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No cities on the moon — there isn't enough water, scientists say (op-ed)
By Martin Elvis Published
The discovery of water in dark craters at the moon's poles has sparked a "moon rush" to establish bases there, and then villages, cities and heavy industry. How sustainable is this rush?

Rocket Lab protests NASA's decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract
By Mike Wall Published
Rocket Lab has filed a protest against NASA's decision to award Blue Origin a $700 million Mars orbiter contract, saying it's inconsistent with the eligibility rules laid out by Congress.

Blue Origin wins $700 million contract to build NASA's next Mars orbiter
By Mike Wall Published
NASA has picked Blue Origin to build its next Mars telecommunications orbiter, awarding a $700 million contract to Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company.

What history can teach us about the future of property rights in space (op-ed)
By Rainer Zitelmann Published
Without property rights in space, one of the most important economic incentives for the commercial development — and ultimately the settlement — of celestial bodies is missing.

CNN dives into how Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are backing NASA's race to the moon against China (exclusive clip)
By Jeff Spry Published
"Eclipsing Power" is a new FlashDocs special highlighting how billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are shaping the global space race.

Blue Origin reuses huge New Glenn rocket for 1st time, lands booster at sea — but deploys satellite into wrong orbit (launch video)
By Josh Dinner Last updated
The BlueBird 7 satellite will be deorbited.

Blue Origin fires up used New Glenn rocket ahead of landmark reflight (photo)
By Mike Wall Published
Blue Origin conducted a static fire test today (April 16) with a flight-proven New Glenn booster, paving the way for a planned launch on Sunday morning (April 19).

Blue Origin pausing space tourism flights for at least 2 years to focus on moon plans
By Mike Wall Published
Blue Origin will ground its New Shepard suborbital vehicle for at least two years, in order to devote more resources to the company's crewed moon plans.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will refly booster on next launch of powerful New Glenn rocket
By Mike Wall Published
Blue Origin will use a flight-proven booster on the next launch of its New Glenn rocket. The liftoff, which is targeted for late February, will be just the third for New Glenn to date.

Blue Origin launches 6 space tourists to the final frontier after last-minute crew swap (video)
By Mike Wall Published
Blue Origin launched six people to suborbital space today (Jan. 22). It was the 17th human spaceflight for the company, which was founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos.
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