Spaceport gets green light for UK’s first vertical rocket launch - Tech Science Daily podcast All of the stories from Monday's episode of the Tech & Science Daily podcast. Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2023
Jeff Bezos Says He And Elon Musk Are 'Like-Minded' In Their Endeavors Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have feuded over the years, with Musk previously accusing Bezos of taking himself "a bit too seriously". International Business Times UK · Dec 18, 2023
Blue Origin launches New Shepard rocket, aces landing in 1st return to flight since 2022 failure (video) Blue Origin launched its first mission since September 2022 on Dec. 19, safely bringing the payloads back to Earth. The next space tourism crew has not yet been announced. Space · Dec 18, 2023
Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin Headed Back Into Space After Accident The American company Blue Origin plans to launch its rocket Big Shepard Monday for the first time since an accident more than a year ago, as the firm founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos heads back into space. International Business Times · Dec 18, 2023
Jeff Bezos says companies need 'a culture that supports truth-telling.' Here's how he built one at Amazon "We mostly survive by being social animals and being cordial" but "important truths can be uncomfortable," said the Amazon founder. Fortune · Dec 17, 2023
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk say human population not nearly big enough: ‘If we had a trillion humans, we would have at any given time a thousand Mozarts’ “I think in a lot of these endeavors we're very like-minded,” Bezos said of himself and Musk regarding getting humans into space. Fortune · Dec 16, 2023
Jeff Bezos says Elon Musk’s SpaceX will be successful ‘for sure’ but there’s ‘room for a bunch of winners’ in space—including Blue Origin Bezos said adding a “sense of urgency” to his SpaceX rival Blue Origin was the “primary reason” he resigned as Amazon CEO. Fortune · Dec 15, 2023
Days after announcing a deal with SpaceX, Amazon seeks to dismiss lawsuit claiming it snubbed the Elon Musk space company last year Investors allege Amazon originally excluded SpaceX due to founder Jeff Bezos’s “personal rivalry” with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Fortune · Dec 14, 2023
FAA's launch mishap investigations need a rethink, government report finds The Federal Aviation Administration should evaluate and improve the way it investigates space launch mishaps, according to a new report. Space · Dec 14, 2023
Blue Origin Announces Space Launch Next Week, First Since 2022 Crash Blue Origin said on Tuesday it was aiming to launch its New Shepard suborbital rocket next week, the first mission since an uncrewed crash in September 2022 set back the space company owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos. International Business Times · Dec 12, 2023
AP PHOTOS: Moon, asteroids and new rockets topped the world's space news in 2023 The moon, asteroids and brand new rockets topped the world’s space news in 2023. The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023
Blue Origin will return to flight with uncrewed mission on Dec. 18 Blue Origin plans to end its 15-month spaceflight hiatus with an uncrewed mission of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on Dec. 18. Space · Dec 12, 2023
Amazon will now pay Elon Musk’s SpaceX to get its Project Kuiper satellites into space—and compete against his Starlink service Amazon said Friday it's signed a contract with SpaceX for three launches of Project Kuiper satellites. Fortune · Dec 2, 2023
Fisher Space Pens to fly with Blue Origin crews as 'official ballpoint' Fisher Space Pen has new Blue ballpoints. The maker of the pressurized-ink writing instruments has partnered with Blue Origin to become the company's pen provider for all upcoming crewed launches. Space · Nov 19, 2023
Space · Nov 10, 2023 Safety, not speed, should be the priority in launch mishap probes, FAA advisory group says With more space launches than ever, industry wants a way to speed up licensing after mishaps. But safety must come first, say members of a Federal Aviation Administration advisory committee say.
The Guardian - US · Nov 10, 2023 ‘Buying influence’: top US nuclear board advisers are tied to arms business Nine of 12 members of the commission charged with avoiding nuclear conflict have financial ties to defense contractors
The Conversation · Nov 7, 2023 Boom in space tourism threatens to boost the amounts of space junk and climate emissions Commercial companies are increasingly becoming involved in transporting astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), as well as other activities in orbit. Some, such as Houston-based Axiom Space, eventually want to build their own space stations in orbit, where commercial astronauts could make extended stays.
Space · Nov 1, 2023 Blue Origin shows off moon lander prototype for NASA's Artemis program Blue Origin recently showed off one of the prototypes it is building to help return humans to the moon as part of NASA's Artemis Program.
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023 Amazon launches test satellites for its planned internet service to compete with SpaceX Amazon has launched the first test satellites for its planned internet service
Fortune · Sep 13, 2023 How Musk and Bezos first met, with an insulted Elon inviting himself to tour Blue Origin The two billionaire CEOs rubbed each other the wrong way upon meeting, according to new biography about Elon Musk.
Fortune · Sep 13, 2023 Elon Musk’s monopoly over the space race could ‘choke’ the sector if left unchecked, a Lazard investment banker has warned "I think it’s a huge concern."
Fortune · Sep 4, 2023 Jeff Bezos’s rivalry with Elon Musk has landed him with a lawsuit The filing alleges Amazon's leadership “excluded the most obvious and affordable launch provider, SpaceX, from its procurement process because of Bezos’ personal rivalry with Musk."
Space · Aug 19, 2023 See Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket come together at Florida space coast factory (photo) Social media post provides rare insight into Blue Origin's work and progress on its New Glenn rocket.
Zenger · Aug 15, 2023 Here’s Why Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Has Fallen Behind Elon Musk’s SpaceX Blue Origin, the space firm founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, is developing far more slowly than SpaceX.
France 24 · Aug 10, 2023 Virgin Galactic sends its first tourist passengers into space Virgin Galactic launched its first tourist passengers into the weightlessness of space Thursday, the culmination of a nearly two-decade commercial pursuit, the company said.