Blue Origin

By Garrett Reim
Satellite crowding and military conflict create new dangers in space.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Fully funded and hardware-rich, Blue Origin readies for orbital operations.
Commercial Space

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

By Irene Klotz
“We can go dramatically faster,” says new Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
There is a long history of NASA brain power moving on to private industry.
Space

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

By Mark Carreau
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.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
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.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jen DiMascio
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.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

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

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

By Irene Klotz
The company plans to develop a fully autonomous docking system for the Cygnus.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Amazon becomes a satellite operator.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
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.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Congress has authorized ISS operations through 2030.
Space

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

By Irene Klotz
Team wants data on S4 dynamics in simulated lunar space.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Progress has been slow on Blue Origin's New Glenn orbital launch system under Bob Smith’s watch, with an expected 2024 debut coming four years behind schedule.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
With three expected bidders and three planned awards, everyone wins at whatever the price.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Apurva Mahajan
The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) within the Commerce Department is set to implement a three-phase plan to assume control of space situational awareness.
Space

The mission date is to be announced at a later date, and the name of the astronaut awaits approval by NASA and the other ISS partners.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Europe’s Airbus Defense and Space is upping its stake in the Voyager Space-led Starlab project.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Axiom, SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic have all flown privately paying passengers into orbital and suborbital space from the U.S.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The road to launch detoured back to the rocket factory for an upper-stage modification.
Space