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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.

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.

ULA targets Christmas Eve for debut of new Vulcan Centaur rocket
By Mike Wall published
United Launch Alliance is now eyeing Dec. 24 for the debut flight of its Vulcan Centaur rocket, the successor to the company's workhorse Atlas V.

Benjamin Moore partners with Blue Origin to reveal space-themed color of 2024
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
What do you get when you mix a private spaceflight company with a manufacturer of premium and commercial paints? A shade of blue with a focus on STEM education and careers in space.

FAA closes investigation of Blue Origin launch failure
By Mike Wall published
The Federal Aviation Administration has finished investigating the failure suffered by Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital vehicle on Sept. 12, 2022.

Bang! Inflatable space station module blows apart in explosive test (video)
By Elizabeth Howell published
Sierra Space's latest explosion with its LIFE module tested a metal plate inside an inflatable structure. The module will fly on a private successor to the International Space Station.

1 year after launch failure, Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket remains grounded
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital space tourism vehicle suffered a failure during an uncrewed flight on Sept. 12, 2022. It hasn't launched since.

Space junk in Earth orbit and on the moon will increase with future missions − but nobody's in charge of cleaning it up
By Chris Impey published
There's a lot of trash on the moon right now – including nearly 100 bags of human waste. But whose responsibility is it to clean it up?
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