Tag: Blue Origin

Want to Be an Astronaut? Get Ready to Take Advantage of America’s Private Space Boom

Tickets are on sale now for a ride to space aboard Sir Richard Branson’s “spaceline” Virgin Galactic. The starting price? $450,000. Nearly two years after the historic flight that earned its founder his astronaut wings, the company revealed plans to launch its first two commercial spaceflights. The company also opened ticket sales for seats aboard…


Amazon Signs Landmark Rocket Deal

Former Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos has reunited with his former company in a landmark deal to launch 83 satellites in upcoming years, in what has been described as the largest deal ever in the history of the commercial space industry. On Tuesday, Amazon announced that it would be partnering with numerous companies to launch…


Blue Origin Launches, Lands Its 4th Human Flight

Blue Origin launched and landed its fourth human flight for the New Shepard program, blasting off Thursday from rural Texas. This was Blue Origin’s fourth flight with passengers on board. The passengers are CEO and investor Marty Allen; Sharon and Marc Hagle; teacher and entrepreneur Jim Kitchen, George Nield, a former NASA manager who has…


Blue Origin’s 4th Astro-Tourism Flight Set to Launch Without Big Names

The fourth commercial flight of Jeff Bezos’ space tourism venture Blue Origin, offering short suborbital joyrides to well-heeled thrill-seekers and celebrity guests, has been delayed by two days because of poor weather conditions, the company said. Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft was scheduled for liftoff on Tuesday from the company’s launch site in rural west…


FAA: No More Commercial Astronaut Wings, Too Many Launching

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Heads up, future space travelers: No more commercial astronaut wings will be awarded from the Federal Aviation Administration after this year. The FAA said Friday it’s clipping its astronaut wings because too many people are now launching into space and it’s getting out of the astronaut designation business entirely. The news came one…


TV Host Michael Strahan and Alan Shepard’s Daughter Set for Blue Origin Launch

VAN HORN, Texas—Following the contrail blazed by “Star Trek” actor William Shatner to boldly go where few celebrities have gone before, two more honorary guests of Jeff Bezos’ space tourism venture Blue Origin are ready to take a free joyride to the final frontier. The company’s New Shepard rocketship is due for liftoff from Texas…


Judge Rejects Blue Origin Challenge to NASA’s Pick of SpaceX Moon Lander

A federal judge on Thursday rejected a lawsuit by Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin against the government over NASA’s decision to award a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract to rival billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Judge Richard Hertling of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington granted the government’s motion to dismiss the suit…


Blue Origin Planning First Mixed-Use Business Park in Space

Blue Origin and Sierra Space have upped the space game with the announcement of a mixed-use business park, floating in low Earth orbit, slated to be launched sometime in the second half of this decade. The 32,000-square-foot Orbital Reef space station is designed with multiple purposes, and will “provide anyone with the opportunity to establish…


William Shatner Age 90 Becomes Oldest Person to Enter Space

Star Trek hero William Shatner became the world’s oldest person to travel to space on Wednesday as he reached the “final frontier” alongside a crew from Blue Origin. The four-person team launched from remote Van Horn, Texas, on board the Jeff Bezos-funded spacecraft. The brief flight allowed the Hollywood science fiction star to make his…


William Shatner, 90, Becomes Oldest Person to Enter Space

Star Trek hero William Shatner became the world’s oldest person to travel to space on Wednesday as he reached the “final frontier” alongside a crew from Blue Origin. The four-person team launched from remote Van Horn, Texas, on board the Jeff Bezos-funded spacecraft. The brief flight allowed the Hollywood science fiction star to make his…