The Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin rocket business is saying that it will fly its powerful New Glenn variant more than 50 times annually by 2030 and building to more than 120 flights annually by 2035. Currently, Blue Origin is rebuilding its Florida launch pad which was seriously damaged in an explosion on a pre-flight static […]

A detailed inspection of the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station which was damaged in an explosion of a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket on May 28th has been published. The explosion was the largest-ever in Cape Canaveral’s history and occurred during a test firing of the rocket’s engines. The explosion has alarmed […]

The explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket on May 28th has caused extensive damaged to the launch pad which will set back future launches. There was also a fear that nearby boosters, stored at Blue Origin’s integration facility at the Kennedy Space Center were damaged. But Dave Limp, Blue Origin’s CEO, said on May […]

A Blue Origin rocket, named New Glenn #4, was lost during a static test firing of its engines while standing at Launch Complex 36 at the Kennedy Space Center. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos backs the Blue Origin projects. The explosion happened at about 9pm Florida time (01.00 UTC) on May 28th. The loss of the […]

Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket which failed to correctly place an AST SpaceMobile satellite into orbit, has been approved to resume flights by the Federal Aviation Administratiion (FAA) following a review of the problem. New Glenn #3 has received corrective measures having been implemented. “Prior to our [rocket’s] second burn, we experienced an […]

The Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin rocket company is reportedly seeking outside investment funding. Blue Origin, which has largely been dependent on revenue from tourism flights and is just starting commercial launches for the likes of AST SpaceMobile, is weighing up plans to invite outside investors, according to FT. Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp is said […]

Blue Origin, the rocket company owned by Jeff Bezos, was scheduled to launch an AST SpaceMobile satellite on April 18th. This is the first time a New Glenn booster has been reused. The launch has now slipped to April 19th and for lift-off window opens at 06.45am (Eastern Time) from Florida. In the event of […]

It has been widely alleged that there’s a high degree of animosity between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Their billionaire status guarantees headlines and their rockets and satellites ensure publicity for their endeavours. But the two are also slugging it out with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). SpaceX and Amazon Leo have filed complaints against […]

Just days after criticising rival Elon Musk for the SpaceX plans to launch 1 million satellites suitable for operating orbital data-centres, Jeff Bezos and his Blue Origin rocket launch business has applied to place 51,600 satellites into orbit. Bezos and Blue Origin call the scheme ‘Project Sunrise’ and as one critic pointed out: “’Project Sunrise’ […]

Blue Origin, the Jeff Bezos–backed rocket business, has generated plenty of publicity for carrying passengers such as Katy Perry and William Shatner, but has decided to pause these flights on its New Shepard rocket and to shift resources onto its Moon plans. These include establishing a Lunar base and getting the astronauts to the Moon. […]