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Blue Origin joins U.S. military ‘rocket cargo’ program
by Sandra Erwin — December 29, 2021 Aerial view of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket factory at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Credit: Blue Origin The rocket cargo project will explore the military utility, performance and cost of transporting cargo and people on commercial rockets WASHINGTON — Blue Origin has signed a cooperative agreement with the U.S.…
Blue Origin executive joins Voyager Space
by Jeff Foust — December 22, 2021 Clay Mowry (right) with Dylan Taylor, CEO of Voyager Space, after Taylor flew on Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle Dec. 11. Mowry is joining Voyager as its chief revenue officer. Credit: Twitter @claymowry WASHINGTON — Voyager Space has hired a Blue Origin executive as its chief revenue officer…
Omicron origin may have an HIV connection, here is how
Omicron is here but nobody knows for sure where it came from. It was detected first by South African researchers from samples collected in southern Africa. More and more researchers are now devoted to demystifying the latest SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, as designated by the World Health Organization (WHO). A theory is gaining ground that…
Blue Origin to send William Shatner to space as Russia films movie scenes on ISS
It's a big day for news about movies in space with the announcement that Captain Kirk is finally about to blast off for real and Russia is sending a filmmaker and an actor to the International Space Station to make a film.Key points:Shatner's flight will soar to about 106 kilometresThe Russian filmmaker will spend almost two weeks…
Blue Origin Employees Say They Wouldn’t Step Foot on Jeff Bezos’s Rocket Ship Because They Want to Live
Going to space might have been one of Jeff Bezos’s childhood dreams, but according to current and former employees of the company that got him there, Blue Origin is a sexist, toxic organization that cares more about beating fellow billionaires than actual flight safety.In a blistering essay written by almost two dozen people who have…
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin All Set For Second Crewed Mission
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos had, earlier this year, stepped down from his fame-company and decided to focus on other ventures of his. One venture that particularly has his attention is his aerospace endeavour, Blue Origin. The next New Shepard flight, named NS-18(being the 18th flight of New Shepard), will house a four-man crew. The two…
by Sandra Erwin — September 25, 2021 Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle rendering. Credit: United Launch Alliance The awards made by the Space Enterprise Consortium are for prototypes that will be jointly funded by the government and the contractors WASHINGTON — Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance were selected to participate in technology…