Tech Moves: Qumulo hires cloud CTO; ex-Tableau CMO joins Conversica board; 98point6 adds COO — Seattle startup Qumulo named Janine Corey as its cloud chief technology officer. Corey spent the past five years at… Read More
Blue Origin and Aerojet get in on NASA partnerships for new space technologies Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and Aerojet Rocketdyne’s operation in Redmond, Wash., are among 17 companies that… Read More
Blue Origin’s suborbital spaceship tests NASA’s moon landing system in Texas Blue Origin’s suborbital spaceship today conducted a robotic rehearsal for a future touchdown on the moon — and by all… Read More
After weeks of delay, Blue Origin sets up suborbital space mission to test NASA landing technology Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is now targeting Tuesday for the launch of its New Shepard suborbital… Read More
NASA touts lunar landing tech, and Blue Origin says there’ll be a flight test ‘soon’ Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong famously had to dodge a boulder-strewn crater just seconds before the first moon landing in… Read More
Blue Origin and partners pass key milestone for lunar lander design Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says the aerospace team that it’s leading has completed its first “gated… Read More
Relativity and Reach, Stoke and Starfish: Blue Origin veterans spark space startups Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture turned 20 years old this week — and although the privately held… Read More
Artists create paintings designed to be tempered in space on Blue Origin’s rocket Uplift Aerospace and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket venture plan to put paintings where virtually no art has… Read More
Blue Origin and its partners deliver a lunar lander mock-up to NASA An all-star space industry team led by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has assembled a mock-up of… Read More
Despite winning contract, SpaceX sticks with lawsuit against feds and rocket rivals Update: A federal district judge in California ruled against SpaceX and ordered its case against the Air Force to be… Read More
ULA and SpaceX win shares of future national security launches; Blue Origin loses out The U.S. Space Force designated United Launch Alliance and SpaceX as the winners of a multibillion-dollar competition for national security… Read More
NASA lays out a plan to qualify suborbital spacecraft for its astronauts and scientists NASA says it’ll formulate a plan to assess the safety of suborbital spacecraft — such as Blue Origin’s New Shepard… Read More
NASA gets set to put astronauts on Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic suborbital flights NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine signaled today that astronauts would soon be cleared to take suborbital spaceflights aboard the commercial rocket… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is putting its own merch on sale … finally Considering the fact that Blue Origin was founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, you’d think that the Seattle-area space venture… Read More
NASA puts Blue Origin, Dynetics and SpaceX on the list for lunar lander development program NASA has selected teams led by Blue Origin, Dynetics and SpaceX to develop lunar landing systems capable of putting astronauts… Read More
Blue Origin uses 3-D printers to make visors for medical face shields as well as rocket parts Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture isn’t just turning out parts for rocket ships nowadays: It’s also using… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says three workers in Kent have tested positive for coronavirus Three employees at Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture have tested positive for coronavirus and are now in… Read More
Amid ‘rapidly evolving’ COVID-19 outbreak, Blue Origin’s launch plans spark debate Discussions about future launch plans for Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture have reportedly generated internal acrimony due… Read More
Calling all kids: Send Blue Origin a space postcard while you’re stuck at home Are you looking for educational activities to occupy the kids while you’re cooped up due to the coronavirus outbreak? One… Read More
Blue Origin provides a sneak peek at its shiny new mission control room in Florida Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture hasn’t yet completed its first New Glenn rocket, but it has completed… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture drops fresh hints about how its ‘busy year’ is shaping up Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has lifted the curtain just a bit more on plans for its… Read More
Tech Moves: Vulcan’s VP shuffle; new associate at Madrona; Pulumi adds execs; and more — Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group announced Ishani Ummat as an associate. Ummat was most recently based in… Read More
Blue Origin lays out ambitious plan for rocket engine production as it opens Alabama factory Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture opened the doors of its engine factory in America’s Rocket City today,… Read More
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ stock sales reach nearly $4B over past week, latest filings show Update, Feb. 7: Bezos sold another 283,632 shares Friday, worth more than $579 million, according to new filings. This brings the… Read More
Tech Moves: Boeing exec lands at Blue Origin; UW names innovation lead; InkHouse opens Seattle hub — Former Boeing exec Linda Mills is Blue Origin’s first vice president of communications. Mills held the same title at… Read More
Air Force and Blue Origin team up on a new California test site for BE-7 lunar lander engine Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is partnering with the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a new… Read More
Blue Origin ramps up team for Blue Moon lander as it waits for word from NASA Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has posted more than 50 job openings for its Blue Moon lunar… Read More
Blue Origin takes one giant leap across the street to space venture’s new HQ in Kent KENT, Wash. — Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ space effort now officially has more space. To be precise, 232,885 square feet… Read More
Blue Origin’s rocket ship sends postcards, science and art to outer space and back Thousands of postcards, an array of science experiments and a couple of art projects took a suborbital ride to space… Read More
After weather delay, Blue Origin counts down to test flight of suborbital spaceship Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is counting down to today’s uncrewed flight test of its New Shepard… Read More
