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Six pictures of Blue Origin crew: Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos’ fiancee; Gayle King, co-host of “CBS Mornings”; pop superstar Katy Perry; and Aisha Bowe, Kerianne Flynn and Amanda Nguyen, three advocates for women in STEM. (Blue Origin Photos)

Jeff Bezos’ fiancee, Lauren Sanchez, will lead female crew on Blue Origin’s next space trip

The next suborbital spaceflight planned by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is due to follow through on the dream… Read More

Illustration: D-Orbit ION satellite carrier in orbit

Amazon Web Services focuses on optimizing artificial intelligence in space

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are turning into requirements for space operations, and Amazon Web Services is optimizing its products… Read More

Illustration: Starcloud orbital data center taking shape

Lumen Orbit changes its name to Starcloud and raises $10M for space data centers

Redmond, Wash.-based Starcloud got its start just last year under a different name — Lumen Orbit — but the newly… Read More

Illustration: Male and female astronauts floating toward a Valentine's Day heart in space

Sex in space? Find out how science weighs the pluses and minuses on Valentine’s Day

You might think sex in space would be an out-of-this-world experience — but based on the scientific evidence so far,… Read More

Blue Origin New Glenn rocket on Florida launch pad

Blue Origin to lay off 10% of workforce — read memo from CEO to employees

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture plans to cut about 10% of its workforce, according to an announcement Thursday by… Read More

Descent of Blue Origin New Shepard booster

Blue Origin puts a lunar spin on suborbital research flight of New Shepard rocket ship

For the first time, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has put its New Shepard suborbital rocket ship through a… Read More

Satellite containers for Amazon Project Kuiper

Amazon ships Project Kuiper satellites to Florida in preparation for milestone launch

Amazon is providing a sneak peek at the satellites that are being shipped to Florida for the launch of its… Read More

Seattle-area firm launches program to back new space ventures with million-dollar bets

Seattle-area venture capital firm Fuse wants to light a spark for entrepreneurs focusing on the final frontier, and it’s willing… Read More

Blue Origin New Glenn rocket rises from Florida launch pad

Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket to orbit for the first time, marking a milestone for Jeff Bezos

For the first time ever, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has put a payload in orbit, using its heavy-lift… Read More

Stoke Space brings in $260M for further development of its fully reusable rocket

Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space says it’s raised $260 million in a new founding round to finish the development of its… Read More

Blue Origin reschedules orbital debut of New Glenn rocket, then re-reschedules it

Over the course of just a few hours today, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture made two adjustments to the… Read More

Blue Origin rocket on Florida launch pad

Technical snag forces another delay for the first orbital launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture counted down to the final hour tonight, but in the end, the company had… Read More

New Glenn rocket on launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Launch Complex 36 in Florida

Blue Origin postpones first launch of New Glenn rocket due to high seas for landing

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it’s delaying the first-ever launch of its orbital-class New Glenn rocket due to… Read More

Atlas V launch with prototype Amazon Project Kuiper satellites

The Year in Space: Amazon’s Project Kuiper revs up to join the megaconstellation market

Get ready for Amazon’s Project Kuiper to pick up the pace in the megaconstellation space race. So far, SpaceX’s Starlink… Read More

Blue Origin New Glenn integrated vehicle hotfire test

Blue Origin completes its last major test to get ready for first New Glenn rocket launch

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it’s put its orbital-class New Glenn rocket through its last major test in… Read More

Stoke Space hotfires rocket engine on new vertical test stand — a ‘very big deal’ for Washington startup

Stoke Space successfully hotfired its first-stage rocket engine on a new vertical test stand at the company’s Moses Lake, Wash., facility… Read More

Lumen Orbit, a Seattle-area startup that wants to put data centers in space, raises $11M

Bellevue, Wash.-based Lumen Orbit, a startup founded earlier this year, raised $11 million to fuel plans to put data centers in… Read More

A taste of space on Earth: Astronaut training startup raises $4M to market way-out experiences

Seattle-based Orbite says that it’s completed a $4 million funding round and sealed a strategic deal with Accor, one of… Read More

Blue Origin flight sends husband and wife on their second suborbital trip to space

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sent six more people to the edge of space today — including the first… Read More

Illustration: BlueBird satellites in orbit

AST SpaceMobile chooses Blue Origin’s New Glenn rockets for satellite launches

AST SpaceMobile plans to use Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to launch some of the satellites for its space-based cellular… Read More

Microsoft screenshot showing satellite image of Hurricane Harvey with prompts from Earth Copilot

Microsoft collaborates with NASA on Earth Copilot, an AI guide to our planet’s data

Microsoft and NASA have joined forces to develop Earth Copilot, a software tool that uses artificial intelligence and cloud computing… Read More

Starfish Space raises $29M to bankroll development of orbital servicing vehicles

Tukwila, Wash.-based Starfish Space today announced that it has raised $29 million to support the development of its first three… Read More

Illustration: Otter spacecraft and another satellite in orbit

Starfish Space wins contract to help NRO advance capabilities for orbital operations

Tukwila, Wash.-based Starfish Space and two other companies have won contracts from the National Reconnaissance Office, America’s spy satellite agency,… Read More

BE-4 engines on Blue Origin New Glenn booster.

Space shots: A tangled web of speculation surrounds Boeing, Blue Origin and Bezos

Is Boeing thinking about unloading some of its space projects? Is Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture a potential buyer?… Read More

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket ship lifts off from Texas launch pad

Blue Origin lofts new New Shepard capsule into space for test run before carrying crew

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture successfully sent a brand-new New Shepard rocket ship on an uncrewed shakedown cruise today,… Read More

Panel members at Bellevue Chamber forum focusing on space industry

Why housing affordability looms as a final frontier for Seattle area’s space industry

BELLEVUE, Wash. — The biggest applause line at a Bellevue Chamber event focusing on the Seattle area’s space industry came… Read More

Mars gullies with evidence of dusty ice deposits

Researchers suggest new place to look for microbial life on Mars: ice with bits of dust

Could microbes endure just beneath the surface of Mars, in layers of dusty ice exposed to just the right amount… Read More

Blue Origin donates historic New Shepard booster and space capsule to Smithsonian

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has donated a New Shepard rocket booster, plus a New Shepard capsule, to the… Read More

‘We have a telescope!’ Rubin Observatory construction team installs its huge mirror

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s 8.4-meter Simonyi Survey Telescope in Chile has now been equipped with all three of its… Read More

Startup Trek: Blue Origin vets go to the frontiers of space and tech with new studio

Two former employees of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space company are striking out on their own with Actuate Ventures, a… Read More