Tag: Rob Meyerson
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Former Blue Origin president’s startup raises funding to go after moon resources
Space industry executive Rob Meyerson speaks at a 2016 space conference. (ISPCS via YouTube) A stealthy space venture co-founded by the former president of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it’s raising funds to move ahead with its plan to harvest resources on the moon and bring them back for use on Earth. Former…
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How commercial space stations could become the final frontier for data and cybersecurity
An artist’s conception shows Axiom Space’s proposed space station. (Axiom Space Illustration) What will commercial space stations be good for? The application that typically comes up would be their use as space hotels, or maybe zero-gravity research labs and factories. But space industry veteran Rob Meyerson has a different idea in mind — and in his…
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Axiom raises $130M for its space station — and adds Blue Origin alum to its board
Artwork shows Axiom Space’s first module on the International Space Station. (Axiom Space Illustration) The longtime president of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, Rob Meyerson, will be joining the board of directors for another pioneering space company in connection with a $130 million funding round. Texas-based Axiom Space says the fresh funding…
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Hermeus wins seed funding for hypersonic aircraft, with former Blue Origin president as adviser
This artist’s conception shows Hermeus’ hypersonic aircraft. (Hermeus Illustration) Atlanta-based Hermeus Corp. says it’s won some high-profile seed funding for its effort to develop aircraft capable of flying more than five times the speed of sound The startup’s advisers includes Rob Meyerson, the former president of Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture in…
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Former Blue Origin president Rob Meyerson leaves Jeff Bezos’ space venture
Blue Origin’s Rob Meyerson speaks at the 2016 International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight in New Mexico. (ISPCS via YouTube) Rob Meyerson, who was the president of Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture until this year, says he’s left the company. Since January, Meyerson has served as senior vice president, in charge…