Road to Space: Jeff Bezos Reveals Masterplan After His Successful $550m per Minute Spaceflight

Medicine & Technology Jul 21, 2021

The first crewed flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard carried Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and three others to space and back on Earth on Tuesday morning, July 20.

Jeff Bezos Flying to Space Soon via Blue Origin's New Shepard Rocket

Jul 19, 2021

If successful, Blue Origin's launch on Tuesday will be the first unpiloted suborbital flight with a civilian crew.

New Shepard Photos Released: Blue Origin All Set for First Crewed Mission on the Reusable Rocket Built for Space Tourism

Jul 16, 2021

Images of Blue Origin's New Shepard have recently come out in space news reports, as the company gets ready for its mission to space.

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Crew Includes 18-Year-Old Dutch Student As Fourth Passenger: Who Is Oliver Daemen?

Jul 16, 2021

The rich mystery bidder who won a seat on the maiden crewed flight of the New Shepard rocket now has "scheduling conflicts."

FAA Clears Blue Origin's New Shepard's Flight to Space

Jul 15, 2021

Jeff Bezos will head skywards onboard Blue Origin's New Shepard on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 on a journey that from lift-off to soft landing will take just 11 minutes.

FAA Can Now Track Space Vehicles in Airspace With This New Tool

Jul 12, 2021

The FAA is implementing a Space Data Integrator prototype that will track a space launch or reentry vehicle traveling through the national airspace in near real-time.

Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson Finally Reaches Space in Test Flight

Jul 11, 2021

Richard Branson is on his way to fulfilling a lifetime's ambition: flying to the edge of space. His Virgin Galactic rocket plane has taken off for a 1.5-hour mission

NASA Human Landing System Rents Crafts and Gears for Upcoming Moon Landing, Commercial Services Bid

Jul 05, 2021

Commercial biddings are now at hand as a senate bill requires two potential landing services to cater spaceships and suits to the upcoming lunar mission, Artemis.

82-Year-Old 'Mercury 13' Icon Wally Funk to Join Jeff Bezos on Blue Origin Flight

Jul 02, 2021

Billionaire Jeff Bezos, announced earlier today that Wally Funk, one of the aviators of "Mercury 13" is joining him for a ride on his space company, Blue Origin's first crewed mission.

Petitions To Leave Jeff Bezos in Space After Blue Origins Launch Exceed 100,000 Signatures

Jun 25, 2021

Petitions to stop Jeff Bezos' Earth reentry collected more than 70,000 signatures combined. The one with the most signatures is titled "Do not allow Jeff Bezos to return to Earth."

Relativity Space Challenges SpaceX, Blue Origin With Fully Reusable, 3D-Printed Rocket

Jun 09, 2021

The California-based company, Relativity Space, can crank out a full-size, reusable rocket in under 60 days with fewer parts than a typical rocket

Jeff Bezos and His Brother Will Travel to Space on Blue Origin's First Human Flight Next Month

Jun 07, 2021

Jeff Bezos says he and his brother will be onboard Blue Origin's New Shepard first flight on July 20 – two weeks after he steps down as CEO of Amazon.

Jeff Bezos Gets at Least $2M Bid for 10-Minute Space Ride on Blue Origin’s New Shepard Rocket Trip

May 20, 2021

An online bid for a seat aboard Blue Origin’s first crewed spaceflight was going for at least $2 million as the company prepares to blast off this summer.

Blue Origin Space Tourism: Here's How To Join Jeff Bezos Bid for July's First Launch Aboard New Shepard

May 05, 2021

Blue Origin said it started taking sealed bids on Wednesday for a seat on its July launch. The auction will shift to public online bidding on May 19.

Blue Origin Protests NASA’s Moon Lander Award to SpaceX

Apr 26, 2021

Jeff Bezos challenges NASA's contract awarded to SpaceX for the Artemis moon lander. Elon Musk said Blue Origin "can't get [its rockets] up to orbit."