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The Federal Aviation Administration has completed its investigations looking into "mishaps" that occurred during Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launch and SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 in January. On ...
The Federal Aviation Administration has completed its investigations looking into “mishaps” that occurred during Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launch and SpaceX’s Starship Flight 7 in ...
American companies launched 21 commercial space missions in June 2025, which was a new record for a single month, according ...
Blue Origin took over the lease for LC-36 in 2015. It had previously been used for government launches from 1962-2005, including lunar lander Surveyor 1 in 1967 and some of the Mariner probes.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is on the brink of its much-anticipated maiden launch after receiving its Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) launch license, marking a key milestone in the ...
Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp responded to the news on X, saying, "A big thanks to the FAA for the partnership, especially over the holidays. Here’s to NG-1 -- we are really close, folks." ...
Blue Origin launched its 13th human mission to the edge of space on Sunday, sending six civilian astronauts past the Karman ...
Under the FAA rules, Perry and the rest of the women on the flight may not technically qualify as astronauts. Blue Origin. Back in 2004, the FAA launched its Commercial Space Astronaut Wings ...
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin has added a familiar face to its growing mix of outside lobbyists as the industry faces ...
According to rules issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez and their fellow Blue Origin passengers aren't really astronauts after all.
While the Blue Origin space fliers will not get astronaut wings from the FAA, Blue Origin awards its own astronaut wings. SpaceX and Virgin Galactic award astronaut wings to their passengers as well.
On January 16, Blue Origin’s New Glenn-1 reached orbit on its debut flight. While the launch was successful, the rocket lost its lower stage during its descent.