Tag: Blue Moon
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture approaches period of maximum dynamic pressure
Jeff Bezos unveils a mockup of Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar lander in 2019. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) Jeff Bezos may be easing back from his CEO role at Amazon, but now he’s due to feel the heat at Blue Origin, the privately held space venture he created in the year 2000. The next…
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Senators spar over the idea of giving billions to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture for lunar lander program
An artist’s conception shows the human landing system that’s being developed by Blue Origin and its industry partners in the foreground, and Blue Origin’s Blue Moon cargo lander in the far background. (Blue Origin Illustration) The tussle over NASA funding for lunar landing systems has touched down in the Senate — with one leading senator…
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NASA freezes SpaceX’s lunar lander cash due to protests from Blue Origin, Dynetics
An artist’s conception shows SpaceX’s Starship rocket ship on the moon. (SpaceX Illustration) NASA says it’ll hold up on its payments to SpaceX for developing its Starship super-rocket as a lunar lander while the Government Accountability Office sorts out challenges to the $2.9 billion contract award from Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture as well…
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Elon Musk taunts Jeff Bezos over Blue Origin’s challenge to SpaceX’s contract for lunar lander
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos have been rivals in space for a decade. (Musk Photo: TED via YouTube; Bezos Photo: GeekWire / Kevin Lisota) The billionaire space battle just got kicked up a notch, with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture challenging NASA’s award of a $2.9 billion lunar…
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NASA awards $2.9B to SpaceX for Starship lunar lander; Blue Origin team is left out
An artist’s conception shows SpaceX’s Starship rocket ship on the moon. (SpaceX Illustration) In a surprise move that was dictated by budget constraints, NASA is awarding $2.89 billion to SpaceX alone for the development of its Starship super-rocket as a lunar landing system for astronauts — leaving out Alabama-based Dynetics as well as a team…
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Blue Origin shows off an on-the-ground pathfinder version of its cargo lunar lander
Blue Origin employees stand next to a pathfinder version of a cargo lunar lander. (Blue Origin via Twitter) Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is testing a full-scale prototype of its cargo lunar lander, as part of its campaign to get a jump on heavy-duty deliveries to the moon. In a video posted…
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Blue Origin’s team turns in its moon landing proposal — and provides a sneak peek
An artist’s conception shows the three main elements of the human landing system being proposed by a team led by Blue Origin. Northrop Grumman’s transfer element is at left, Blue Origin’s descent element is in the middle, and Lockheed Martin’s ascent element is at right. (Blue Origin Illustration) Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture…
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Jeff Bezos shows off Blue Origin’s BE-7 engine — and makes a bold prediction
Blue Origin’s BE-7 rocket engine goes through a test firing. (Blue Origin Photo) Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos heralded progress on the development of the rocket engine that’s destined for use on the lunar lander that his Blue Origin space venture is building — but he also offered a glimpse into his crystal ball for future…
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NASA agrees to purchase moon rocks for $1 in a deal that may involve Blue Origin
An artist’s conception shows the uncrewed cargo version of Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar lander. (Blue Origin Illustration) NASA has selected four companies to collect material on the moon and store it up as the space agency’s property, for a total price of $25,001. And one deal stands out: a $1 purchase that may rely…
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture fleshes out plans for 2023 cargo delivery to the moon
An artist’s conception shows the human landing system that’s being developed by Blue Origin and its industry partners in the foreground, and Blue Origin’s Blue Moon cargo lander in the far background. (Blue Origin Illustration) Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is working on a landing system that could put astronauts on the…