Blue Origin confirms it’ll give Star Trek captain William Shatner a suborbital ride It’s official: Star Trek actor William Shatner is due to fly on Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship next week,… Read More
Blue Origin sets next space trip for Oct. 12; two fliers named, but not William Shatner Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says two successful tech entrepreneurs will be part of the lineup for its next… Read More
Beam me up? TMZ says William Shatner will take Blue Origin suborbital space trip The next crewed suborbital spaceflight planned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture — which could launch as… Read More
Citizen spacefliers splash down, finishing up Inspiration4’s charity mission in orbit The first non-governmental flight to orbit ended with a splash — and with the safe return of the Inspiration4 mission’s… Read More
With a billionaire’s backing, SpaceX sends citizen spacefliers into orbit for a mission like no other A tech billionaire and three other non-professional spacefliers blasted off today to begin the first non-governmental, philanthropic mission carrying a… Read More
Why Inspiration4’s ‘all-civilian’ trip to orbit represents the dawn of a second space age Are they space tourists? Citizen spacefliers? All-civilian astronauts? Whatever you call them, the four teammates who are due to go… Read More
Bezos vs. Branson vs. Musk: A reality check on the billionaire space race — and space station sci-fi The state of commercial space travel is changing so quickly that even science-fiction authors are struggling to keep up. That’s… Read More
Who’s an astronaut? FAA weighs in on a murky issue for suborbital space travelers Hundreds of deep-pocketed tourists are likely to take suborbital space trips as Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, as well… Read More
Blue Origin’s suborbital space ticket sales are nearing $100M, Jeff Bezos says VAN HORN, Texas — Blue Origin hasn’t yet revealed how much it’s charging for suborbital space trips, but founder Jeff… Read More
‘Best day ever!’ Blue Origin sends Jeff Bezos on suborbital trip with oldest and youngest spacefliers VAN HORN, Texas — As of today, Jeff Bezos is not only the richest person on Earth. He’s the richest… Read More
How to watch the countdown to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin suborbital space trip (and why) UPDATE: ‘Best day ever!’ Blue Origin sends Jeff Bezos on suborbital trip with oldest and youngest spacefliers Original story: VAN… Read More
Blue Origin’s space shots give tiny Texas town a boost that’s bigger than expected VAN HORN, Texas — When I last visited this West Texas town in 2006, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture… Read More
Jeff Bezos says he’s excited, not nervous, on the eve of his suborbital spaceflight VAN HORN, Texas — It’s T-minus 1 day for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ suborbital spaceflight, and he feels fine. On… Read More
After Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin sees a ‘robust pipeline’ of future paying spacefliers Jeff Bezos and his crewmates are still finishing up their training for the first-ever crewed spaceflight conducted by Blue Origin,… Read More
Blue Origin’s mystery passenger revealed: At age 18, Oliver Daemen will be youngest spaceflier Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says the beneficiary of the $28 million auction for a spot on its New… Read More
Blue Origin shares multimillion-dollar spaceship ticket proceeds with 19 charities There are only so many postcards you can send to space and back, even if you have $28 million to… Read More
A tale of two spaceships: How Seattle tech titans helped launch suborbital space tours The suborbital spaceships built by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic spaceline may look totally… Read More
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson takes suborbital space trip, stealing the spotlight from Jeff Bezos Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson rode his company’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane into the skies over New Mexico today and did… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin fuels feud with Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic over suborbital space trips Jeff Bezos has a longstanding rivalry with SpaceX’s Elon Musk, but now his Blue Origin space venture is upping the… Read More
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson plans July spaceflight to upstage Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin trip The billionaire space race is on: Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson is on the crew for the next test flight… Read More
‘Mercury 13’ woman aviator Wally Funk will ride with Jeff Bezos on Blue Origin suborbital space trip Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has rounded out the foursome for its first crewed suborbital spaceflight with… Read More
Virgin Galactic downplays rumblings about a suborbital Branson vs. Bezos space race Would Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson try to steal a march on Blue Origin (and Amazon) founder Jeff Bezos when… Read More
Jeff Bezos says he’ll ride with Blue Origin’s first space passengers in July Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he and his brother Mark will fly to space next month on the first crewed… Read More
Bidding for the first journey on Blue Origin’s suborbital spaceship exceeds $2 million Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has begun unsealing the bids for an open seat on its New… Read More
Try before you fly: Orbite sets schedule for luxurious astronaut orientation sessions Wanna take a ride to space? There’s a smorgasbord of spaceflight shaping up for paying customers, ranging from the suborbital… Read More
Blue Origin puts its first passenger seat on suborbital spaceship up for charity auction You had to know the first open seat on a spacecraft built by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space… Read More
Billionaire commander and future space crewmates bond during Mount Rainier trek The road to space runs through … Mount Rainier? Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman, who’s paying for a trip to… Read More
Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin promise details coming next week for how to buy first seat on spaceflight Step aside, Mannequin Skywalker. Blue Origin is getting ready for real humans to man its New Shepard spaceship and replace… Read More
‘It’s time’: Jeff Bezos hails Blue Origin’s fiery rehearsal for crewed suborbital spaceflight Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture flew a mannequin into space today during the 15th test flight for… Read More
Seattle-area engineer and Arizona teacher join billionaire’s crew for charity space trip The crew is set for a philanthropic space flight that’s being funded by a tech billionaire — and Christopher Sembroski,… Read More
