Blue Origin has conducted a test flight of its New Shepard suborbital system. Aimed at the space tourism market, the BE-3 engine-driven rocket lofted its capsule to Mach 3 and its planned test altitude of 307,000 feet. Attempts to recover the booster – which is designed to be reusable – were unsuccessful, although tweaks to the hydraulic system are already planned for the next test flights.
After years of development, Blue Origin’s semi-reusable heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle, New Glenn, successfully launched…
The first full week of 2025 – and the first part of next week –…
With SpaceX’s successful launch of the Starlink Group 12-6 mission on Tuesday, the curtain came…
European companies in the space sector have been developing novel technology to find their unique…
Following the sixth flight of SpaceX’s Starship on Tuesday, eight additional orbital launches were planned…
Fresh off the successful New Shepard NS-27 flight, Blue Origin is making intense preparations for…
Blue Origin tested its second human-rated New Shepard capsule this week, which had been delayed…
Blue Origin has hot-fired the second stage of New Glenn for the first time, continuing…
The Soyuz MS-26 crewed mission has flown NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey…
Another busy week of spaceflight activities contained a landing failure of a Falcon 9 booster…
Nearly every rocket that has flown has had an anomaly. With thousands of components that…
Over the past few months, Blue Origin has been busy progressing on many of its…
There were two high-profile missions scheduled this week after a challenging weekend that saw the…
Blue Origin continues to take big steps forward with its New Glenn orbital rocket as…
As the first month of 2024 closes, Blue Origin is well into production with its…
This week nearly saw two secret spaceplanes launched within days of each other. After ground…
The Shenzhou-16 (SZ-16) spacecraft has come home after its crew completed a six-month stay aboard…
Florida’s Space Coast has been awash with launch activity as of late, thanks in large…
On June 15, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced its intention to partner…
