayed closer to… Read More
Year in Aerospace: The comeback begins for Boeing and for American spaceflight Boeing’s rebuilding year drew to a close today with a milestone capping a momentous year in aerospace: the first U.S.… Read More
NASA adds Blue Origin’s upcoming New Glenn rocket to its launch services catalog Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture hasn’t yet finished its orbital-class New Glenn rocket, but today NASA put… Read More
Blue Origin’s team turns in its moon landing proposal — and provides a sneak peek Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture and its partners in the space industry say they’ve given NASA their proposal… Read More
Jeff Bezos shows off Blue Origin’s BE-7 engine — and makes a bold prediction Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos heralded progress on the development of the rocket engine that’s destined for use on the lunar… Read More
NASA agrees to purchase moon rocks for $1 in a deal that may involve Blue Origin NASA has selected four companies to collect material on the moon and store it up as the space agency’s property,… Read More
