Uncrewed Blue Origin suborbital research mission cut short by launch anomaly A booster misfire caused an early end today for an uncrewed suborbital space mission launched by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin… Read More
Blue Origin carries the first Egyptian and Portuguese spacefliers on suborbital trip Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sent six more crew members on a suborbital space ride, including the first Egyptian… Read More
It’s a date: Blue Origin gets set to launch space crew that will mark milestone for Portugal and Egypt Update: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it’s aiming to launch its next suborbital space mission on Aug. 4,… Read More
After flying with SpaceX, citizen astronaut Chris Sembroski joins Blue Origin as engineer Seattle-area data engineer Chris Sembroski got his first taste of space last year during an orbital trip in SpaceX’s Crew… Read More
Blue Origin’s fifth crew celebrates firsts (and seconds) after suborbital space trip Blue Origin sent the first Mexican-born woman and the first crypto-crowdfunded crew member into space today, marking the fifth crewed… Read More
Amazon reserves up to 83 rocket launches for Project Kuiper broadband satellite constellation Amazon has secured as many as 83 launches on three types of heavy-lift rockets to put more than 1,500 satellites… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ worlds collide: Amazon and AWS join Blue Origin on Orbital Reef space station team Amazon and its cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services, say they’re joining forces with another company founded by Jeff Bezos… Read More
Husband and wife score a first for commercial spaceflight during suborbital Blue Origin trip Say hello to the final frontier’s latest power couple: Marc and Sharon Hagle, who became the first husband-and-wife team to… Read More
Blue Origin’s suborbital space trip brings the final frontier down to earth: How to watch the launch When Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sends its next crew on a suborbital ride to space, as early as… Read More
All systems go for Blue Origin’s spacefliers — but not for weather at Texas launch site Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has rescheduled its next crewed suborbital space mission for Thursday, due to… Read More
A year after Blue Origin’s big setback, NASA gets set to support a second commercial moon lander NASA has laid out its plan for choosing a second commercial venture to build a landing system capable of carrying… Read More
Blue Origin gives ‘SNL’ comedian Pete Davidson’s suborbital seat to the spaceship’s chief architect The soon-to-be spaceflier who’ll replace “Saturday Night Live” comedian Pete Davidson on the crew for next week’s launch of Blue… Read More
It’s a no-go: ‘SNL’ comedian Pete Davidson scrubs Blue Origin suborbital space ride Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has called off plans to put “Saturday Night Live” cast member Pete Davidson on… Read More
It’s a date! Comedian Pete Davidson will headline Blue Origin suborbital space trip next week Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has confirmed that “Saturday Night Live” comedian Pete Davidson will be going to space… Read More
Chad in Space? ‘SNL’ comic Pete Davidson is reportedly up for a ride on Blue Origin spaceship Comedian Pete Davidson co-starred with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk last year in a “Saturday Night Live” sketch about a slacker… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture expands operations to Phoenix and Denver Blue Origin says it’s hiring in Phoenix and Denver — two Western cities that represent relatively new frontiers for Jeff… Read More
Blue Origin successfully tests huge nose cone for New Glenn rocket at NASA Glenn Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is still months away from the first launch of its orbital-class New Glenn rocket,… Read More
NASA puts Blue Origin and Spaceflight on a new list for commercial launch contracts NASA has chosen a dozen companies to provide commercial launch services for relatively small-scale space missions over the next five… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture agrees to buy Honeybee Robotics, a pioneer in rover hardware Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has struck a deal to acquire Honeybee Robotics, a trailblazer in the business of… Read More
NASA gives a lift to 57 high-flying student experiments, including one from the Seattle area NASA has chosen 57 winning teams — including a team from Interlake High School in Bellevue, Wash.— to receive funding… Read More
Play Episode Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s Alexa is going to space, and more news from the final frontier Play Alexa, open the pod bay doors. Amazon’s voice assistant hasn’t quite reached the level of HAL, the iconic AI from… Read More
GeekWire 200: New changes coming to our rankings of top Pacific Northwest startups After a busy year of deal making, our most recent update to the GeekWire 200 rankings doesn’t include any major… Read More
Year in Space: Jeff Bezos and his billionaire rivals finally usher in the age of commercial spaceflight For 25 years, I’ve been recapping the top stories about space and looking forward to next year’s trends on the… Read More
Tech Moves: Highspot adds executives; Blue Origin vets depart; Disney hires former Microsoft exec — Enterprise sales startup Highspot appointed four new executives: Arvind Prakash as VP of product management. Most recently VP of… Read More
Crypto ambassador says he won Blue Origin’s $28M auction and is buying five more tickets to space The winner of June’s $28 million auction for a seat on Blue Origin’s suborbital spaceship revealed himself today — and… Read More
Marking another first, Blue Origin sends six spacefliers on a single suborbital trip Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture guided another suborbital space trip into the record books today — a trip that… Read More
Blue Origin’s latest suborbital space shot explores the final frontier of merchandising Jeff Bezos’ privately held Blue Origin space venture is starting to look more like the other company he founded: Amazon.… Read More
Blue Origin delays its next suborbital space trip because of worries about Texas winds Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard’s daughter will have to wait a little longer to take a ride on the suborbital spaceship… Read More
Blue Origin’s team wins a $130M share of NASA funding for commercial space stations Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and its partners have won a $130 million award to jump-start the design of… Read More
Blue Origin to fly six suborbital space travelers next month, including pioneer astronaut’s daughter Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is planning to fly six suborbital space travelers next month, which would mark a… Read More
