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Katy Perry to Launch on Blue Origin’s First All-Female Spaceflight Mission
Singer Katy Perry has been confirmed as part of an all-female crew set to launch into space on Blue Origin’s NS-31 mission this spring. The suborbital flight, led by Lauren Sánchez, includes professionals from science, media and aerospace. The reusable New Shepard rocket will carry the team past the Kármán line, offering minutes of weightlessn...
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Katy Perry On Being A Part Of First All-Female Crew For Jeff Bezos' Space Mission: "I Am Honoured"
This mission marks the first all-female crew for one of Blue Origin's flights and the 11th manned mission overall.
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Katy Perry, Jeff Bezos's Fiancee To Fly To Space On Blue Origin Rocket
Pop star Katy Perry and journalist Lauren Sanchez, who is engaged to billionaire Jeff Bezos, are set to join an all-female crew on Blue Origin's next suborbital spaceflight, the company announced Thursday.
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Blue Origin Completes 10th Human Spaceflight on New Shepard with Six Passengers
Blue Origin successfully completed its 10th human spaceflight, launching six passengers aboard the New Shepard rocket from its West Texas facility. The mission, designated NS-30, lasted about 10-12 minutes, giving passengers a few moments of weightlessness. The booster and capsule safely landed, with all parachutes deploying as expected. This fligh...
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Blue Origin NS-30 Crew Announced: Everything You Need to Know
Blue Origin has revealed five of the six crew members for its upcoming NS-30 space tourism mission. The confirmed crew includes Lane Bess, Jesús Calleja, Elaine Chia Hyde, Richard Scott, and Tushar Shah. One seat remains unfilled, with the final crew member yet to be disclosed. The flight, launching from West Texas, will provide a brief suborbital...
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Blue Origin Prepares Second New Glenn Launch, Aims for Better Landing
Blue Origin is targeting a late spring launch for the second flight of its New Glenn rocket, following a partially successful debut in January 2025. While the rocket deployed its payload, the booster failed to land due to fuel delivery issues. Engineers have identified key factors affecting the landing and are implementing upgrades to improve reusa...
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Jeff Bezos-Backed Space Company Blue Origin To Lay Off 10% Workforce
Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin LLC is cutting about 10% of its workforce, a significant pullback aimed at slashing costs and refocusing resources after years of development work.
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Global Rocket Launches Reach Record High in 2024, With More Growth Expected in 2025
A total of 259 rocket launches took place in 2024, continuing a four-year trend of increasing spaceflight activity. SpaceX led the surge with 132 Falcon 9 launches, contributing to satellite deployments for Starlink and military purposes. Other nations, including Russia and China, also expanded their launch operations. In 2025, new rockets from Blu...
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Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-29 Conducts First Lunar Gravity Simulation
Blue Origin successfully launched its NS-29 mission, marking the first lunar gravity simulation on its New Shepard vehicle. The capsule rotated mid-flight to replicate Moon gravity for research payloads, including NASA-supported experiments on lunar dust behaviour and fire safety. Over half of the 30 payloads focused on Moon-related technologies. T...
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Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-29 Mission to Test Lunar Gravity Simulation
Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-29 mission, scheduled for Jan. 28, 2025, will simulate lunar gravity during its suborbital flight. The uncrewed mission, launching from West Texas, carries 30 experiments, with 17 contributed by NASA. These experiments aim to advance lunar exploration technologies, including studying moon dust behaviour, fire dynamics...
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Successfully Reaches Orbit on First Test Flight
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully completed its first test flight, reaching orbit within 12.5 minutes of launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket aimed for reusability, with its first stage attempting a landing on a recovery ship. While the landing didn’t succeed, the mission was considered a major step for Blue Orig...
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Elon Musk Shares Series Of Posts To Dismiss Jeff Bezos Rivalry Rumours: "A Lot Has Happened In 21 Years"
Elon Musk reposted a photo taken of him and Jeff Bezos at dinner together over twenty years ago. "Wow, a lot has happened in 21 years!" he wrote while reacting to the picture.
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5 Things to Know About Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket
Blue Origin, the US space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos in 2000, made its maiden voyage into orbital space Thursday with its brand-new rocket, New Glenn.
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Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Blasts Off In First Launch, Reaches Orbit
Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its massive New Glenn rocket for the first time early Thursday, a livestream of the blastoff showed.
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Blue Origin Reschedules New Glenn Rocket Launch After Technical Setback
A technical issue has delayed Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launch, initially planned for January 13, 2025. Ice formation in a purge line of the auxiliary power unit caused the mission to be scrubbed. The reusable first stage of the rocket is set to land on a ship named Jacklyn after liftoff. Blue Origin has rescheduled the launch for January 16, ...
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Katy Perry to Launch on Blue Origin’s First All-Female Spaceflight Mission
Singer Katy Perry has been confirmed as part of an all-female crew set to launch into space on Blue Origin’s NS-31 mission this spring. The suborbital flight, led by Lauren Sánchez, includes professionals from science, media and aerospace. The reusable New Shepard rocket will carry the team past the Kármán line, offering minutes of weightlessn...
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Katy Perry On Being A Part Of First All-Female Crew For Jeff Bezos' Space Mission: "I Am Honoured"
This mission marks the first all-female crew for one of Blue Origin's flights and the 11th manned mission overall.
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Katy Perry, Jeff Bezos's Fiancee To Fly To Space On Blue Origin Rocket
Pop star Katy Perry and journalist Lauren Sanchez, who is engaged to billionaire Jeff Bezos, are set to join an all-female crew on Blue Origin's next suborbital spaceflight, the company announced Thursday.
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Blue Origin Completes 10th Human Spaceflight on New Shepard with Six Passengers
Blue Origin successfully completed its 10th human spaceflight, launching six passengers aboard the New Shepard rocket from its West Texas facility. The mission, designated NS-30, lasted about 10-12 minutes, giving passengers a few moments of weightlessness. The booster and capsule safely landed, with all parachutes deploying as expected. This fligh...
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Blue Origin NS-30 Crew Announced: Everything You Need to Know
Blue Origin has revealed five of the six crew members for its upcoming NS-30 space tourism mission. The confirmed crew includes Lane Bess, Jesús Calleja, Elaine Chia Hyde, Richard Scott, and Tushar Shah. One seat remains unfilled, with the final crew member yet to be disclosed. The flight, launching from West Texas, will provide a brief suborbital...
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Blue Origin Prepares Second New Glenn Launch, Aims for Better Landing
Blue Origin is targeting a late spring launch for the second flight of its New Glenn rocket, following a partially successful debut in January 2025. While the rocket deployed its payload, the booster failed to land due to fuel delivery issues. Engineers have identified key factors affecting the landing and are implementing upgrades to improve reusa...
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Jeff Bezos-Backed Space Company Blue Origin To Lay Off 10% Workforce
Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin LLC is cutting about 10% of its workforce, a significant pullback aimed at slashing costs and refocusing resources after years of development work.
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Global Rocket Launches Reach Record High in 2024, With More Growth Expected in 2025
A total of 259 rocket launches took place in 2024, continuing a four-year trend of increasing spaceflight activity. SpaceX led the surge with 132 Falcon 9 launches, contributing to satellite deployments for Starlink and military purposes. Other nations, including Russia and China, also expanded their launch operations. In 2025, new rockets from Blu...
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Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-29 Conducts First Lunar Gravity Simulation
Blue Origin successfully launched its NS-29 mission, marking the first lunar gravity simulation on its New Shepard vehicle. The capsule rotated mid-flight to replicate Moon gravity for research payloads, including NASA-supported experiments on lunar dust behaviour and fire safety. Over half of the 30 payloads focused on Moon-related technologies. T...
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Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-29 Mission to Test Lunar Gravity Simulation
Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-29 mission, scheduled for Jan. 28, 2025, will simulate lunar gravity during its suborbital flight. The uncrewed mission, launching from West Texas, carries 30 experiments, with 17 contributed by NASA. These experiments aim to advance lunar exploration technologies, including studying moon dust behaviour, fire dynamics...
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Successfully Reaches Orbit on First Test Flight
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully completed its first test flight, reaching orbit within 12.5 minutes of launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket aimed for reusability, with its first stage attempting a landing on a recovery ship. While the landing didn’t succeed, the mission was considered a major step for Blue Orig...
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Elon Musk Shares Series Of Posts To Dismiss Jeff Bezos Rivalry Rumours: "A Lot Has Happened In 21 Years"
Elon Musk reposted a photo taken of him and Jeff Bezos at dinner together over twenty years ago. "Wow, a lot has happened in 21 years!" he wrote while reacting to the picture.
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5 Things to Know About Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket
Blue Origin, the US space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos in 2000, made its maiden voyage into orbital space Thursday with its brand-new rocket, New Glenn.
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Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Blasts Off In First Launch, Reaches Orbit
Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its massive New Glenn rocket for the first time early Thursday, a livestream of the blastoff showed.
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Blue Origin Reschedules New Glenn Rocket Launch After Technical Setback
A technical issue has delayed Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launch, initially planned for January 13, 2025. Ice formation in a purge line of the auxiliary power unit caused the mission to be scrubbed. The reusable first stage of the rocket is set to land on a ship named Jacklyn after liftoff. Blue Origin has rescheduled the launch for January 16, ...
