06 October 2016
Blue Origin New Shepard abort system test successful
... minutes after launch. The test's success is of vital importance in the development of the New Shepard system, which Blue Origin eventually plans to use for space tourism and research. Although there is no schedule of commercial flights yet, the...
October 2019
Reusability is key to expanding future space launch business
... accessibility to Earth orbit and beyond in the rocket business of the future, according to Clay Mowry, Vice President of Blue Origin, which aims to become a major player in the future space launch business. In this article - based on his keynote...
26 September 2017
First Asian company partners with Blue Origin
... the New Glenn orbital rocket. The launch is set to happen early in the next decade. “We’ve decided to go with Blue Origin because we’re impressed with the company’s vision and engineering approach,” says mu Space CEO James Yenbamroong. Last...
24 August 2020
NASA receives full-sized lunar lander mock-up from Blue Origin
... could one day take astronauts to the Moon – designed by Blue Origin and the members of its “National Team”, as part of the... Brent Sherwood, vice president of Advanced Development Programs, Blue Origin. “The learning we get from full-scale mockups can...
01 May 2020
Blue Origin tops NASA funding awards for human lunar lander
..., milestone-based contracts and were given to Elon Musk's SpaceX, Dynetics (a Leidos company) and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin. Blue Origin won 60 percent of the total funding amounting to $579 million, Dynetics: $253 million and SpaceX: $135 million...
12 December 2019
Blue Origin's New Shepard makes 12th test flight
... New Shepard for human spaceflight we are continuing to mature the safety and reliability of the vehicle,” Blue Origin said in a news release. Blue Origin has so far reused two boosters five times each consecutively, so the launch marks a record...
