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Blue Origin delays next space tourist launch from May 20 due to vehicle issue
By Mike Wall last updated
Blue Origin is no longer targeting Friday (May 20) for the launch of its next space tourist mission after discovering an issue with its New Shepard vehicle. A new launch date has not been announced.
Blue Origin targets May 20 for next space tourist launch
By Mike Wall published
Jeff Bezos' aerospace company announced today (May 13) that it's targeting May 20 for the launch of NS-21, the next crewed flight of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle.
Blue Origin announces crew for next suborbital space tourism launch
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
The passengers on Blue Origin's fifth crewed flight, known as NS-21, include the first Mexican-born woman to visit space.
Amazon joins Orbital Reef commercial space station project
By Tariq Malik published
Amazon has joined the Orbital Reef commercial space station project led by Blue Origin, Sierra Space and Boeing.
Blue Origin space tourist carries Ukrainian flag to final frontier
By Mike Wall last updated
Blue Origin passenger Jim Kitchen, a professor and entrepreneur, carried a symbol of support and solidarity for Ukraine with him to space on Thursday (March 31).
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches 6 people to space in fourth crewed flight
By Mike Wall published
A New Shepard rocket-capsule combo lifted off from Blue Origin's Launch Site One in West Texas on Thursday morning (March 31), carrying six people to suborbital space.
Watch Blue Origin's fourth crewed flight, the NS-20 space tourist launch, today
By Mike Wall last updated
Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company Blue Origin will launch six people to the final frontier Thursday morning (March 31), and you can watch the action live.
Blue Origin's NS-20 space tourism launch: When to watch and what to know
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
Here's everything you need to know about Blue Origin's launch of six people aboard its New Shepard spacecraft on March 31, 2022.
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