By Alan Boyle, Published by GeekWire, 4 June 2022 Blue Origin sent the first Mexican-born woman and the first crypto-crowdfunded crew member into space today, marking the fifth crewed suborbital flight for Jeff Bezos’ space venture. In addition to the firsts, there was a “second”: the first Blue Origin customer
By Theodora Ogden, Published by Consortium News, 13 May 2022 The future of space could be a gold rush for resources – and not everyone will benefit Satellites help run the internet and television and are central to the Global Positioning System. They enable modern weather forecasting, help scientists track
By Nanasee Wagh, Published by Popular Mechanics, 11 May 2022 This thing could fly as soon as 2026. A nuclear thermal flight project aims to propel astronauts to parts of space between the moon and Earth.DARPA is looking for proposals to design and build the engine, in hopes of using
By Shira Ovide, Published by the New York Times, 6 April 2022 Maybe you’ve wondered as I have: Is there a point to rocketing rich guys like Jeff Bezos and the “Star Trek” actor William Shatner into space? Wendy Whitman Cobb, an Air Force political scientist for space, says yes.
By Anthony Cuthbertson, Published by The Independent, 17 March 2022 SpaceX boss Elon Musk has set 2029 as the year humans will make it to Mars aboard his company’s Starship rocket. The tech billionaire had previously hoped to make the first crewed missions to the Red Planet in either 2024
By Andy Tomaswick, Published by Universe Today, 18 March 2022 The path back to the moon is long and fraught with danger, both in the real, physical sense and also in the contractual, legal sense. NASA, the agency sponsoring the largest government-backed lunar program, Artemis, has already been feeling the
By Evgeny Mikhaylov, Published by Sputnik News, 18 November 2021 This year, the company spent over $1.3 million on lobbying, in addition to $2 million in 2020. Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin hired Mac Campbell from Capitol Counsel - a lobbyist who had relations with the Obama administration, CBS reported. Campbell
By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 28 October 2021 If the environment was your priority, which rocket would you choose? When it comes to their environmental impacts, not all rocket fuels are equal. Which are the industry's 'dirty secrets' and which technologies might satisfy even Greta Thunberg? Here's a look
