Blue Origin's New Shepard Soars Again After 15-Month Hiatus
The Launch Pad · 20 Dec 2023
Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital vehicle successfully lifted off today at 11:42 a.m. Eastern from Launch Site One in West Texas. This marked the first mission since a mishap more than 15 months ago, demonstrating the...
Blue Origin’s New Shepard Back in Business
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 19 Dec 2023
Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rocket is back in business today, more than 15 months after a failure grounded all launches. The company markets New Shepard both to take passengers
New Shepard return to flight slips one day
SpaceNews · 18 Dec 2023
Blue Origin delayed the return to flight of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle by one day as the company’s founerd says he will push the company to move more quickly on its various projects.
Blue Origin’s New Shepard returns to flight
NASASpaceflight · 18 Dec 2023
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket is returned to flight on Dec. 19, 2023, from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas.
Amazon seeks dismissal of Project Kuiper launch contract lawsuit
SpaceNews · 14 Dec 2023
Amazon is seeking to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit filed in August that alleged that the company’s board of directors acted in bad faith when it awarded Project Kuiper launch contracts to Arianespace, Blue Origin and Uni...
Blue Origin to resume New Shepard suborbital launches
SpaceNews · 12 Dec 2023
Blue Origin has announced plans to launch its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on its first flight since a mishap more than 15 months ago.
Blue Origin's New Shepard GO For Launch; NET Dec 18th
The Launch Pad · 12 Dec 2023
More than a year after an engine failure during flight, Blue Origin has announced they are preparing to launch New Shepard again, targeting a launch window that opens on December 18th.
Blue Origin nearing New Glenn milestones ahead of debut flight
NASASpaceflight · 30 Nov 2023
As 2023 nears its close, there has been a large increase in publicly visible movement from Blue Origin around its Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral facilities. With sightings of New Glenn booster segments, upper-st...
NASA Mars smallsat mission to be on first New Glenn launch
SpaceNews · 21 Nov 2023
NASA expects that a Mars smallsat mission will be on the first launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch vehicle within a year, although with some risk about whether the rocket will be ready in time.
Blue Origin reveals mockup of Blue Moon lunar lander prototype
SpaceNews · 28 Oct 2023
Blue Origin has unveiled a full-sized mockup of an uncrewed version of its Blue Moon lunar lander that will test technologies intended for a crewed version it is developing for NASA’s Artemis effort.
Blue Origin Showcases Updated Blue Moon
Space Scout · 27 Oct 2023
Blue Origin has unveiled their latest, full size mockup of their Blue Moon MK1 Cargo lander at their Huntsville facility, showcasing an updated design of their uncrewed cargo vehicle.
Blue Origin unveils plans for orbital transfer vehicle
SpaceNews · 17 Oct 2023
Blue Origin formally announced plans Oct. 16 to develop an orbital maneuvering vehicle, confirming a year’s worth of comments and speculation about the project.
Meet Blue Ring, Blue Origin’s Space Truck
Space Scout · 16 Oct 2023
Blue Origin's spaceflight plans have continued to grow, and the latest addition looks to position itself as a “Space Truck”. This dedicated space tug, known as Blue Ring, will be used for a multitude of tasks in Cislunar...
KSC Flyover: SLC-40 crew tower rising, Roberts Road expansion detailed
NASASpaceflight · 7 Oct 2023
Florida’s Space Coast has been awash with launch activity as of late, thanks in large part to the ever-increasing cadence that SpaceX is fostering. Even with this, several facilities in and around the Cape Canaveral Spac...
FAA closes New Shepard mishap investigation
SpaceNews · 27 Sep 2023
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Sept. 26 it had closed the mishap investigation into a failed launch by Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle more than a year ago, but said the vehicle is not yet cleared to res...
Blue Origin CEO Smith to step down
SpaceNews · 25 Sep 2023
Bob Smith, chief executive of Blue Origin, will resign from the company in December and be replaced by Dave Limp, the Amazon executive who had been overseeing development of its Project Kuiper constellation.
Jeff Bezos Announces New Blue Origin CEO In Message To Employees
The Launch Pad · 25 Sep 2023
Jeff Bezos has informed all Blue Origin employees via message that Bob Smith will be retiring and Dave Limp, a key Amazon executive will be taking over as CEO on December 4th.
Blue Origin preparing for New Glenn testing at LC-36 ahead of maiden flight
NASASpaceflight · 19 Sep 2023
Over the past few months, Blue Origin has continued making progress towards the maiden launch of its orbital class rocket, New Glenn. The company has continued testing systems at Launch Complex 36 (LC-36), and recently s...
Blue Fire in Rocket City
Space Scout · 15 Aug 2023
Blue Origin made some noise in Huntsville, as the former Saturn V test stand, Test Stand 4670, saw its first firing from its new operators. The short test, which took place on August 3rd, lasted between 30 and 40 seconds...
Investing in Space: Why Blue Origin’s engine explosion matters
CNBC · 13 Jul 2023
There’s a reason the saying “that’s why we test” exists. I’ve seen it a lot in my mentions the past few days. Unfortunately, and crucially, it ignores that tests happen for different reasons.
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket engine explodes during testing
CNBC · 11 Jul 2023
A Blue Origin rocket engine exploded during testing last month, CNBC has learned, a destructive setback with potential ramifications for the company’s customers as well as its own rocket.
SpaceX, Blue Origin, others highlighted in new NASA low-Earth orbit partnerships
NASASpaceflight · 16 Jun 2023
On June 15, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced its intention to partner with seven U.S. aerospace companies in order to advance human spaceflight and the commercial low-Earth orbit economy...
Blue Origin Preparing To Resume New Shepard Flights
The Launch Pad · 13 Jun 2023
Blue Origin is preparing to resume launches of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle in the coming weeks following a recovery period from an in-flight anomaly that occurred nine months ago.
Blue Origin within a “few weeks” of resuming New Shepard flights
SpaceNews · 6 Jun 2023
Blue Origin expects to be ready to resume launches of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle in the next few weeks as it completes its recovery from an in-flight anomaly nine months ago.
Astrobotic To Provide Blue Moon Lander Cargo Systems
The Launch Pad · 23 May 2023
Astrobotic to provide cargo systems as part of the Blue Origin National Team's, who won NASA's Sustainable Human Landing System Contract for the Artemis program last week.