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Blue Origin's First All-Female Crew Completes New Shepard Suborbital Flight

Blue Origin has successfully launched and safely returned the first all-female crew aboard the New Shepard rocket. The mission featured six women, including pop star Katy Perry, reaching the edge of space and marking a milestone in space tourism and gender representation.

2025-04-14T06:44:05.736896-07:00

Space.com

Blue Origin unveils lunar architecture with crewed landers and orbital tankers

2025-06-04T07:01:36.935797-07:00

CBS News

Blue Origin’s 12th Crewed New Shepard Flight Carries Six to Space, Including First New Zealander

2025-05-31T08:04:24.372216-07:00

Reuters

Amazon to Launch Initial Kuiper Satellites on April 9

2025-04-02T11:51:07.237734-07:00

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Space tourism demand surges after Blue Origin’s all-women suborbital flight, but cost and capacity cap growth Interest in space tourism jumped after Blue Origin’s all-women New Shepard flight featuring high-profile passengers, but steep ticket prices (around $450k–$500k) and limited launch cadence keep the market confined to wealthy clients. Advances in vehicle design and increasing flight frequency could lower costs and open the sector over time.

2025-06-14T13:23:13.003617-07:00

Space tourism demand surges after Blue Origin’s all-women suborbital flight, but cost and capacity cap growth

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Blue Origin Astronaut J.D. Russell Unveils Alpha Fund to Drive Aerospace Innovation Blue Origin veteran astronaut J.D. Russell today announced the launch of Alpha Funds, a new investment vehicle aimed at backing early-stage aerospace and space startups. The fund will leverage Russell’s industry expertise and Blue Origin’s network to accelerate development in propulsion, in-space manufacturing, and satellite technologies.

2025-06-14T13:20:47.500288-07:00

Blue Origin Astronaut J.D. Russell Unveils Alpha Fund to Drive Aerospace Innovation

Space.com

Blue Origin Names Crew for 13th New Shepard Flight, NS-33 Blue Origin has disclosed the six passengers aboard its upcoming NS-33 New Shepard suborbital mission, marking its 13th crewed space-tourism launch. The lineup includes conservationist Allie Kuehner and her husband Carl — the second married couple to fly together — alongside additional mission specialists.

2025-06-14T07:12:37.784301-07:00

Blue Origin Names Crew for 13th New Shepard Flight, NS-33

Ars Technica

Blue Origin Second New Glenn Flight Slips to Fall Amid Leadership Exodus Blue Origin has pushed the second launch of its New Glenn heavy-lift rocket to no earlier than August 15, with sources indicating the schedule will likely slip into the fall. The delay, coinciding with departures of senior program leadership, underscores ongoing challenges in developing the company’s orbital launch manifest.

2025-06-09T12:52:24.330683-07:00

Blue Origin Second New Glenn Flight Slips to Fall Amid Leadership Exodus

SpaceNews.com

NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars Smallsat Pushed to Second New Glenn Launch NASA’s twin ESCAPADE small satellites, originally slated for New Glenn’s maiden flight, have been tentatively rescheduled for the rocket’s second orbital mission later this summer, reflecting early adjustments in Blue Origin’s heavy-lift launch manifest and NASA’s Mars technology timeline.

2025-06-06T14:52:26.955623-07:00

NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars Smallsat Pushed to Second New Glenn Launch

Space.com

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Blue Origin unveils lunar architecture with crewed landers and orbital tankers Blue Origin today revealed its integrated lunar architecture, combining a Blue Moon crewed lander with reusable “Transporter” orbital tankers to refuel descent stages. The plan aims to land two crews on the Moon before 2030 using New Glenn rockets and in-space propellant depots.

2025-06-04T07:01:36.935797-07:00

Blue Origin unveils lunar architecture with crewed landers and orbital tankers

CBS News

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Blue Origin’s 12th Crewed New Shepard Flight Carries Six to Space, Including First New Zealander Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-32 mission on May 31 launched six paying passengers—including New Zealand’s first astronaut—on a suborbital flight from West Texas. It marks the company’s 12th crewed New Shepard launch since 2021 and reflects continued commercial demand and ties to Huntsville’s Space Camp.

2025-05-31T08:04:24.372216-07:00

Blue Origin’s 12th Crewed New Shepard Flight Carries Six to Space, Including First New Zealander

Ars Technica

Blue Origin CEO urges policy pivot from launch capacity to “exotic” deep-space missions Blue Origin’s CEO says there’s no standalone commercial case for crewed lunar flights and calls on policymakers to shift focus — and funding — away from expanding launch infrastructure toward more ambitious “exotic” missions beyond Earth orbit.

2025-05-30T05:05:40.853461-07:00

Blue Origin CEO urges policy pivot from launch capacity to “exotic” deep-space missions

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