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- Blue Origin launches second crewed New Shepard mission SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2021 Blue Origin launched Star Trek actor William Shatner and three others into space on a brief suborbital flight Oct. 13, the second crewed flight of the company’s New Shepard vehicle.
- To the Final Frontier: NS-18 shepherds William Shatner, three others to edge of space NASASpaceflight · 13 Oct 2021 Blue Origin flew their second crewed suborbital tourism flight on their New Shepard capsule and rocket with four passengers, including Star Trek’s William Shatner.
- ‘Captain Kirk’ heading to space on Blue Origin’s second human launch Spaceflight Now · 12 Oct 2021 Fifty-five years after his debut as Captain Kirk in the cult-classic TV series Star Trek, William Shatner, now 90, is finally launching to the final frontier for real Wednesday, becoming the oldest person to fly in space...
- Revealed: The secret notes of Blue Origin leaders trying to catch SpaceX Ars Technica · 4 Oct 2021 "They have a customer focus. We should too."
- Blue Origin says ‘Star Trek’ actor William Shatner will fly to space next week Spaceflight Now · 4 Oct 2021 Blue Origin confirmed Monday that actor William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk on “Star Trek,” will fly into space on a suborbital launch Oct. 12 from West Texas.
- Star Trek’s William Shatner to fly on next New Shepard flight SpaceNews · 4 Oct 2021 Blue Origin confirmed Oct. 4 that William Shatner, the actor best known at Capt. James T. Kirk from the original “Star Trek” TV series and movies, will fly on the company’s next New Shepard suborbital flight this month.
- FAA reviewing Blue Origin safety allegations SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2021 The FAA says it is reviewing allegations about safety issues at Blue Origin raised in an explosive essay by a group of current and former employees.
- Rocket Report: Virgin Galactic cleared for flight, Blue Origin “bet and lost” Ars Technica · 1 Oct 2021 "Blue Origin's culture sits on a foundation that ignores the plight of our planet."
- Blue Origin has a toxic culture, former and current employees say Ars Technica · 30 Sep 2021 "Professional dissent at Blue Origin is actively stifled."
- Planet co-founder among passengers on Blue Origin’s next suborbital spaceflight Spaceflight Now · 28 Sep 2021 The co-founders of the satellite remote sensing company Planet Labs and the clinical research software firm Medidata, both wealthy businessmen, are two of the four passengers slated to launch to the edge of space next mo...
- Planet co-founder Chris Boshuizen to fly with Blue Origin SpaceNews · 27 Sep 2021 Planet co-founder Chris Boshuizen will be one of four passengers on the next flight of the Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital vehicle.
- Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, SpaceX, ULA win Space Force contracts for rocket technology projects SpaceNews · 25 Sep 2021 Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance were selected to participate in Space Force development projects to advance rocket engine testing and launch vehicle upper stages.
- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk explains why Blue Origin’s Starship lawsuit makes no sense Teslarati · 23 Sep 2021 For the first time since SpaceX competitor Blue Origin took NASA to federal court after losing a Moon lander contract to Starship...
- Court filing outlines Blue Origin’s case against NASA SpaceX lunar lander award SpaceNews · 22 Sep 2021 Blue Origin is seeking to overturn NASA’s award of a lunar lander contract to SpaceX by arguing that SpaceX’s proposal failed to meet requirements for reviews that made it “unawardable.”
- NASA awards five contracts for lunar landers to follow SpaceX demonstration Ars Technica · 16 Sep 2021 The announcement comes as one of the winners, Blue Origin, is suing NASA.
- NASA chief on Blue Origin protest: “They have every right” to sue Ars Technica · 7 Sep 2021 "We are a nation of laws and as such we want to follow the law."
- Blue Origin hires advisory firm linked to messy JEDI contract process Ars Technica · 1 Sep 2021 Pallas Advisors was co-founded by two former advisors to Jim Mattis.
- Space Force launch director on Vulcan and BE-4: ‘We have to be very focused from here on out’ SpaceNews · 28 Aug 2021 The head of the U.S. Space Force launch enterprise said it is “unfortunate” that Blue Origin is taking far longer than expected to complete the testing and production of BE-4 rocket engines for United Launch Alliance’s V...
- Blue Origin flies payloads on latest New Shepard flight SpaceNews · 26 Aug 2021 Blue Origin launched a New Shepard suborbital vehicle Aug. 25 on a mission carrying research and educational payloads as the company prepares for its next crewed flight.
- A month after Bezos’s flight, Blue Origin launches NASA moon tech demo Spaceflight Now · 26 Aug 2021 Blue Origin is set to launch its reusable New Shepard booster from West Texas on a suborbital flight to the edge of space Thursday on the company’s first launch since founder Jeff Bezos and three crewmates rocketed to an...
- Watch live: A month after Bezos’s flight, Blue Origin to launch NASA moon tech Spaceflight Now · 26 Aug 2021 Blue Origin is set to launch its reusable New Shepard booster from West Texas on a suborbital flight to the edge of space Thursday on the company’s first launch since founder Jeff Bezos and three crewmates rocketed to al...
- Blue Origin launches NS-17 suborbital science mission NASASpaceflight · 26 Aug 2021 A month after New Shepard’s first flight carrying people into space, a science flight without crew onboard has launched from Blue Origin’s facility near Van Horn, Texas. The flight, the fourth of the year for the New She...
- First images of Blue Origin’s “Project Jarvis” test tank Ars Technica · 24 Aug 2021 "The reason I like vertical landing is because it scales so well."
- After meeting with ULA and Blue Origin, Air Force secretary cautiously optimistic about Vulcan SpaceNews · 24 Aug 2021 Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on Aug. 24 met with the chiefs executives of United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin and was briefed on the Vulcan Centaur.
- Nelson: Blue Origin lawsuit adds further delays to Artemis SpaceNews · 23 Aug 2021 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson talks Artemis, HLS, budget prospects and more in an exclusive interview with SpaceNews.
- Rocket Report: Firefly completes static fire, Blue Origin gets HLS stay Ars Technica · 20 Aug 2021 "This requirement is in alignment with our U.S. government customer."
- Blue Origin lawsuit forces SpaceX, NASA to stop joint work on Starship Moon lander Teslarati · 20 Aug 2021 Days after Jeff Bezos space startup Blue Origin sued NASA over its decision to solely award SpaceX a contract to turn Starship...
- Blue Origin suit stops work on NASA HLS contract with SpaceX SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2021 NASA will stop work on a Human Landing System award to SpaceX through the end of October as a federal court takes up a suit filed by Blue Origin protesting the contract.
- Blue Origin to perform first New Shepard launch under updated license SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2021 Blue Origin will conduct its next New Shepard suborbital mission Aug. 25 with a set of research payloads, but not people, on board on the vehicle’s first flight under a revised launch license.
- Firefly hires former SpaceX, Blue Origin engineer as COO SpaceNews · 18 Aug 2021 Firefly Aerospace has hired a former SpaceX and Blue Origin engineer as its new chief operating officer to guide the company’s shift from development to production, although exactly when the company’s first launch will t...
- Here’s why Blue Origin thinks it is justified in continuing to protest NASA Ars Technica · 16 Aug 2021 Bezos: " The thing that slows things down is procurement."
- SpaceX’s Starship Moon lander under fire yet again as Blue Origin sues NASA Teslarati · 16 Aug 2021 Less than three weeks after the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) categorically denied protests from Blue Origin and Dynetics over NASA’s decision...
- Blue Origin sues NASA over Human Landing System contract SpaceNews · 16 Aug 2021 Blue Origin has filed suit against NASA in federal court, arguing that the agency failed to properly evaluate its proposal for the agency’s Human Landing System program, a procurement won by SpaceX.
- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk details orbital refueling plans for Starship Moon lander Teslarati · 12 Aug 2021 After a much-anticipated GAO denial of Blue Origin and Dynetics protests over NASA’s decision to solely award SpaceX a contract to turn...
- This is probably why Blue Origin keeps protesting NASA’s lunar lander award Ars Technica · 11 Aug 2021 Bezos likely views the Human Landing System contract as COTS for Blue Origin.
- Tory Bruno says the challenges with BE-4 are real but the engine is moving forward SpaceNews · 5 Aug 2021 United Launch Alliance underestimated the challenges Blue Origin would face in the development, testing and manufacturing of the BE-4 rocket engine, said ULA’s CEO Tory Bruno.
- Blue Origin’s powerful BE-4 engine is more than four years late—here’s why Ars Technica · 5 Aug 2021 "This is a success oriented approach, but it could definitely backfire."
- SpaceX’s NASA Starship contract prevails over frivolous Blue Origin, Dynetics protests Teslarati · 3 Aug 2021 The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has thrown out frivolous protests filed by Blue Origin and Dynetics after NASA awarded SpaceX a...
- GAO dismisses lunar lander contract protests Spaceflight Now · 2 Aug 2021 STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Government Accountability Office ruled Friday that NASA did not violate procurement law or regulations when it awarded a single $2.9 billion moon lander contract to S...
- GAO denies Blue Origin and Dynetics protests of NASA lunar lander contract SpaceNews · 30 Jul 2021 The U.S. Government Accountability Office denied protests July 30 that Blue Origin and Dynetics filed of NASA’s award of a single lunar lander contract to SpaceX.