Blue Origin

Blue Origin is Building Solar Cells out of (Simulated) Lunar Regolith

Power infrastructure will be critical for any long-term space colony, and one of the most critical pieces of that power…

7 months ago

A New Shepard Exploded. Fortunately, There Wasn’t Anyone on Board

On September 12, Blue Origin New Shepard mission, NS-23, failed just over one minute into an uncrewed flight, forcing the…

1 year ago

Alan Shepard’s Daughter Will be Flying on the Next New Shepard Flight

For the 19th mission of the New Shepard rocket, Blue Origin has offered a seat to Alan Shepard's eldest daughter…

2 years ago

William Shatner Completes his Trip to Space With Blue Origin

William Shatner and the crew of the Blue Origin NS-18 mission made it back to Earth safe and sound!

2 years ago

Another Flight for New Shepard, No Passengers This Time

Blue Origin completed its 17th successful flight with their New Shepard launch vehicle today, which was also the spacecraft's 8th…

2 years ago

Musk Says That Refueling Starship for Lunar Landings Will Take 8 Launches (Maybe 4)

Bezos is still fighting for the HLS contract by claiming the Starship will require too many refueling missions, prompting Musk…

2 years ago

Blue Origin Offers a $2 Billion Discount to get Back in the Lunar Lander Game

Blue Origin has been busy lately.  They launched their founder, Jeff Bezos, into space and put a bid in on…

2 years ago

Blue Origin Successfully Launches the Oldest and Youngest Person to Ever go to Space (oh, and Jeff Bezos too)

On the anniversary of the first Moon landing, Blue Origin became the second commercial space company in just nine days…

2 years ago

Wally Funk From the Mercury 13 Will be Joining Jeff Bezos on his Flight to the Edge of Space

Wally Funk, a pioneer in the field of aerospace and a member of the Mercury 13 program, will be accompanying…

2 years ago

Blue Origin Auction Ends With a Closing Bid of $28 million

Blue Origin's auction for a seat aboard the New Shepard's inaugural spaceflight has now closed, with a winning bid of…

2 years ago