07 June 2021
Bezos to join auction winner on first crewed New Shepard flight
... people on New Shepard following years of test flights without anyone on board. This was later confirmed on 5 May by Ariane Cornell, director of astronaut sales at Blue Origin, who said reporters, “we have flown this vehicle 15 times and...
19 July 2021
Blue Origin ready for first crewed New Shepard launch 20 July
... flights this year, in 2021, for a total of three [crewed] flights, and many more to come in the future," Ariane Cornell, Blue Origin's director of astronaut sales, said during today's press conference. "So, we have already built a robust...
13 October 2021
Blue Origin's second all civilian crew successfully reaches space
... of a toxic working culture at Blue Origin and of supposed worrying safety practices, the company’s director of astronaut sales Ariane Cornell has already hinted that more flights are anticipated this year but no further details regarding...
12 July 2022
Star billing for first Webb picture
... launched into space. Under an international collaboration agreement, ESA provided the telescope’s launch service, using the Ariane rocket. For more information see: Essential guide to the James Webb Space Telescope
10 January 2023
Virgin Orbit fails to deliver on first launch from UK
... reduced launch capability due to the Ukraine war, which has cut access to Russian Soyuz vehicles, as well as Ariane 6 delays and the grounding of Vega rockets after a failed launch last month. Matt Archer, director of commercial...
29 March 2018
Rocket Owners’ Workshop Manual
... and the Proton, are thrown in for good measure and there is a nine-page section on the European Ariane. The volume concludes with a short list of abbreviations and an index of rocket names. As with all the Haynes...
