NASA plans to send a pair of EscaPADE probes to Mars as part of the second launch of the New Glenn rocket. This is stated in the draft budget of […]
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Blue Origin’s New Shepard completes 32nd flight + 12th human spaceflight
Blue Origin successfully completed its 12th human spaceflight and the 32nd flight for the New Shepard program on May 31st. The crew included: K-12 STEM teacher Aymette Medina Jorge, radiologist […]
Viasat + Blue Origin to partner on launch telemetry demo for NASA Communications Services Project
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has selected Blue Origin as the firm’s launch mission partner to support Viasat’s demonstration of its InRange launch telemetry relay service as part of its work […]
AST SpaceMobile to launch 243 satellites
AST SpaceMobile (AST), a would-be supplier of direct-to-consumer cellular telephony from space, has told the FCC that it will have 243 of its BlueBird satellites in orbit by the end […]
Project Kuiper facing regulatory deadline
The massive Amazon-backed broadband-by-satellite system, Project Kuiper, is potentially going to miss its regulatory obligations according to reports. It seems that comments made at the recent Satellite 2025 show in […]
Blue Origin scrubs Tuesday’s launch of New Shepard’s NS-29 and plans for Thursday
“We are scrubbing today’s launch. In addition to thick clouds we’ve been tracking all morning, we also encountered an issue related to the booster’s avionics. New launch target forthcoming,” Blue […]
Blue Origin scrubs Monday’s launch of New Glenn moments before launch
“We’re standing down on today’s launch attempt to troubleshoot a vehicle subsystem issue that will take us beyond our launch window. We’re reviewing opportunities for our next launch attempt. ” Blue […]
Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch delayed again until Monday due to rough waters
Blue Origin is opting to delay again the launch of New Glenn due to unfavorable weather conditions. Blue Origin’s spokesperson said, “Sea state conditions are still unfavorable for booster landing. […]
Blue Origin scrubs and reschedules New Glenn’s first launch due to rough Atlantic seas, and pays a fine
Blue Origin‘s scrub at the countdown of the launch of its first New Glenn heavy-lift rocket at 1:00 a.m. EST (0600 GMT) on Friday, January 10, was called due to […]
New Glenn’s first launch now on for ‘no earlier than Friday’
New Glenn’s inaugural mission (NG-1) is targeting no earlier than Friday, January 10, from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The three-hour launch window opens at […]