Once a company dabbling only in "space tourism," Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin turned into an honest-to-goodness space company last week. In the early morning hours of Jan. 16, at 2:03 a.m. ET, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket ship lit up the skies over Cape Canaveral,
Blue Origin scored a major win with its New Glenn rocket launch, but SpaceX still leads the space industry with a Falcon fleet and upcoming Starship.
One of the key questions about Blue Origin is whether it will push toward full reusability with New Glenn. In 2021, Ars first reported on an effort codenamed "Project Jarvis" to develop a stainless steel upper stage that could be reused. The company even built a test tank, although the effort was eventually shelved.
Flawed rocket launches by SpaceX and Blue Origin still leave both companies in position to dominate the space sector.
Blue Origin and SpaceX both launched rockets on 16 January, but while Jeff Bezos's company saw a launch success with New Glenn, Elon Musk's Starship exploded. What does this mean for the future of the space industry?
While Jeff Bezos has spent $14 billion to achieve his first space launch, his billionaire rival has built a thriving business, mostly with other people’s money.
The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to investigate what went wrong on their respective
Meanwhile, SpaceX forges a path of full reusability with its revolutionary Starship rocket. Jeff Bezos's spaceflight company, Blue Origin, made a huge leap forward on Thursday when it successfully ...
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin hired S-3 Group to lobby on issues related to space launch logistics in the annual defense appropriations bill. Blue Origin has received nearly $1.5 billion
SpaceX sent up the Space Coast’s 10th launch of the year Wednesday night, but skipped any landing attempt of its booster. A Falcon 9 rocket on the SpainSat NG I mission carrying a communications satellite developed by Spanish company Hisdesat and the European Space Agency lifted off at 8:34 p.
The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch Alliance and the debut of Blue Origin’s New Glenn,
A quiet, clear Wednesday night in Brevard County was brought to life by the bright glow and roar of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The SpainSat NG-1 satellite launched right on time at 8:34 p.m. from Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A.