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Blue Origin

US
commercialFounded 2000
www.blueorigin.com/
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Blue Origin completed its eighth human spaceflight and the 26th flight of the New Shepard program on Thursday, 2024-08-29.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralAug 29, 2024Blue Origin’s NS-26 mission’s “cleanest flight”

New Shepard lifted off from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas at 9:07 a.m. Eastern on 2024-08-29.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginTechnical ProductAug 29, 2024Blue Origin flies NASA-funded scientist and space tourists on New Shepard suborbital flight

The reusable New Shepard rocket-and-capsule combo was scheduled to lift off from Blue Origin’s West Texas site at 9 a.m. EDT on Thursday, 2024-08-29.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginTechnical ProductAug 29, 2024Blue Origin’s NS-26 mission’s “cleanest flight”

Blue Origin flew six people on a New Shepard suborbital spaceflight designated NS-26 on 2024-08-29.

Mentioned as: blue originNarrative GeneralAug 29, 2024Blue Origin flies NASA-funded scientist and space tourists on New Shepard suborbital flight

Blue Origin’s reusable New Shepard rocket-capsule combo is scheduled to lift off from the West Texas Suborbital Launch Site (Corn Ranch) at 9 a.m. EDT on Thursday, 2024-08-29.

Mentioned as: blue originTechnical ProductAug 27, 2024Blue Origin readies for Thursday tourism mission launch

Former NASA administrator Michael Griffin recommended abandoning plans to use SpaceX and Blue Origin technologies for Moon landings in favor of government-run programs.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralAug 19, 2024The new Moon race: Assessing Chinese and US strategies

Blue and Gold are scheduled to ship to Cape Canaveral in August 2024 for integration onto Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralJul 29, 2024Rocket Lab Completes Integration and Testing of Twin Spacecraft for NASA Mars Mission

Amazon’s multi-billion-dollar launch campaign for Project Kuiper includes Arianespace, Blue Origin, and SpaceX to help deploy more than 3,200 satellites.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralJul 18, 2024Amazon gears up for NASA satellite data relay demonstration

Blue Origin's recommendation includes options to cap the launch rate of Starship operations to minimize environmental impacts.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralJul 8, 2024Coping with Starship

Blue Origin submitted feedback indicating that Starship operations could have a greater environmental impact than existing launch systems at Kennedy Space Center.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginTechnical ProductJul 8, 2024Coping with Starship

William Shatner received the Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Award at the ISDC for his role on Star Trek and his flight on Blue Origin's New Shepard in 2021.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralJun 24, 2024Suborbital spaceflight’s crossroads

Blue Origin plans to deprioritize New Shepard to focus on the New Glenn launch vehicle and other projects.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralJun 24, 2024Suborbital spaceflight’s crossroads

Blue Origin operates a commercial spaceport in West Texas.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralJun 24, 2024Suborbital spaceflight’s crossroads

Blue Origin resumed crewed New Shepard flights after a hiatus since August 2022.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralJun 24, 2024Suborbital spaceflight’s crossroads

Blue Origin communicated with NASA regarding the parachute problem after the NS-25 flight.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralJun 24, 2024Suborbital spaceflight’s crossroads

Space Systems Command awarded four contracts to Blue Origin, CACI International Inc., General Atomics, and Viasat to develop space laser communication terminal prototypes.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralJun 19, 2024SSC awards 4 contracts for space laser communication terminal prototypes development

Blue Origin will receive $5,000,000 to conduct an initial capabilities assessment and define its approach to tiered mission assurance for NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1.

Mentioned as: blue originTechnical ProductJun 13, 2024SSC awards 3 contracts for National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1

Space Systems Command awarded National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 contracts to Blue Origin, SpaceX, and United Launch Alliance.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralJun 13, 2024SSC awards 3 contracts for National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1

As part of the Phase 3 contract, Blue Origin will receive $5,000,000 to conduct an initial capabilities assessment of its mission assurance.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginTechnical ProductJun 13, 2024Blue Origin, SpaceX, ULA to compete for $5.6 billion in Pentagon launch contracts

The Phase 3 contracts awarded to Blue Origin, SpaceX, and ULA are potentially worth $5,600,000,000 over five years.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginTechnical ProductJun 13, 2024Blue Origin, SpaceX, ULA to compete for $5.6 billion in Pentagon launch contracts
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