News Archive / Tagged: Blue Origin
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Blue Origin successfully launches New Shepard mission NS-15
Nicholas D'AlessandroApril 14th, 2021Blue Origin launched and landed both components of its reusable suborbital rocket and capsule system "New Shepard" today, April 14, 2021.
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NASA adds New Glenn to Launch Services Program
Nicholas D'AlessandroJanuary 14th, 2021Last month, the U.S. space agency awarded a NASA Launch Services contract to Blue Origin and its New Glenn rocket.
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NASA selects three companies to develop lunar landers
Cullen DesforgesMay 1st, 2020NASA announced on April 30, 2020 that it had selected three companies to develop lunar landers for its Artemis program.
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New Year, new headquarters for Blue Origin
Laurel KornfeldJanuary 9th, 2020With Blue Origin opening its new headquarters, 2020 appears to be a year of further expansion for NewSpace.
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Blue Origin leads consortium of space stalwarts to develop Human Landing System
Curt GodwinOctober 25th, 2019Although the company has yet to launch a single human into suborbital space, much less into orbit, Blue Origin plans to be a key player in NASA's return to the Moon. At present, it's unclear if a recent announcement will join others in the lunar regolith or ignite a new era of human lunar exploration.
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Companies selected to study lunar landers for Artemis program
Derek RichardsonMay 17th, 2019In order to land astronauts on the Moon by 2024 under the Artemis program, NASA needs to get a jump start on the development of crew-rated lunar landers.
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Blue Origin upgrading NASA test stand
Patrick AttwellMay 13th, 2019Blue Origin and NASA announced an agreement that would allow the company to test two of its new rocket engines in Alabama.
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Video: SpaceFlight Insider’s Space Bulletin for May 11, 2019
Derek RichardsonMay 11th, 2019This week, Blue Origin unveiled its Blue Moon lander while SpaceX’s CRS-17 Dragon arrived at the International Space Station.
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Video: SpaceFlight Insider’s Space Bulletin for May 4, 2019
Derek RichardsonMay 4th, 2019In this week’s Space Bulletin, a bunch of rockets launched, including a Long March 4B from China and a Falcon 9 with a Dragon bound for the space station.
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Blue Origin launches suborbital New Shepard for 2nd time in 2019
Derek RichardsonMay 2nd, 2019For the second time in 2019, Blue Origin flew its suborbital New Shepard rocket with dozens of experiments, many for NASA's Flight Opportunities program.
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Blue Origin inks deal to launch satellite internet constellation
Jason RhianFebruary 2nd, 2019Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket has been selected by Telesat to send a fleet of satellites into orbit to help improve web services around the globe.
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Blue Origin breaks ground on new BE-4 engine production facility
Cullen DesforgesJanuary 27th, 2019On Jan.25, 2019, Blue Origin broke ground on its new engine production and assembly facility in Huntsville, Alabama, about 25 miles from United Launch Alliance’s Decatur assembly facility.
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Blue Origin’s latest flight follows others in carrying NASA payloads
Cullen DesforgesJanuary 23rd, 2019The tenth New Shepard Mission, NS-10, from privately-funded Blue Origin soared off the pad at 9:08 a.m. CST (10:08 a.m. EST / 15:08 GMT) on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at the company's launch facilities located in Culberson County, Texas. The mission included several experiments flown on behalf of NASA and was, by current reports, a success.
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A day of scrubs: No flights today for SpaceX, Blue Origin, Arianespace or ULA – UPDATE
Jason RhianDecember 18th, 2018CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Today wasn't the most productive for Arianespace, SpaceX, Blue Origin or ULA. Attempts to launch four missions all ended with the rockets and their payloads safe - but on the ground.
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Once used for Shuttle landings, iconic runway cleared for horizontal launches
Jim SharkeyNovember 10th, 2018KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — With the close of the Space Shuttle program in 2011, the future of the facilities that supported the program was in doubt. The mantra of Kennedy Space Center becoming a "multi-user spaceport" was drummed out at every event where the center's future was discussed. With every passing day, that mantra appears to becoming a reality.