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Artist's illustration of Orbital Reef, a private space station project involving Blue Origin, Sierra Space and a number of other partners.

NASA awards another $100 million for private space stations

By Samantha Mathewson published

NASA has awarded nearly $100 million in additional funding to commercial space station partners that are developing low Earth orbit destinations.

Launches & Spacecraft
in the dark of night, a rocket blasts fire from its engines, sending plumes of smoke jetting out as it climbs the launch tower out of frame.

10 exhilarating spaceflight missions to watch in 2024

By Samantha Mathewson published

From long-awaited rocket launches and lunar landers to crewed flights around the moon, here are a few exciting spaceflight missions to look forward to in 2024.

Missions
rocket launching above a desert

Blue Origin launches New Shepard rocket, aces landing in 1st return to flight since 2022 failure (video)

By Mike Wall published

Blue Origin launched its first mission since September 2022 on Dec. 19, safely bringing the payloads back to Earth. The next space tourism crew has not yet been announced.

Private Spaceflight
A white and blue rocket stands on its launch pad awaiting liftoff in the Texas desert

Blue Origin calls off 1st New Shepard rocket launch since 2022 failure due to 'ground system issue'

By Elizabeth Howell published

Blue Origin scrubbed its first mission since Sept. 2022 this morning (Dec. 18), with no new launch date announced. It could attempt flying again as early as this week, however.

Private Spaceflight
A giant rocket separating during stage separation, with fiery plumes in all directions.

FAA's launch mishap investigations need a rethink, government report finds

By Andrew Jones published

The Federal Aviation Administration should evaluate and improve the way it investigates space launch mishaps, according to a new report.

Launches & Spacecraft
a space capsule launches away from its rocket atop a pillar of flame, with blue sky in the background.

Blue Origin will return to flight with uncrewed mission on Dec. 18

By Mike Wall published

Blue Origin plans to end its 15-month spaceflight hiatus with an uncrewed mission of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on Dec. 18.

Private Spaceflight
on the left, the words luna-10, 10-year lunar architecture, on the right, the full moon

DARPA moon tech study selects 14 companies to develop a lunar economy

By Meredith Garofalo published

We've seen the movies and read the books about what it would be like to have a lunar habitat — but to turn our Sci-Fi fantasy into a reality, scientists must develop a game plan.

The moon
Blue Origin’s New Shepard flies toward space carrying Good Morning America co-anchor Michael Strahan, Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of astronaut Alan Shepard, and four other civilians on December 11, 2021 near Van Horn, Texas. The six are riding aboard mission NS-19, the third human spaceflight for the company which is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Blue Origin: Everything you need to know about the private spaceflight company

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

Reference Blue Origin flies space tourists to the final frontier.

Reference
three pens sit on a light-blue notebook on a table.

Fisher Space Pens to fly with Blue Origin crews as 'official ballpoint'

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Fisher Space Pen has new Blue ballpoints. The maker of the pressurized-ink writing instruments has partnered with Blue Origin to become the company's pen provider for all upcoming crewed launches.

Private Spaceflight
two men in suits stand in a brightly-lit hangar in front of a capsule-shaped moon lander

Blue Origin shows off moon lander prototype for NASA's Artemis program

By Brett Tingley published

Blue Origin recently showed off one of the prototypes it is building to help return humans to the moon as part of NASA's Artemis Program.

Artemis
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