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Blue Origin's BE-4 rocket engine exploded during June 30 test: report
By Mike Wall published
One of Blue Origin's powerful BE-4 rocket engines exploded about 10 seconds into a test on June 30, CNBC reported.
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The Outer Worlds is a warning of the corporate space age we're barreling towards
By Alice Flynn published
Opinion Obsidian's dark satire is a warning that leaving billionaires in charge of our expansion to the stars might not be the best idea, which is a shame because it's exactly what we're doing.
![OceanGate's Titan submersible on an underwater platform prior to a 2018 test dive.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NmFkrhyt4mnby242RgtDjn-320-80.jpeg)
Debris from missing submersible found near Titanic, crew of 5 — including space tourist — presumed dead
By Mike Wall published
Debris from the submersible that disappeared while on an expedition to the wreck of the Titanic on Sunday (June 18) has been found, and its five passengers are presumed dead.
![OceanGate's Titan submersible on an underwater platform prior to a 2018 test dive.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NmFkrhyt4mnby242RgtDjn-320-80.jpeg)
Missing Titanic submersible built with NASA help
By Mike Wall published
Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama advised on the development of the missing submersible, which is named Titan.
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Crew of missing submersible near Titanic includes space tourist Hamish Harding, SETI trustee Shahzada Dawood
By Elizabeth Howell published
5 people on board a submersible are missing after diving near the Titanic ship liner on Sunday (June 18), and have only a few days of oxygen on board, multiple media reports suggest.
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Blue Origin will build NASA's new moon lander for Artemis astronauts
By Elizabeth Howell published
Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander will take astronauts to the lunar surface in 2029, on the Artemis 5 mission. It's the second NASA moon lander for astronauts, after SpaceX's Starship.
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Fly, and fly again: Private astronauts take to the skies on Zero-G training flights
By Elizabeth Howell published
Zero-G's new CEO says private astronaut companies are encouraging their fliers to level up their space skills first on a modified 727 aircraft. And demand is growing quickly.
![Blue Origin's NS-23 New Shepard capsule pulls away from its doomed booster during a failed launch on Sept.12, 2022 near Van Horn, Texas.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nEciQqKXW28Xc9zSAR4sNA-320-80.jpg)
Blue Origin says it finally knows what caused its New Shepard rocket launch to fail last year
By Mike Wall published
The September 2022 in-flight failure of Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital vehicle was caused by a problem with the vehicle's engine nozzle, the company announced on Friday (March 24).
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