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Night launch of Atlas 5 rocket with Amazon Leo satellites

Amazon Leo says its latest launch gives it enough satellites to start broadband internet service

Competition with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network is expected to begin in earnest later this year. Read More

Blue Origin hires United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno to head its national security group

One of Jeff Bezos’ longtime collaborators in the commercial space industry is now one of his high-level executives, potentially ratcheting up competition with SpaceX. Read More

Atlas V rocket lifts off with Amazon Project Kuiper satellites

Another 27 satellites go into Earth orbit for Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet network

A second batch of satellites has been sent into low Earth orbit for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband network, marking another… Read More

Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites go into orbit, boosting rivalry with SpaceX’s Starlink network

A powerful rocket sent the first batch of 27 satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband internet network into low Earth… Read More

Atlas V rocket on launch pad with "Go Kuiper" sign in foreground

Amazon and ULA count down to second launch attempt for Project Kuiper satellites

After a nearly three-week delay, Amazon and United Launch Alliance prepared once again to launch the first batch of full-scale… Read More

Space Force allocates $2.4B in national security launch contracts to Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has been awarded $2.4 billion in the U.S. Space Force’s latest round of procurement… Read More

Blue Origin joins SpaceX and ULA on Pentagon list for $5.6B in launch contracts

The Department of Defense has put Kent, Wash.-based Blue Origin in the running for a share of up to $5.6… Read More

Third time’s the charm! Boeing’s Starliner capsule begins first crewed space mission

Two NASA astronauts were sent into space today to begin the first crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, making a… Read More

Atlas V with Starliner capsule on Florida launch pad

Computer problem forces another delay for first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner

For the second time in a month, the first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner space capsule to the International Space… Read More

First Vulcan rocket launches commercial moon lander with a boost from Blue Origin

Update: Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander fell back to Earth 10 days after launch due to a propellant leak that ruled out… Read More

Peregrine lunar lander being prepared for launch

Milestone moon lander mission targets an otherworldly frontier for DNA data storage

A mission to send a commercial lander to the moon, set for launch in a couple of days, will bring… Read More

Atlas V launch with Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites

Atlas V rocket launches prototype Amazon satellites to test Project Kuiper network

Amazon’s first satellites were launched today on a mission aimed at testing out the hardware and software for the Seattle… Read More

Amazon satellite payload arrives at ULA Vertical Integration Facility

Amazon satellites are placed atop Atlas V rocket for milestone launch on October 6

United Launch Alliance says the first prototype satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband network have been placed atop their Atlas… Read More

Plans for launch of prototype satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper revised … again

Amazon’s plans to launch the first prototype satellites for its Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation have changed for the second… 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

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

Illustration: Vulcan liftoff with Amazon satellites

Amazon switches Project Kuiper prototype satellites to ULA’s first Vulcan launch

The first two prototype satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband internet network are now due to launch on the first-ever… 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

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

Amazon picks the rocket that’ll launch the first Kuiper satellites — and it’s not from Blue Origin

United Launch Alliance says it’s struck a deal for a series of nine launches of its Atlas V rocket to… 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

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

Liftoff! NASA’s Perseverance rover begins odyssey to seek out traces of life on Mars

With the fiery flash of a rocket launch, NASA’s Perseverance rover headed out today for what’s expected to be a… Read More

Boeing-built X-37B space plane goes into orbit for shadowy Space Force test mission

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launched a Boeing-built X-37B space plane today on a semi-secret orbital mission under… Read More

ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket launches AEHF-6 satellite on Space Force’s first official orbital mission

The first satellite mission conducted under the name of the U.S. Space Force got underway today with the launch of… Read More

Boeing’s Starliner space taxi fails to reach its intended orbit for first space station trip

Boeing’s Starliner space taxi blasted off for the first time today on an uncrewed mission to the International Space Station,… Read More

Boeing’s Starliner space taxi — and Rosie the Rocketeer — meet up with their rocket

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi was moved to its Florida launch complex and set atop its United Launch Alliance Atlas 5… Read More

ULA’s Vulcan rocket selected for launches of moon lander and mini-shuttle in 2021

United Launch Alliance’s next-generation Vulcan rocket – and Blue Origin’s next-generation BE-4 rocket engine – have been chosen to send… Read More

Blue Origin protests launch contract rules as it competes with SpaceX, ULA, Northrop Grumman

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is protesting the rules of the game for awarding future national security… Read More