When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. On August 18, 2024, Rocket Lab delivered two spacecraft for NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to the Astrotech Space Operations Facility in Titusville, Florida, in preparation for launch this fall. | Credit: NASA/Norman Phelps The two Mars satellites that will be… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Credit: Future/All About Space Magazine,Logo_ Hannah Rose Brayshaw-Williams People have been involved in the Salyut, Skylab, Mir and Tiangong programs in the last half century, and of course International Space Station (ISS). In addition to providing Incredible landscapes of… Read More »
SpaceX’s plans to launch its Starship-Super Heavy two-stage rocket 44 times a year from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are facing criticism from its two main rivals, United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin. The Starship The vehicle is the world’s largest rocket. Its two stages are SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster rocket… Read More »
Hours after his historic first spaceflight, 90-year-old Ed Dwight sat among three retired Black NASA astronauts who thanked him for charting a path for them to enter orbit and described his journey aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-25 spacecraft. justice.” More than six decades after President John F. Kennedy selected him as the nation’s first… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. Blue Origin’s tourism rocket is preparing to launch passengers to the edge of space for the first time in nearly two years, ending a hiatus caused by a failed uncrewed test flight. The New Shepard… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. Blue Origin’s tourism rocket is preparing to launch passengers to the edge of space for the first time in nearly two years, ending a hiatus caused by a failed uncrewed test flight. The New Shepard… Read More »
A Blue Origin rocket will launch the company’s first private astronaut spaceflight since 2022 this weekend. If you’re hoping to watch live online, you need to know when to watch; But don’t worry, we are here for you. Blue Origin is currently aiming to launch six space tourists on Sunday, May 19, aboard its suborbital… Read More »
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin plans to launch a crewed rocket for the first time in nearly two years. The New Shepard rocket was grounded for months after a failed uncrewed launch in September 2022. The delay has allowed space tourism rivals like Virgin Galactic to catch up. Jeff Bezos’ private space company Blue Origin recently… Read More »
LONDON — Stratospheric balloon company HALO Space plans to offer aspiring space travelers the space tourism equivalent of glamping. Instead of the tight spacesuits and stomach-churning G-forces typically associated with a rocket flight, the company’s pressurized capsule attached to a helium-filled balloon will offer comfortable swiveling seats, giant windows and a variety of fine dining.… Read More »
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos each have big plans for the moon and beyond through their respective companies, SpaceX and Blue Origin.NASA/JPL/USGS; Lisa O’Connor/Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images; Business Content Billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos and their space businesses are racing to the moon. Several agreements have set norms for space exploration among countries, but… Read More »