First Vulcan rocket launches commercial moon lander with a boost from Blue Origin Update: Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander fell back to Earth 10 days after launch due to a propellant leak that ruled out… Read More
Milestone moon lander mission targets an otherworldly frontier for DNA data storage A mission to send a commercial lander to the moon, set for launch in a couple of days, will bring… Read More
Blue Origin’s next-gen BE-4 rocket engine fails dramatically during testing in Texas Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture confirmed that one of its BE-4 rocket engines suffered a significant anomaly during testing… Read More
Blue Origin completes delivery of BE-4 rocket engines for first ULA Vulcan launch Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it has completed delivery of the two BE-4 rocket engines that… Read More
Amazon switches Project Kuiper prototype satellites to ULA’s first Vulcan launch The first two prototype satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband internet network are now due to launch on the first-ever… 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
Space Force awards $87.5M to Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, SpaceX and ULA for testing The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command today announced awards totaling $87.5 million to support prototype commercial projects relating to… Read More
Jeff Bezos kicks back with full-thrust firing of Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine in Texas If you’re hanging out in West Texas during a pandemic, there are few fireworks shows more thrilling than a test… Read More
ULA and SpaceX win shares of future national security launches; Blue Origin loses out The U.S. Space Force designated United Launch Alliance and SpaceX as the winners of a multibillion-dollar competition for national security… Read More
ULA’s Vulcan rocket selected for launches of moon lander and mini-shuttle in 2021 United Launch Alliance’s next-generation Vulcan rocket – and Blue Origin’s next-generation BE-4 rocket engine – have been chosen to send… Read More
Blue Origin protests launch contract rules as it competes with SpaceX, ULA, Northrop Grumman Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is protesting the rules of the game for awarding future national security… Read More
Blue Origin, ULA and Northrop Grumman weigh in on multibillion-dollar SpaceX rocket lawsuit Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and subsidiaries of United Launch Alliance and Northrop Grumman are intervening in… Read More
Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman and ULA win Air Force’s backing for future rockets The U.S. Air Force says Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman and United Launch Alliance have won its go-ahead for the development… Read More
Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine wins United Launch Alliance’s key multibillion-dollar backing After years of development and months of suspense, Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won a high-stakes… Read More
