News Archive / Tagged: Blue Origin
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Blue Moon ‘Mark 1’ lander mockup unveiled by Blue Origin
Derek RichardsonOctober 30th, 2023Blue Origin unveiled its Blue Moon Mark 1 lunar lander, a cargo delivery system the company plans to use to test and refine features for its much larger human lander.
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Northrop, Nanoracks team on commercial space station project
Derek RichardsonOctober 9th, 2023Northrop Grumman has decided to withdraw from an agreement with NASA to build a commercial space station and will instead join forces with Nanoracks to develop "Starlab."
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NASA picks 7 companies to advance commercial space capabilities
Derek RichardsonJune 16th, 2023NASA has partnered with seven companies to help advance commercial orbital capabilities to meet the agency’s needs while building up a commercial low Earth orbit economy.
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Blue Origin selected as 2nd Moon lander provider for Artemis
Derek RichardsonMay 19th, 2023A team led by Blue Origin has been selected by NASA to build a second Human Landing System for the agency’s Artemis program.
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Uncrewed New Shepard mission experiences in-flight abort
Derek RichardsonSeptember 12th, 2022In a reminder that rocket launches are not routine events, Blue Origin’s suborbital New Shepard rocket system suffered an anomaly during its 23rd flight.
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Transporter Erector for Blue Origin New Glenn goes vertical
Theresa CrossAugust 19th, 2022Blue Origin’s transporter erector, which will be used for the company’s massive New Glenn rocket, was raised to the vertical position on Launch Complex 36.
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Blue Origin New Shepard flies six people to space on NS-22 mission
Cullen DesforgesAugust 4th, 2022Blue Origin’s NS-22 crewed suborbital New Shepard mission successfully took to the skies from the company’s West Texas launch site.
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Amazon signs contracts for 83 rocket launches
Theresa CrossApril 12th, 2022Last week, Amazon announced one of the most significant rocket deals within the commercial space market in order to build its Kuiper internet constellation.
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New Shepard rocket roars off the pad on 20th mission
Theresa CrossMarch 31st, 2022Blue Origin launched another six passengers aboard its New Shepard spacecraft -- the 20th flight of the rocket system and the fourth with people.
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Crypto pioneer Justin Sun to fly to space on New Shepard
Theresa CrossDecember 23rd, 2021It has been revealed that Justin Sun won the winning bid for what was originally to be the first seat aboard Blue Origin’s inaugural New Shepard rocket with a human crew.
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Blue Origin launches six people on suborbital trip to space
Theresa CrossDecember 12th, 2021Blue Origin launched its New Shepard rocket, taking "Good Morning America" co-anchor Michael Strahan on the company's third crewed suborbital spaceflight.
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Three companies selected to develop commercial space stations
Theresa CrossDecember 6th, 2021Last week, NASA signed agreements with three U.S. companies to develop private free-flying commercial space stations in low Earth orbit.
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Blue Origin lunar lander lawsuit dismissed by federal judge
Derek RichardsonNovember 4th, 2021A United States Court of Federal Claims judge dismissed a lawsuit by Blue Origin versus NASA over the agency’s decision to award the Human Landing System contract solely to SpaceX.
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Blue Origin announces ‘Orbital Reef’ commercial space station
Derek RichardsonOctober 26th, 2021In partnership with Sierra Space, Blue Origin announced plans for a commercial space station called 'Orbital Reef' to be built in low Earth orbit by the end of this decade.
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William Shatner, 90, makes brief trek to space
Derek RichardsonOctober 13th, 2021Boldly going where fewer than 600 people have gone before, William Shatner of Star Trek fame, as well as three others, flew into space on Blue Origin’s second suborbital human spaceflight.