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In a move to bolster national security and strengthen the domestic space launch industrial base, the U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a combined $13.7 billion in launch service contracts to SpaceX, United Launch Alliance (ULA), and Blue Origin.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has officially closed its investigation into the January 16 booster mishap involving Blue Origin’s New Glenn-1 mission.
Blue Origin is officially targeting Monday, April 14 for the launch of NS-31 from Launch Site One in West Texas.
New Shepard’s 11th Human Flight, NS-31, Will Launch This Spring with Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez
Blue Origin has unveiled the six-member crew set to fly aboard its upcoming NS-30 mission, marking the 10th human flight for the New Shepard program and its 30th overall mission.
Blue Origin employees are preparing for substantial job cuts as part of a strategic shift aimed at reducing costs and increasing rocket launches.
Blue Origin is now targeting 1 am ET on Tuesday, January 14, for the next launch attempt. The flare stacks have become active and propellant loading should begin at 8:30pm ET
NASA has postponed the highly anticipated ESCAPADE mission (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers), originally slated for an October 2024, to no earlier than spring 2025; delaying the inaugural test flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket
The crew members include Nicolina Elrick, Rob Ferl, Eugene Grin, Dr. Eiman Jahangir, Karsen Kitchen, and Ephraim Rabin. Notably, Karsen Kitchen will become the youngest woman ever to cross the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space.
NASA's Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission is set to launch this fall
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