Blue Origin

The second of two Blue Origin BE-4 engines has arrived at United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Decatur, Alabama, factory for installation on a Vulcan rocket.

What began as an operational ballistic missile evolved into one of the most successful and storied space launch vehicles.

CEO Steve Isakowitz speaks about the transformation underway at the only U.S. government-backed R&D center committed exclusively to space enterprise.

NASA is continuing its efforts to partner with the U.S. commercial space sector while striving to establish a human presence at the Moon.

The Defense Innovation Unit has awarded three contracts for development of low-cost space tugs and in-space refueling technologies.

The agency is asking for the same amount of money it received in 2023.

Last living Apollo 17 crewmember is guiding off-world prospecting.

Satellite crowding and military conflict create new dangers in space.

Fully funded and hardware-rich, Blue Origin readies for orbital operations.

A New Glenn test vehicle was rolled out from Blue Origin’s Integrated Test Facility on Feb. 21 for a launchpad tanking test.

“We can go dramatically faster,” says new Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp.

There is a long history of NASA brain power moving on to private industry.

United Launch Alliance’s first Vulcan rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral SFS on Jan. 8.

The agency has a third contract with Axiom Space under a $140 million agreement reached in February 2020 to assemble an initial commercial ISS successor.

The global space tourism market is forecast to grow briskly from $851.7 million in 2024 to $5.19 billion by 2034, a new report says.

Frank Calvelli, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, spoke at Aviation Week’s A&D Programs conference on Nov. 7.

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The company is developing a large spacecraft to transport, host, refuel and provide data and other services for multiple payloads.

Blue Origin's Blue Ring can host and/or deploy 1,100-lb.-class satellites on a dozen generic ESPA and ESPA Grande ports.

The company plans to develop a fully autonomous docking system for the Cygnus.

Amazon becomes a satellite operator.

The 196-ft. Atlas V lifted off at 2:06 p.m. EDT on a dedicated ride for a pair of small satellites known as Kuipersat-1 and -2.

Congress has authorized ISS operations through 2030.

The FAA also called for organizational changes following the Sept. 12, 2022, uncrewed New Shepard-23 mission.

Team wants data on S4 dynamics in simulated lunar space.