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SpaceX rivals challenge Starship launch license in Florida over environmental, safety concerns

By Keith Cooper published

United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin have cited safety and environmental factors in challenges to SpaceX's launch license for Starship at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Former cryptocurrency company plans reality TV competition to pick next Blue Origin spaceflight crew

By Elizabeth Howell published

A reality television series may follow a company's efforts to send the 1st Nigerian and others to space aboard a Blue Origin vehicle.

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin could soon launch Nigeria's 1st-ever space tourist

By Andrew Jones published

A Nigerian could soon make it to space for the first time ever, via Jeff Bezos' aerospace company Blue Origin.

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Pentagon picks SpaceX, Blue Origin and ULA for $5.6 billion launch deal

By Andrew Jones published

SpaceX, Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance will compete for National Security Space Launch contracts worth up to $5.6 billion across fiscal years 2025 through 2029.

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'This was a life-changing experience:' 1st Black astronaut candidate exults after suborbital launch (video)

By Mike Wall published

Ninety-year-old Ed Dwight got to live out his long-delayed spaceflight dream with a suborbital launch this weekend. Here's what he had to say about it.

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Blue Origin launches 1st Black astronaut candidate, age 90, and 5 space tourists on New Shepard rocket (video)

By Mike Wall published

Blue Origin sent six people to the final frontier today (May 19) on the company's first crewed spaceflight since August 2022.

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How to watch Blue Origin's NS-25 private space tourist mission online today

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

Blue Origin is scheduled to launch a crewed mission for the first time in nearly two years on Sunday (May 19). Here's how to watch the action live.

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What time is Blue Origin's private NS-25 astronaut launch on May 19?

By Tariq Malik published

A Blue Origin rocket will launch its first private astronaut spaceflight since 2022 this weekend. Here's what time to watch.

Launches & Spacecraft
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Blue Origin will launch these 6 space tourists on May 19, its 1st crewed mission since 2022

By Josh Dinner published

Blue Origin plans to launch six people — including the United States' first-ever black astronaut candidate — on a suborbital spaceflight this weekend.

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Blue Origin targeting May 19 for 1st crewed spaceflight since 2022

By Mike Wall published

Blue Origin is targeting Sunday (May 19) for the six-person NS-25, the company's first crewed spaceflight since August 2022.

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