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Blue Origin donates New Shepard rocket and crew capsule to Smithsonian
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos once pledged that if his company's first rocket to reach space and land vertically back on Earth survived, he would put it in a museum. He has made good on his word.
Lucky ticket to space: How a Tennessee cardiologist made it to the final frontier
By Anastasia Stepanova published
Eiman Jahangir narrowly missed out on being a NASA astronaut — twice. But he made it to space anyway, thanks to persistence and some luck.
Blue Origin fires up 2nd stage of huge New Glenn rocket ahead of debut launch (video)
By Andrew Jones published
Blue Origin carried out a hotfire test for its New Glenn rocket second stage on Monday (Sept. 23) as the company moves toward the huge vehicle's debut flight.
NASA delays ESCAPADE Mars launch on Blue Origin's giant New Glenn rocket to 2025 to avoid potential cost overruns
By Mike Wall published
The ESCAPADE Mars mission, previously scheduled to launch atop a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket on Oct. 13, will now lift off in spring 2025 at the earliest.
Blue Origin droneship arrives in Florida ahead of 1st New Glenn launch (video, photos)
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin's droneship, named "Jacklyn," arrived at Florida's Port Canaveral ahead of the inaugural launch of the company's huge New Glenn rocket next month.
Rocket Lab's Mars probes reach launch site ahead of 1st flight on Blue Origin New Glenn rocket (photos)
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The twin ESCAPADE satellites have arrived in Florida for the highly anticipated inaugural flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn megarocket in October.
New record: Blue Origin launches youngest woman beyond Kármán line
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin set a new record with today's space tourism launch, sending the youngest woman beyond the 62-mile-high (100 kilometers) Kármán line.
Blue Origin space tourist launches: Live mission updates
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
Blue Origin's next space tourist mission hasn't yet been announced yet. Here are live updates of what we know.
'One of the cleanest flights I've seen.' Blue Origin launches 6 people to space, lands safely on NS-26 flight (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
Blue Origin launched its eighth suborbital space tourism mission this morning (Aug. 29), sending six people to space and back.
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket to debut Oct. 13 with NASA Mars launch
By Samantha Mathewson published
The inaugural flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn heavy-lift rocket, which will send NASA's two-satellite ESCAPADE mission toward Mars, will launch no earlier than Oct. 13.
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