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Blue Origin calls off 1st New Shepard rocket launch since 2022 failure due to 'ground system issue'
Blue Origin scrubbed its first mission since Sept. 2022 this morning (Dec. 18), with no new launch date announced. It could attempt flying again as early as this week, however.
SpaceX to launch 3rd private astronaut mission to the ISS for Axiom Space on Jan. 9
One month before SpaceX launches the Ax-3 astronaut mission toward the ISS, Axiom Space's president said he hopes similar missions will become less expensive in the future.
Blue Origin will return to flight with uncrewed mission on Dec. 18
Blue Origin plans to end its 15-month spaceflight hiatus with an uncrewed mission of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on Dec. 18.
'Space Rescue Service' needed for coming space tourism era, report argues
People are launching to space in ever-greater numbers, with few backups in case of trouble. A 'Space Rescue Service' might fill in the gap, a new report argues.
Blue Origin: Everything you need to know about the private spaceflight company
Reference Blue Origin flies space tourists to the final frontier.
Axiom Space astronaut Marcus Wandt says space is 'more real' thanks to private flights
Marcus Wandt was selected as a standby project astronaut in 2022. The European Space Agency now has a spot for him in space: the Axiom Space Ax-3 mission expected to fly in January 2024.
Fisher Space Pens to fly with Blue Origin crews as 'official ballpoint'
Fisher Space Pen has new Blue ballpoints. The maker of the pressurized-ink writing instruments has partnered with Blue Origin to become the company's pen provider for all upcoming crewed launches.
Virgin Galactic to ground its VSS Unity space plane next year: report
Virgin Galactic plans to pause flights with its VSS Unity suborbital space plane next year to ramp up work on its next-generation 'Delta class' vehicles.
