Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin fires up new rocket's engines ahead of debut launch
1 week, 5 days ago

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin fires up new rocket's engines ahead of debut launch

Hindustan Times  

Jeff Bezos’ aerospace firm Blue Origin fired up the engines on its massive new rocket, the New Glenn, on Friday — a last critical test needed to pave the way for the vehicle’s debut launch to space. Blue Origin's New Glenn is meant to be Blue Origin’s primary rocket for launching satellites — and eventually people — to orbit. The seven Blue Origin-developed BE-4 engines ignited at the base of New Glenn, while the rocket was constrained on its launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. In development for much of the last decade, New Glenn is meant to be Blue Origin’s primary rocket for launching satellites — and eventually people — to orbit.

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Jeff Bezos eyes space victory as Blue Origin launch nears, revives rivalry with Musk’s SpaceX
3 days, 8 hours ago

Jeff Bezos eyes space victory as Blue Origin launch nears, revives rivalry with Musk’s SpaceX

Live Mint  

Blue Origin, the space company founded by Amazon magnate Jeff Bezos, is preparing to launch its inaugural orbital rocket, New Glenn, next week, marking a pivotal moment in the commercial space race. This launch signifies Blue Origin’s long-awaited entry into the competitive orbital launch market, moving beyond its previous suborbital achievements with the smaller New Shepard rocket, which ferried passengers …

New Glenn: How Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin aims to challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX
5 days, 19 hours ago

New Glenn: How Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin aims to challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. And, in an attempt to replicate the success that SpaceX has found reusing rocket boosters over the past decade, Blue Origin will also aim to guide New Glenn’s first-stage rocket booster back to a safe landing on a seafaring platform — named Jacklyn for Bezos’ mother — minutes after takeoff. New Glenn’s …

New Glenn: How Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin aims to challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX
5 days, 19 hours ago

New Glenn: How Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin aims to challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. And, in an attempt to replicate the success that SpaceX has found reusing rocket boosters over the past decade, Blue Origin will also aim to guide New Glenn’s first-stage rocket booster back to a safe landing on a seafaring platform — named Jacklyn for Bezos’ mother — minutes after takeoff. New Glenn’s …

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin gets clearance to launch New Glenn rocket
1 week, 3 days ago

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin gets clearance to launch New Glenn rocket

India Today  

In a significant advancement for the aerospace industry, the Federal Aviation Administration has granted Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos, a commercial space launch license for its New Glenn rocket. The inaugural flight of New Glenn will serve as a certification mission required by the U.S. Space Force before Blue Origin can begin launching national security payloads. …

‘Next step launch’: Jeff Bezos reacts as Blue Origin completes critical test ahead of New Glenn debut
1 week, 5 days ago

‘Next step launch’: Jeff Bezos reacts as Blue Origin completes critical test ahead of New Glenn debut

Live Mint  

Jeff Bezoz's Blue Origin on Saturday announced that its New Glenn rocket has successfully completed an integrated launch vehicle hotfire test, marking the last major milestone ahead of launch. New Glenn has also received a commercial space launch license from the US Federal Aviation Administration for the first-ever mission of the company's New Glenn vehicle. “The license allows Blue Origin …

Can anyone realistically challenge SpaceX’s launch supremacy?
1 month ago

Can anyone realistically challenge SpaceX’s launch supremacy?

Live Mint  

Elon Musk’s appointment as Donald Trump’s waste-cutter-in-chief involves at least one glaring conflict of interest. A paradigm example of waste, which would be near the top of any cutter’s hit list, is the Space Launch System, a rocket designed to carry 95-tonne payloads into orbit to support America’s plan to return astronauts to the Moon. Success for New Glenn would …

What is New Glenn? Jeff Bezos's answer to Elon Musk's Falcon-9
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What is New Glenn? Jeff Bezos's answer to Elon Musk's Falcon-9

India Today  

Jeff Bezos-led Blue Origin is all set to conduct the maiden test of its reusable launch vehicle - New Glenn. BEZOS'S ANSWER TO MUSK One of New Glenn's standout features is its reusability, the same as Elon Musk-led SpaceX's Falcon class rockets. This capability positions New Glenn as a competitive alternative to existing heavy-lift rockets like SpaceX's Falcon Heavy. While …

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to make space-based cellular service a reality, transforming mobile connectivity
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to make space-based cellular service a reality, transforming mobile connectivity

Live Mint  

Blue Origin has entered into a multi-launch agreement to deploy multiple next-generation Block 2 BlueBird satellites for AST SpaceMobile, a company building the world’s first space-based cellular broadband network. The satellites will be launched into low Earth orbit aboard New Glenn, Blue Origin’s powerful orbital launch vehicle. “New Glenn’s performance and unprecedented capacity within its seven-meter fairing enables us to …

Bezos' Boeing moment: NASA delays upcoming Mars mission due to issues with Blue Origin rockets
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Bezos' Boeing moment: NASA delays upcoming Mars mission due to issues with Blue Origin rockets

Daily Mail  

Jeff Bezos' plans to launch a pair of Blue Origin space probes to Mars next month have been scrapped by NASA. But it appears that NASA isn't convinced that New Glenn - Blue Origin's partially reusable, heavy-lift rocket that's slated to launch the probes - will be ready for liftoff by then. NASA has scrapped the October launch of their …

Meet New Glenn, the rocket that can launch three school buses to space at once
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Meet New Glenn, the rocket that can launch three school buses to space at once

India Today  

Blue Origin, the space company founded by former Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has raised its newly developed rocket on the launch pad ahead of its maiden launch later this year. The tests will conclude in the coming weeks following several demonstrations of cryogenic fluid loading, pressure control, and the vehicle’s venting systems," Blue Origin added. "Blue Origin has several New …

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to launch first mission to space in 15 months today
1 year ago

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to launch first mission to space in 15 months today

India Today  

Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by Jeff Bezos, is poised to return to work once again as it prepares for the launch of its 24th New Shepard mission on Monday. The return is marked by the closure of an investigation into the failure of Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital vehicle during its last flight. The NS-24 mission marks a …

Jeff Bezos’ rocket exploded and he didn’t tell anyone
1 year, 5 months ago

Jeff Bezos’ rocket exploded and he didn’t tell anyone

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Blue Origin confirmed the accident, stating that its team “ran into an issue while testing Vulcan’s Flight …

SpaceX aims to increase launches as rivals prep new rockets
2 years ago

SpaceX aims to increase launches as rivals prep new rockets

Live Mint  

SpaceX is pushing to increase its flight rate this year as competitors work to debut new vehicles for the launch market. That would represent a 64% jump compared with the 61 missions the company handled last year—itself the top number among private and government rocket launchers around the world, according to a new report from astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, who tracks …

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket suffers failure seconds into uncrewed launch
2 years, 3 months ago

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket suffers failure seconds into uncrewed launch

LA Times  

A manned New Shepard rocket lifts off from Blue Origin’s spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, on July 20, 2021. Blue Origin aborted a launch of its suborbital New Shepard rocket shortly after takeoff in West Texas, the first major failure for Jeff Bezos’ space travel company since transitioning to routine commercial flights. “This wasn’t planned, and we don’t have any …

Blue Origin conducts second tourist launch of 2022, sends six passengers to space
2 years, 7 months ago

Blue Origin conducts second tourist launch of 2022, sends six passengers to space

India Today  

Jeff Bezos founded Blue Origin on Saturday conducted its fifth launch of the New Shepard spacecraft, sending six people on a brief suborbital flight to space. The spacecraft lifted off from Launch Site-1 in the Texas desert with investor and NS-19 Astronaut Evan Dick; electrical engineer and former NASA test lead Katya Echazarreta; business jet pilot and Action Aviation Chairman …

Bezos' Blue Origin to launch six tourists into space on Tuesday
2 years, 9 months ago

Bezos' Blue Origin to launch six tourists into space on Tuesday

India Today  

Jeff Bezos-led Blue Origin will conduct the first launch of 2022 on Tuesday as it sends six passengers on a brief suborbital flight to space. "Each astronaut onboard NS-20 will carry a postcard to space on behalf of Blue Origin’s foundation, Club for the Future, whose Postcards to Space program gives students access to space on Blue Origin’s rockets," the …

Blue Origin poised to send NFL, TV's Strahan into space
3 years ago

Blue Origin poised to send NFL, TV's Strahan into space

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, …

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin to blast GMA anchor Michael Strahan and others into space
3 years, 1 month ago

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin to blast GMA anchor Michael Strahan and others into space

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin will launch TV star Michael Strahan and a host …

Jeff Bezos and crew will launch on Blue Origin spacecraft on 20 July: How to watch live
3 years, 5 months ago

Jeff Bezos and crew will launch on Blue Origin spacecraft on 20 July: How to watch live

Firstpost  

While the live stream will begin 90 minutes before the launch, the spacecraft will launch at 6:30 pm IST. The billionaire will use his company’s Blue Origin New Shepard rocket and will be in space for a total of 11 minutes. Blue Origin’s Launch Site One is located in a remote location in the West Texas desert and will not …

EXPLAINER: How Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos will soar into space
3 years, 5 months ago

EXPLAINER: How Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos will soar into space

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — When Blue Origin launches people into space for the first time, founder Jeff Bezos will be on board. A brief look at what awaits Bezos and his passengers: BEZOS ON BOARD Bezos created Blue Origin in 2000, a move that he said prompted his high school girlfriend to observe, “Jeff started Amazon just to get enough …

Explainer | How Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos will soar into space
3 years, 5 months ago

Explainer | How Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos will soar into space

Live Mint  

When Blue Origin launches people into space for the first time, founder Jeff Bezos will be on board. A brief look at what awaits Bezos and his passengers: Bezos on board Bezos created Blue Origin in 2000, a move that he said prompted his high school girlfriend to observe, “Jeff started Amazon just to get enough money to do Blue …

'Can't wait to join the club': After Branson, Bezos set to blast into space aboard Blue Origin flight on July 20
3 years, 5 months ago

'Can't wait to join the club': After Branson, Bezos set to blast into space aboard Blue Origin flight on July 20

India Today  

"Richard Branson and crew, congratulations on the flight. Can’t wait to join the club," former Amazon chief Jeff Bezos said minutes after Virgin Galactic's Unity 22 flight returned from the edge of space, ushering a new era of space tourism. Bezos, 57, will blast into space when Blue Origin makes its first flight with a crew, bringing along his younger …

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin opens bidding for first space tourism trip in July
3 years, 8 months ago

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin opens bidding for first space tourism trip in July

ABC  

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin rocket company has kicked off an auction for a seat on the company's first crew space flight, a landmark moment in a competition to usher in a new era of private commercial space travel. Key points: The capsule features six of observation windows, the biggest ever used in space Blue Origin said there would be more …

Space tourism: Bezos’s Blue Origin sets first flight for July
3 years, 8 months ago

Space tourism: Bezos’s Blue Origin sets first flight for July

Al Jazeera  

Aspiring astronauts can bid any amount in an online auction for the final seat on the company’s first crewed spaceflight until May 19. Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin is set to begin ferrying paying passengers into suborbital space on its New Shepard rocket this summer and is auctioning off the last remaining seat on its inaugural flight. So far, specific details …

Bezos’ Blue Origin gets closer to human space flight with “astronaut rehearsal”
3 years, 8 months ago

Bezos’ Blue Origin gets closer to human space flight with “astronaut rehearsal”

The Hindu  

Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company, Blue Origin, successfully conducted an “astronaut rehearsal” during the company’s 15th New Shepard mission on April 14 from Launch Site One in West Texas. The Washington-based firm mission tested its New Shepard suborbital launch vehicle and operations in preparation for human space flight, it said in a release. “Blue Origin successfully completed its 15th consecutive mission …

Blue Origin successfully launches New Shepard rocket for the sixth time in a row
5 years ago

Blue Origin successfully launches New Shepard rocket for the sixth time in a row

Firstpost  

The company plans has a few more spaceflights before they begin putting people on board. Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ space company, has scored another successful spaceflight. The New Shepard rocket landed vertically seven minutes after liftoff, followed by the capsule, which parachuted down to end the 10-minute flight. “We can’t wait to do it again.” Cornell said the company plans …

Jeff Bezos’ rocket company tests its tourism spaceship
5 years, 8 months ago

Jeff Bezos’ rocket company tests its tourism spaceship

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos, successfully completed another test launch of its space tourism rocket. It marked the 11th uncrewed test of Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, and it could be one of the last before the company starts selling tickets and sending its first customers to space. New Shepard will …

Blue Origin, NASA join hands for rocket engine test
5 years, 8 months ago

Blue Origin, NASA join hands for rocket engine test

The Quint  

Washington, April 18 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has entered into an agreement with Blue Origin to let the Jeff Bezos-owned private space company use a historic test stand for rocket engine test. As per the deal, Blue Origin will upgrade and refurbish Test Stand 4670, at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre in Huntsville, Alabama, to support testing of …

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