Tag: Blue Origin
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Our annual power ranking of US rocket companies has changes near the top and bottom
Which US rocket companies achieved the most during 2025? Once again, Ars Technica is here to provide some answers in the form of our annual power ranking of US launch companies. We began doing this in 2022 and have since put out a top-10 list every year (see 2023 and 2024). Our intent, as always,…
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Year in Space: Get ready for moon missions to take center stage in 2026
An artist’s conception shows the Orion spacecraft’s main engine firing during a lunar flyby, surrounded by eight auxiliary engines built by L3Harris’ Aerojet Redmond facility. (NASA Illustration) Lunar missions once felt like the domain of history books rather than current events, but an upcoming trip around the moon is poised to generate headlines at a…
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Blue Origin hires United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno to head its national security group
United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno, shown here at the Space Symposium in 2016, is joining Blue Origin. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) Eleven years after United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno partnered with Blue Origin to create a new rocket engine, he’s joining Jeff Bezos’ space venture as the president of Blue Origin’s newly…
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Former ULA president and CEO Tory Bruno joins Blue Origin
ULA President and CEO Tory Bruno participated in a fireside chat with Michael Dickey, director of the Force Design Integration Office at the U.S. Space Force’s Space Warfighting Analysis Center. The conversation happened on the final day of the Space Force Association’s Spacepower Conference on Dec. 12, 2024. Image: Will Robinson-Smith/Spaceflight Now Blue Origin announced…
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Blue Origin breaks the accessibility barrier by sending the first wheelchair user to space
German engineer Michaela Benthaus celebrates after her suborbital space trip. (Blue Origin via YouTube) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture added a page to the space history books today by sending the first wheelchair user into space. “It was the coolest experience,” said Michaela “Michi” Benthaus, a German-born aerospace and mechatronics engineer at the European Space Agency…
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Blue Origin halfway through 4-flight certification to allow launch of national security missions
New Glenn thunders away from its launch pad in near perfect weather conditions. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. One of Blue Origin’s oft repeated phrases is that the company is paving a road to space with its New Glenn rocket. The company, established by Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, is about halfway through creating one important lane…
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Blue Origin’s Cape Campus continues to expand ahead of New Glenn ramp-up
Blue Origin’s rocket factory in Florida’s Exploration Park is undergoing rapid transformation as the company ramps up production of its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket and prepares for significant vehicle upgrades, including a more powerful future variant. Recent aerial imagery from the NSF team that flew over the Cape (100s of photos in L2) reveals a…
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Blue Origin unveils new spacecraft and New Glenn upgrades
Fresh off its highly successful NG-2 flight, which launched the ESCAPADE Mars probes and featured a successful booster landing, Blue Origin unveiled the Blue Moon Mk1 robotic lander due to fly in 2026, possibly on New Glenn’s next flight. In addition, the company announced its future New Glenn 9×4 rocket while giving the current New…
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Blue Origin Unveils Larger New Glenn Variant to Enter Super-Heavy Lift Market
Blue Origin has announced plans for a significantly enlarged version of its New Glenn launcher, signalling a push into the super-heavy lift segment as global competition intensifies. The new configuration, known as New Glenn 9×4, adds engines to both stages and marks the most substantial design shift since development of the rocket began more than…
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Blue Origin revealed some massively cool plans for its New Glenn rocket
One week after the successful second launch of its large New Glenn booster, Blue Origin revealed a roadmap on Thursday for upgrades to the rocket, including a new variant with more main engines and a super-heavy lift capability. These upgrades to the rocket are “designed to increase payload performance and launch cadence, while enhancing reliability,”…