Jeff Bezos says he’s spending more on his Earth Fund than on Blue Origin space shots
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, talks about the link between space and Earth’s welfare with moderator Adi Ignatius at a forum at Washington…
Blue Origin’s team wins a $130M share of NASA funding for commercial space stations
An artist’s conception shows the Orbital Reef space station with a single-person spacecraft and Boeing’s Starliner space taxi flying nearby, and Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser space plane…
Blue Origin delays its next suborbital space trip because of worries about Texas winds
Spacefliers-to-be Laura Shepard Churchley, Lane Bess and Cameron Bess listen in on a training session at Blue Origin’s Launch Site One. (Blue Origin Photo) Mercury astronaut Alan…
Blue Origin’s latest suborbital space shot explores the final frontier of merchandising
Former football star and future Blue Origin spaceflier Michael Strahan is given a football to take on his trip during an appearance on Thursday Night Football with…
Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship joins the pantheon of model rockets
Estes’ New Shepard model rocket uses standard model-rocket launch equipment, including a single C6-3 or C6-5 engine. (Estes Industries via YouTube) Rocket fans will soon be able…
Marking another first, Blue Origin sends six spacefliers on a single suborbital trip
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ship lifts off from West Texas. (Blue Origin via YouTube) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture guided another suborbital space trip into…
Crypto ambassador says he won Blue Origin’s $28M auction and is buying five more tickets to space
A digital rendering shows crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun in a spacesuit. (Justin Sun via Twitter) The winner of June’s $28 million auction for a seat on Blue…
Year in Space: Jeff Bezos and his billionaire rivals finally usher in the age of commercial spaceflight
Jeff Bezos uncorks the bubbly after riding Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship. (Blue Origin Photo) For 25 years, I’ve been recapping the top stories about space…
Billionaire belly laughs: SNL’s space skit pokes fun at Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and Elon Musk
Jeff Bezos (left) gets the “Saturday Night Live” treatment from Owen Wilson. (Blue Origin / NBC Photos) You know that the billionaire space race has entered the…
Hanks, but no Hanks: Actor turned down Jeff Bezos’ offer to ride Blue Origin rocket because of price tag
Tom Hanks has already been to space, sort of, as the star of 1995’s “Apollo 13.” He wasn’t going to pay millions for the chance to do…