Blue Origin

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has selected Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance (ULA), and SpaceX as the three service providers for Phase 3 of the NSSL program.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Out of 48 proposals for less-expensive, faster options for returning samples from Mars, NASA selected seven ideas from companies for 90-day study contracts.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Starliner is due to spend at least eight days at the International Space Station for a shakedown .
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The mission, designated NROL-146, is targeted for launch on May 19 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flying from Vandenberg SFB in California.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The second of two Blue Origin BE-4 engines has arrived at United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Decatur, Alabama, factory for installation on a Vulcan rocket.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
What began as an operational ballistic missile evolved into one of the most successful and storied space launch vehicles.
Space

By Guy Norris
CEO Steve Isakowitz speaks about the transformation underway at the only U.S. government-backed R&D center committed exclusively to space enterprise.
Space Symposium

By Mark Carreau
NASA is continuing its efforts to partner with the U.S. commercial space sector while striving to establish a human presence at the Moon.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The Defense Innovation Unit has awarded three contracts for development of low-cost space tugs and in-space refueling technologies.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The agency is asking for the same amount of money it received in 2023.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Last living Apollo 17 crewmember is guiding off-world prospecting.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Satellite crowding and military conflict create new dangers in space.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Fully funded and hardware-rich, Blue Origin readies for orbital operations.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
A New Glenn test vehicle was rolled out from Blue Origin’s Integrated Test Facility on Feb. 21 for a launchpad tanking test.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
“We can go dramatically faster,” says new Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
There is a long history of NASA brain power moving on to private industry.
Space

By Irene Klotz
United Launch Alliance’s first Vulcan rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral SFS on Jan. 8.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The agency has a third contract with Axiom Space under a $140 million agreement reached in February 2020 to assemble an initial commercial ISS successor.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
The global space tourism market is forecast to grow briskly from $851.7 million in 2024 to $5.19 billion by 2034, a new report says.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jen DiMascio
Frank Calvelli, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, spoke at Aviation Week’s A&D Programs conference on Nov. 7.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
The company is developing a large spacecraft to transport, host, refuel and provide data and other services for multiple payloads.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Blue Origin's Blue Ring can host and/or deploy 1,100-lb.-class satellites on a dozen generic ESPA and ESPA Grande ports.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The company plans to develop a fully autonomous docking system for the Cygnus.
Commercial Space