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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

Blue Origin New Shepard booster descends to landing

Blue Origin’s latest suborbital space trip hits milestones – and throws in a mystery

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sent its 10th crew on a quick suborbital ride to space today, extending its… Read More

Orbite's Brienna Rommes in classroom

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

New Shepard landing

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

Blue Origin sends six people on suborbital space trip, marking a first for researchers

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture today provided a brief dose of spaceflight to six people, including the first researcher… Read More

Portraits of Blue Origin NS-26 crew members

Blue Origin sets a date for its next flight to launch people and experiments into space

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says its next suborbital spaceflight is set for Aug. 29, with a space researcher… Read More

Blue Origin New Shepard launch in West Texas

Blue Origin flies its first crew in 21 months — and writes another page in space history

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture today resumed sending people on suborbital space trips after a 21-month gap, and made… Read More

Illustration: Interior of Orbite astronaut training facility

Orbite is raising funds as it gets set to expand training programs for spacefliers

Orbite Space, a venture that aims to offer down-to-Earth spaceflight training programs on a “try before you fly” basis, is… Read More

Orbite customers on zero-G airplane flight

Orbite begins the launch countdown for its commercial astronaut training programs

After getting its start in Seattle and testing its business model in France and Florida, a space travel venture called… Read More

Lauren Sanchez plans to lead an all-female crew on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin spaceship

Lauren Sanchez is planning to follow in the footsteps of her billionaire boyfriend, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, by taking a… Read More

William Shatner describes ‘overwhelming sadness’ he felt for Earth in his Blue Origin flight to space

William Shatner’s journey to the final frontier aboard a Blue Origin spaceship last fall seemed like the perfect opportunity to… Read More

Blue Origin New Shepard launch

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

Blue Origin NS-22 crew

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

Blue Origin New Shepard launch

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

Blue Origin launch

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 suborbital space crew

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

Blue Origin crew looking at New Shepard spaceship

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

Gary Lai with New Shepard space capsule

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

Pete Davidson

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

NS-20 spacefliers

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

Pete Davidson

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 after spaceflight

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

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 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

Portraits of Blue Origin crew

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

Orbite zero-G training

Orbite’s plans for space training complex get a boost from famed French designer Philippe Starck

The French designer who created the look for Virgin Galactic, Spaceport America and Axiom Space’s orbital habitat has taken on… Read More

New Shepard launch

‘The most profound experience’: Blue Origin sends Star Trek’s William Shatner to the final frontier

Reality caught up with science fiction today when Star Trek actor William Shatner, a.k.a. Captain James T. Kirk, briefly crossed… Read More

William Shatner and Jeff Bezos

How to watch William Shatner beam up to suborbital space on Blue Origin’s rocket

More than a half-century after William Shatner first played a starship captain roaming the galaxy in “Star Trek,” he’s getting… Read More

New Shepard crew portrait

William Shatner’s space trek is turning up a spotlight on Blue Origin’s highs and lows

Star Trek captain William Shatner’s scheduled suborbital space trip is bringing a renewed flood of attention to Jeff Bezos’ Blue… Read More

Blue Origin crew portrait

Weather forces a day’s delay in William Shatner’s Blue Origin suborbital space trip

The Starship Enterprise never had to delay its mission to seek out new life and new civilizations due to bad… Read More

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