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After delays, Blue Origin says ‘we are go’ for New Shepard suborbital test flight

Update for 10:22 a.m. PT Jan. 22: Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, says it’s… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture will send science to space on 10th suborbital flight

Update for 5:47 a.m. PT Dec. 20: After working through a ground infrastructure issue, Blue Origin has decided to put off… Read More

Blue Origin resets schedule: First crew to space in 2019, first orbital launch in 2021

LYNNWOOD, Wash. — Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, is now planning to send its first… Read More

Blue Origin’s schedule for putting people on space trips reportedly slips to 2019

News Brief: Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith today signaled that the Kent, Wash.-based space company founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff… Read More

Blue Origin scores big in NASA’s latest batch of flight opportunities for space tech

NASA’s Flight Opportunities program has selected 15 promising space technologies for testing on suborbital flights, and almost half of them… Read More

Blue Origin’s lunar lander program wins a share of NASA’s ‘tipping-point’ tech awards

NASA is awarding $44 million to six commercial partners to support “tipping-point” technologies that range from lunar landing capabilities to… Read More

Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship hits new heights in escape test flight

As Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos watched, his Blue Origin space venture sent its reusable New Shepard spaceship to its highest-ever… Read More

Blue Origin's New Shepard spaceship on pad

Blue Origin counts down to high-altitude escape test of New Shepard spaceship

Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, says it’ll push its New Shepard suborbital spaceship “to… Read More

$200,000 for a trip to space? Blue Origin says price hasn’t been seriously discussed

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ space venture, Blue Origin, is playing down reports that a suborbital space trip on its New… Read More

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Jeff Bezos: ‘We will have to leave this planet … and it’s going to make this planet better’

LOS ANGELES – Deep thinkers have been saying for generations that we have to get off this rock and head for the… Read More

Jeff Bezos, fashion model? This boot-clad billionaire strikes a pose for Blue Origin

If being Amazon’s CEO ever gets tiresome for Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest human, he could always turn to a… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture sends its New Shepard spaceship to new heights

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture notched another record today when it sent its New Shepard suborbital spaceship… Read More

Jeff Bezos gets set for Sunday test launch of Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos says his Blue Origin space venture is targeting the next test flight of its New Shepard… Read More

Blue Origin CEO says next-gen BE-4 rocket engine meets technical requirements

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — For years, there’s been a big question surrounding the next-generation BE-4 rocket engine that’s being built by… Read More

Blue Origin’s job listings hint that it could soon be signing up astronauts

Some of the nearly 200 job opportunities posted by Blue Origin suggest Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ space venture is preparing… Read More

Get a dummy’s-eye view of a suborbital ride on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin spaceship

What will people experience when they rocket to the edge of space on the New Shepard suborbital spaceship that’s currently… Read More

Jeff Bezos says Blue Origin gives test dummy ‘a great ride’ on New Shepard suborbital spaceship

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos says his space venture, Blue Origin, launched the latest version of its New Shepard suborbital spaceship… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture gives notice for spaceship flight test this week

Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has alerted the Federal Aviation Administration that it’s planning… Read More

If you bring it, they will come: Crowds mob Blue Origin spaceship at Oshkosh air show

Even Jeff Bezos was impressed when Blue Origin’s suborbital space booster and capsule mockup went on display at the EAA… Read More

Blue Origin crew capsule and recycled New Shepard rocket debut at Oshkosh airshow

The Experimental Aircraft Association kicked off its annual AirVenture airshow today in Oshkosh, Wis., and Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket… Read More

Jeff Bezos accepts top aerospace award and Father’s Day pancakes in one weekend

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and the Blue Origin team has accepted one of the aerospace community’s most prestigious awards, the… Read More

Jeff Bezos lays out his vision for city on the moon, complete with robots

SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk may have his heart set on building a city on Mars, but Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’… Read More

Video: Blue Origin’s president points out upgrades on New Shepard spaceship

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship performed beautifully during five trips to space and back, but the… Read More

Alan Boyle in Blue Origin New Shepard seat

Video: Here’s what it’s like to sit inside Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The seats in Blue Origin’s suborbital spaceship are like a dentist’s chair that’s fully extended, with a big… Read More

Jeff Bezos in Blue Origin New Shepard crew capsule

How Jeff Bezos is using Amazon’s success to fuel Blue Origin’s space effort, a billion dollars at a time

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos has long said that he’s using his personal fortune to fund his… Read More

Blue Origin New Shepard booster on crane

Space geeks get up-close look at Blue Origin’s rocket ship (and try out the seats)

Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship is continuing its farewell tour this week with a stopover at the Space Symposium… Read More

Another feather in Jeff Bezos’ space helmet: Blue Origin wins Collier Trophy

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos keeps racking up the awards for his Blue Origin space venture: He just found out that… Read More

Jeff Bezos provides a sneak peek at Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship (and suits)

While Blue Origin’s scorch-scarred New Shepard spaceship continues its nationwide tour, billionaire founder Jeff Bezos is giving fans an updated… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has plans for big expansion of Seattle-area HQ

Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has out-of-this-world ambitions – with expansion plans to match. Permit filings at… Read More

Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin welcome Buzz Aldrin – and win a prestigious space trophy

It’s been a good week for Blue Origin, Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ space venture. Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin just… Read More