30 May 2023
Virgin Orbit cuts its losses and ceases operations
... into sub-orbital flight in 2021, just nine days ahead of his billionaire rival, the Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos. Virgin Orbit spun out on its own from Galactic in 2017 and, in late 2021...
10 January 2024
NASA announces delays to astronaut lunar missions
...2028. NASA also shared that it has asked both Artemis human landing system providers - SpaceX and Blue Origin - to begin applying knowledge gained in developing their systems as part of their existing contracts toward future variations to potentially...
29 June 2018
mu Space issues proposal request to build a satellite covering Asia-Pacific
... launch its own satellite in the early 2020s aboard New Glenn, a space vehicle of US-based aerospace manufacturer Blue Origin. “We’re searching a technology partner who is flexible and adaptable with our design ideas and long term business...
10 October 2018
Space techpreneur to set up over $100m venture unit
... the adoption of Internet of Things devices and smart cities. It plans to launch its own satellite in 2020 using Blue Origin’s New Glenn space vehicle, and to lead space technology development and encourage new space investments in Asia...
19 April 2021
NASA picks SpaceX Human Lunar Lander for its Artemis programme
... landing system designed for travel to the Moon, Mars, and other destinations. SpaceX beat Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, who has already delivered a full-sized lunar lander mock-up to the agency and defence contractor Dynetics...
01 April 2025
Who Owns Outer Space?
.... In a series of vignettes, the authors highlight a Florida couple with tickets for both Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin flights; the destruction of the Kosmos 1408 satellite by a “powerful military [demonstrating] a capability that everyone already...
