The Trump Administration has signalled a change of space policy on a human return to the Moon. Addressing the National Space Council in Huntsville, Alabama, and hinting that the USA was in effect in a race with China, US Vice President Mike Pence called for a human...
It is not just SpaceX founder Elon Musk who has trouble with gossip about his love life. Jeff Bezos, the Amazon multi-billionaire and founder of SpaceX’s competitor Blue Origin, has found himself mired in gossip column allegations and potential law suits. This follows...
Canadian geostationary communications satellite operator, Telesat, has signed a multi-launch agreement with Blue Origin, the start up launch firm founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, for the use of its New Glenn rocket. With its 7m long fairing and its 45 metric...
While Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos might have his expensive divorce on his mind, at least his rocket ambitions are showing progress. His Blue Origin firm made the 10th test flight of its suborbital New Shepard rocket at 1505 GMT on 23 January 2019 from the Van Horn...
American launch provider ULA (United Launch Alliance), announced on 27 September, that after a three-year competition it has decided on the Blue Origin BE-4 engine, over the Aerojet Rocketdyne AR-1, to power their in-development Vulcan rocket’s first-stage...
On 19 June, at 1511 GMT, Blue Origin made a test flight of its New Shepard suborbital passenger vehicle from its Van Horn launch site in Texas. The test flight was in unmanned condition and was primarily for the purpose of testing an emergency escape system. The test...
