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- Blue Origin sets date for next New Shepard flight after completing parachute investigation SpaceNews · 23 Aug 2024 Blue Origin has scheduled its next New Shepard suborbital mission for Aug. 29 after completing an investigation into a parachute that failed to fully open on the vehicle’s previous flight.
- Rocket Lab-built Mars smallsats arrive at launch site SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2024 A pair of smallsats built by Rocket Lab for a NASA mission to Mars have arrived in Florida for a launch this fall on the inaugural flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket.
- Rocket Lab’s Mars-bound twin satellites – Blue and Gold – hit the road ahead of Blue Origin launch Spaceflight Now · 16 Aug 2024 The twin spacecraft, named Blue and Gold, left Rocket Lab’s Long Beach facilities on Thursday to begin the trip to Florida. The EscaPADE mission will launch aboard Blue Origin’s first New Glenn rocket.
- New Glenn’s maiden flight approaches as hardware undergoes testing NASASpaceflight · 13 Aug 2024 With flight hardware being tested, recovery rehearsals underway, and production facilities growing, Blue Origin is becoming a hive of more visible activity as the company rapidly approaches the first flight of its orbita...
- NASA payload to fly on first Blue Origin lunar lander mission SpaceNews · 12 Aug 2024 A NASA payload will hitch a ride to the moon on Blue Origin’s first lunar lander mission, scheduled to launch as soon as next March.
- Pressure Mounts as New Glenn Nears Launch Date Space Scout · 9 Aug 2024 2024 is far from over and another new rocket is still expected to earn its wings: Blue Origin’s New Glenn. If all proceeds according to plan it could happen in less than 60 days. However, substantial milestones remain in...
- Blue Origin Announces Crew for New Shepard’s 26th Mission The Launch Pad · 6 Aug 2024 Blue Origin Announces Crew for New Shepard’s 26th Mission
- NASA Supports Burst Test for Orbital Reef Commercial Space Station NASA · 25 Jul 2024 An element of a NASA-funded commercial space station, Orbital Reef, under development by Blue Origin and Sierra Space, recently completed a full-scale ultimate burst pressure test as part of the agency’s efforts for new...
- NASA ESCAPADE Set To Launch To Mars On Blue Origin New Glenn This Fall The Launch Pad · 17 Jul 2024 NASA ESCAPADE Set To Launch To Mars On Blue Origin New Glenn This Fall
- Blue Origin & Stoke Space to Compete for US Space Force Small Satellite Missions The Launch Pad · 6 Jul 2024 Blue Origin & Stoke Space to Compete for US Space Force Small Satellite Missions
- Blue Origin, Stoke Space selected by U.S. Space Force to compete for small satellite missions SpaceNews · 3 Jul 2024 Both companies were on-ramped to the Orbital Services Program-4 (OSP-4) contract
- SSC Awards Blue Origin, CACI International, General Atomics, and Viasat Contracts for Laser Communication Terminal Prototypes The Launch Pad · 18 Jun 2024 SSC Awards Blue Origin, CACI International, General Atomics, and Viasat Contracts for Laser Communication Terminal Prototypes
- Space Force taps four firms for laser network project SpaceNews · 17 Jun 2024 Blue Origin, CACI International, General Atomics, and Viasat will design optical communications terminals for military spacecraft
- Blue Origin, SpaceX, ULA Selected for National Security Missions Space Scout · 15 Jun 2024 In an announcement on June 13th, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, and Blue Origin were selected for the Department of Defense’s National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 program. All three providers are now eligible t...
- Blue Origin, SpaceX, and ULA To Compete For 30 National Security Missions Worth $5.6 Billion USD The Launch Pad · 15 Jun 2024 Blue Origin, SpaceX, and ULA To Compete For 30 National Security Missions Worth $5.6 Billion USD
- Blue Origin, SpaceX, ULA to compete for $5.6 billion in Pentagon launch contracts SpaceNews · 13 Jun 2024 Blue Origin scores first major national security launch deal
- Bezos’ Blue Origin joins SpaceX, ULA in winning bids for $5.6 billion Pentagon rocket program CNBC · 13 Jun 2024 The Pentagon announced the first winning bidders in its rocket launch contract sweepstakes on Thursday, with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin grabbing a spot for the first time.
- Blue Origin works towards New Glenn debut, ramps BE-4 deliveries NASASpaceflight · 4 Jun 2024 Over the past few months, Blue Origin has been busy progressing on many of its projects as target dates move closer. New Glenn continues to inch closer to launch, facilities are being expanded, BE-4 engines have been del...
- Blue Origin investigating New Shepard parachute issue SpaceNews · 1 Jun 2024 A parachute failed to fully inflate on the latest Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital flight because a line controlling its expansion was not cut as planned.
- Blue Origin launches first crewed mission in over a year Teslarati · 22 May 2024 Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket lifted off from their West Texas Launch Site One on Sunday, carrying a crew of seven on...
- Blue Origin resumes crewed New Shepard suborbital flights SpaceNews · 19 May 2024 Blue Origin conducted its first crewed New Shepard mission in nearly two years May 19, carrying six people, including the first American Black astronaut candidate, on a suborbital spaceflight the company called a success...
- Blue Origin and Startups Propose Missions to Asteroid Apophis Ahead of Rare Earth Flyby The Launch Pad · 26 Apr 2024 Blue Origin and Startups Propose Missions to Asteroid Apophis Ahead of Rare Earth Flyby
- Blue Origin's New Glenn To Launch NASA ESCAPADE NET Late September The Launch Pad · 26 Apr 2024 Blue Origin's New Glenn To Launch NASA ESCAPADE NET Late September
- NASA shares updated render of the Cargo Starship variant Teslarati · 25 Apr 2024 NASA shared updated renders of the SpaceX and Blue Origin cargo landers that will bring rovers and other equipment to the Moon....
- NASA planning September launch of Mars smallsat mission on first New Glenn SpaceNews · 25 Apr 2024 A NASA Mars smallsat mission is slated to launch in late September on the first flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, assuming the vehicle is ready in time.
- Companies offer proposals for Apophis asteroid missions SpaceNews · 23 Apr 2024 Companies ranging from Blue Origin to a startup are proposing concepts for missions to visit an asteroid before it makes a very close flyby of Earth in five years.
- Blue Origin set to fly its next crewed mission Teslarati · 11 Apr 2024 Blue Origin is preparing its next crewed mission this month, its first with a crew in a year and a half. This...
- Blue Origin to resume crewed New Shepard flights SpaceNews · 5 Apr 2024 Blue Origin announced plans April 4 for its first crewed New Shepard flight in more than 18 months, a mission that will give an opportunity for America’s first Black astronaut candidate to finally go to space.
- Ed Dwight To Finally Get His Flight to Space SpacePolicyOnline.com · 5 Apr 2024 Ed Dwight will finally get to reach space on Blue Origin’s next flight of New Shepard. Like Wally Funk and the other “Mercury 13” women who thought they were in
- Defense Innovation Unit awards three contracts for space logistics technologies SpaceNews · 20 Mar 2024 Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, Spacebilt will demonstrate technologies sought by DoD for in-orbit mobility
- Blue Origin aims to launch first lunar lander in 2025 SpaceNews · 8 Mar 2024 Blue Origin expects to launch the first version of its Blue Moon lunar lander, a precursor to a future crewed lunar lander it is developing for NASA, in 2025.
- New Glenn completes initial cryogenic testing at Launch Complex 36 NASASpaceflight · 7 Mar 2024 Blue Origin continues to take big steps forward with its New Glenn orbital rocket as hardware rolls out to the launch pad, cryogenic testing begins, and the BE-4 engine gains a new test stand. The company still aims to l...
- Blue Origin is getting serious about developing a human spacecraft Ars Technica · 4 Mar 2024 Company seeks: "Experience with human spaceflight or high-performance aircraft systems?"
- Space Force top buyer keenly watching ULA and Blue Origin: ‘They need to scale’ SpaceNews · 28 Feb 2024 Frank Calvelli applauded the successful inaugural launch of ULA’s Vulcan rocket and emphasized the need for the company to adapt to a faster-paced launch schedule
- Blue Origin has emerged as the likely buyer for United Launch Alliance Ars Technica · 21 Feb 2024 Pairing of two launch companies could provide more robust competition to SpaceX.
- Blue Origin touts capabilities of Blue Ring transfer vehicle SpaceNews · 2 Feb 2024 Blue Origin is highlighting the capabilities of an orbital transfer vehicle design it announced last year, including the ability of the spacecraft to serve as a fuel depot.
- New Glenn hardware assembling at Launch Complex 36 NASASpaceflight · 30 Jan 2024 As the first month of 2024 closes, Blue Origin is well into production with its orbital rocket, New Glenn. The company continues to check off major milestones as high-fidelity hardware arrives at Launch Complex 36 (LC-36...
- Blue Origin gets U.S. Space Force funding for New Glenn ‘integration studies’ SpaceNews · 24 Jan 2024 Blue Origin has secured an $18 million contract with the U.S. Space Force for integration studies related to its New Glenn launch vehicle.
- Redwire to provide components for Blue Ring transfer vehicle SpaceNews · 22 Jan 2024 Redwire will provide solar panels and other components for Blue Ring, an orbital transfer vehicle under development by Blue Origin.
- Blue Origin and SpaceX start work on cargo versions of crewed lunar landers SpaceNews · 22 Jan 2024 The two companies with NASA contracts to develop crewed lunar landers are also beginning work on cargo versions of their spacecraft.