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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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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’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 Targets November 22 for Next Space Tourism Flight NS-28
Blue Origin is set to launch its ninth crewed mission, NS-28, on 22 November from its West Texas facility. The mission will take six passengers to suborbital space, including Emily Calandrelli, an MIT-educated engineer and science communicator, along with seasoned space tourists Marc and Sharon Hagle. The 10–12-minute flight will offer a brief pe...
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Chinese Company Deep Blue Aerospace Aims to Start Space Tourism by 2027
Deep Blue Aerospace, based in Jiangsu, China, has announced its intention to enter the space tourism market, planning to launch paying customers into suborbital space by 2027. Tickets will cost approximately $210,000, promising a comprehensive journey beyond a brief weightlessness experience. The reusable rocket-capsule system is similar to Blue Or...
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Blue Origin Delays New Shepard NS-27 Mission Following GPS Malfunction
Blue Origin has postponed the launch of its second human-rated New Shepard mission, NS-27, due to a GPS malfunction. Initially set for 13th October, the mission aims to send a newly developed rocket-capsule combination into suborbital space. This delay raises concerns about the reliability of the New Shepard programme, which has previously complete...
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Reality TV Show To Send Indian To Space With Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin
TV show producer Banijay Asia has tied up with Space Exploration and Research Agency for a reality show to send an Indian into space on a future Blue Origin New Shepard mission.
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NASA Researcher to Study Gravity’s Impact on Plants Aboard Blue Origin's Suborbital Rocket
In a historic first, a NASA-funded researcher will fly aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rocket to study how gravitational changes impact plant biology. Rob Ferl from the University of Florida will lead the experiment, activating tubes pre-loaded with plants and preservatives during the flight to capture how plants respond to different ...
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5 Facts About Gopi Thotakura, Indian Selected For Blue Origin Space Mission
Aerospace company Blue Origin has revealed its six-person crew set to embark on its NS-25 mission. It's the 25th mission in the program's history and the seventh time people will fly on the New Shepard spacecraft.
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin's Space Launch Next Week, 1st Since 2022 Crash
Blue Origin said on Tuesday it was aiming to launch its New Shepard suborbital rocket next week, the first mission since an uncrewed crash in September 2022 set back Jeff Bezos' space company.
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Blue Origin Rocket Fails Shortly After Lift-Off: All Details
A Blue Origin rocket has failed mid-flight shortly after its lift-off a day ago. This has caused the rocket to abort its cargo capsule to safety before crashing into the Texas desert. The rocket aimed to send NASA-funded experiments and other payloads to the edge of the space. The booster crashed within the designated hazard area.
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Bezos' Blue Origin Said to Have Completed Fifth Crewed Flight Launch
Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin completed its fifth crewed launch on Saturday after a New Shepard rocket's back-up system that had not met expectations delayed the voyage last month. Blue Origin's fourth flight landed successfully in March in west Texas after taking six passengers for a 10-minute journey to the edge of space.
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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin Completes 5th Crewed Mission To Space
Jeff Bezos's space tourism venture Blue Origin completed its fifth crewed launch on Saturday after a New Shepard rocket's back-up system that had not met expectations delayed the voyage last month.
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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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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’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 Targets November 22 for Next Space Tourism Flight NS-28
Blue Origin is set to launch its ninth crewed mission, NS-28, on 22 November from its West Texas facility. The mission will take six passengers to suborbital space, including Emily Calandrelli, an MIT-educated engineer and science communicator, along with seasoned space tourists Marc and Sharon Hagle. The 10–12-minute flight will offer a brief pe...
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Chinese Company Deep Blue Aerospace Aims to Start Space Tourism by 2027
Deep Blue Aerospace, based in Jiangsu, China, has announced its intention to enter the space tourism market, planning to launch paying customers into suborbital space by 2027. Tickets will cost approximately $210,000, promising a comprehensive journey beyond a brief weightlessness experience. The reusable rocket-capsule system is similar to Blue Or...
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Blue Origin Delays New Shepard NS-27 Mission Following GPS Malfunction
Blue Origin has postponed the launch of its second human-rated New Shepard mission, NS-27, due to a GPS malfunction. Initially set for 13th October, the mission aims to send a newly developed rocket-capsule combination into suborbital space. This delay raises concerns about the reliability of the New Shepard programme, which has previously complete...
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Reality TV Show To Send Indian To Space With Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin
TV show producer Banijay Asia has tied up with Space Exploration and Research Agency for a reality show to send an Indian into space on a future Blue Origin New Shepard mission.
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NASA Researcher to Study Gravity’s Impact on Plants Aboard Blue Origin's Suborbital Rocket
In a historic first, a NASA-funded researcher will fly aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rocket to study how gravitational changes impact plant biology. Rob Ferl from the University of Florida will lead the experiment, activating tubes pre-loaded with plants and preservatives during the flight to capture how plants respond to different ...
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5 Facts About Gopi Thotakura, Indian Selected For Blue Origin Space Mission
Aerospace company Blue Origin has revealed its six-person crew set to embark on its NS-25 mission. It's the 25th mission in the program's history and the seventh time people will fly on the New Shepard spacecraft.
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin's Space Launch Next Week, 1st Since 2022 Crash
Blue Origin said on Tuesday it was aiming to launch its New Shepard suborbital rocket next week, the first mission since an uncrewed crash in September 2022 set back Jeff Bezos' space company.
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Blue Origin Rocket Fails Shortly After Lift-Off: All Details
A Blue Origin rocket has failed mid-flight shortly after its lift-off a day ago. This has caused the rocket to abort its cargo capsule to safety before crashing into the Texas desert. The rocket aimed to send NASA-funded experiments and other payloads to the edge of the space. The booster crashed within the designated hazard area.
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Bezos' Blue Origin Said to Have Completed Fifth Crewed Flight Launch
Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin completed its fifth crewed launch on Saturday after a New Shepard rocket's back-up system that had not met expectations delayed the voyage last month. Blue Origin's fourth flight landed successfully in March in west Texas after taking six passengers for a 10-minute journey to the edge of space.
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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin Completes 5th Crewed Mission To Space
Jeff Bezos's space tourism venture Blue Origin completed its fifth crewed launch on Saturday after a New Shepard rocket's back-up system that had not met expectations delayed the voyage last month.
