Tag: Blue Origin
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NASA joins forces with DARPA on effort to demonstrate nuclear rocket for Mars trips
An artist’s conception shows a nuclear-powered demonstration rocket in space. (DARPA Illustration) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has taken on NASA as a partner for a project aimed at demonstrating a nuclear-powered rocket that could someday send astronauts to Mars. DARPA had already been working with commercial partners — including Blue Origin, the space…
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Blue Origin conducts fairing testing amid quiet New Glenn progress
Blue Origin has quietly been making progress on its orbital New Glenn vehicle, evident by new hardware and test sightings. This progress has been made alongside the ongoing investigation into an in-flight abort of the fourth suborbital New Shepard mission of the year, which continues to keep that program grounded. New Glenn Recovery Plans Evolving…
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Blue Origin completes delivery of BE-4 rocket engines for first ULA Vulcan launch
Blue Origin’s BE-4 engines are being placed onto United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket booster. (ULA Photo) Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it has completed delivery of the two BE-4 rocket engines that will be used next year for the first launch of United Launch Alliance’s next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket. The delivery…
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Real estate report points to Blue Origin’s rapid expansion near HQ in Seattle area
An illustration shows Blue Origin’s office building in Renton, Wash. (JLL / The Landmark Illustration) The workforce at Blue Origin, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space venture, has been growing by leaps and bounds — and so has the need for office and lab space. A memo laying out a real-estate sales offering suggests that Renton,…
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William Shatner describes ‘overwhelming sadness’ he felt for Earth in his Blue Origin flight to space
William Shatner stares out from Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship during his flight last October. (Blue Origin Photo) William Shatner’s journey to the final frontier aboard a Blue Origin spaceship last fall seemed like the perfect opportunity to strike profound joy and celebration into a man who had played a space traveler on TV…
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Florida spaceports brace for Hurricane Ian
The Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station are bracing for the arrival and effects of Hurricane Ian, a major tropical cyclone in the Gulf of Mexico that made landfall near Cayo Costa, Florida at 3:05 PM EDT (19:05 UTC) on Wednesday, Sept. 28 with maximum sustained winds at 241 km/h (150 mph). Updates…
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Orbital Reef space station wins a key role in Hollywood movie even before it’s built
An artist’s conception shows the Orbital Reef space station. (Orbital Reef via Amazon) The commercial space station that Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has a hand in building, known as Orbital Reef. will be getting some Hollywood-level product placement years before it’s due to go into operation. Blue Origin and the other partners in…
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Uncrewed Blue Origin suborbital research mission cut short by launch anomaly
The New Shepard spaceship’s booster flares during its ascent. (Blue Origin via YouTube) A booster misfire caused an early end today for an uncrewed suborbital space mission launched by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture. It was the first Blue Origin mission to fall short of its goal since the first flight of the company’s…
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New Shepard suffers in-flight abort on uncrewed NS-23 mission
Blue Origin attempted its first uncrewed New Shepard flight in a year, with the NS-23 mission launching at 9:27 AM CDT (14:27 UTC) Monday morning. As the company’s fourth flight this year, the suborbital launch took place from Launch Site One at Blue Origin’s Corn Ranch property near Van Horn, Texas. Just over one minute…
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New Shepard launches sixth suborbital crewed flight
Blue Origin has launched six more space tourists to space onboard New Shepard for the NS-22 mission. The suborbital mission lifted off on August 4 at 8:57 AM CDT (13:57 UTC) from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One located near the town of Van Horn, Texas. The crew consisted of Coby Cotton, Mário Ferreira, Vanessa O’Brien,…