Blue Origin rocket launches and latest news
Blue Origin is a private spaceflight company based in Kent, Washington that is working to send tourists to space on its reusable suborbital rocket called New Shepard. The company was created in 2000 by Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com.
In 2015, Blue Origin made history by successfully launching and landing a reusable rocket for the first time. The company is currently developing a lunar lander called Blue Moon that will make robotic cargo deliveries to the lunar surface, and it is partnering with SpaceX and Dynetics to develop a human-rated moon lander that will carry astronauts to the lunar surface in 2024 under NASA's Artemis Program.
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Rocket Lab protests NASA's decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract
By Mike Wall Published
Rocket Lab has filed a protest against NASA's decision to award Blue Origin a $700 million Mars orbiter contract, saying it's inconsistent with the eligibility rules laid out by Congress.

Blue Origin wins $700 million contract to build NASA's next Mars orbiter
By Mike Wall Published
NASA has picked Blue Origin to build its next Mars telecommunications orbiter, awarding a $700 million contract to Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company.
Blue Origin adding second pad to Cape Canaveral launch complex amid rocket explosion repairs
By Josh Dinner Published
When life gives you lemons (exploding rocket), make lemonade (a second launch pad).

Virgin Galactic delays next commercial spaceflight to 2027
By Mike Wall Published
Virgin Galactic has pushed the resumption of its commercial flights back by a few months, to February 2027. The company hasn't been to space since June 2024.

What history can teach us about the future of property rights in space (op-ed)
By Rainer Zitelmann Published
Without property rights in space, one of the most important economic incentives for the commercial development — and ultimately the settlement — of celestial bodies is missing.

Blue Origin traces origin of huge New Glenn rocket explosion to oxygen valve, CEO says
By Mike Wall Published
Blue Origin has made considerable progress in its New Glenn anomaly investigation, tracing the problem to a faulty valve in one of the rocket's first-stage engines.

CNN dives into how Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are backing NASA's race to the moon against China (exclusive clip)
By Jeff Spry Published
"Eclipsing Power" is a new FlashDocs special highlighting how billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are shaping the global space race.

Four astronauts, 3 spacecraft, 2 weeks in orbit: Artemis III will be NASA's most complicated mission ever
By Josh Dinner Published
NASA's Artemis III mission is shaping up to be NASA's most complex mission in history, coordinating the launch and rendezvous of three different spacecraft.
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