‘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
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
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
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
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
Billionaire belly laughs: SNL’s space skit pokes fun at Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and Elon Musk You know that the billionaire space race has entered the nation’s mainstream when it’s skewered by NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.”… 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
Paintings, not people, take the spotlight in Blue Origin’s latest suborbital space trip A little more than a month after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took a rocket ride, his Blue Origin space venture… 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
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture approaches period of maximum dynamic pressure Jeff Bezos may be easing back from his CEO role at Amazon, but now he’s due to feel the heat… 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
Leave Jeff Bezos in space? Way-out petitions attract more than 100,000 signatures Between an upsurge in antitrust talk and questions about worker turnover, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has plenty to worry about… 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
Watch Blue Origin fly its first capsule that’s designed to send people to space and back Update: The uncrewed test flight of Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship has been rescheduled for launch at 10:57 a.m.… Read More
Blue Origin’s suborbital spaceship tests NASA’s moon landing system in Texas Blue Origin’s suborbital spaceship today conducted a robotic rehearsal for a future touchdown on the moon — and by all… Read More
