Jeff Bezos’ space venture, Blue Origin, is facing turbulent times. The company aims to revolutionize space travel and compete with industry giants like SpaceX. But recent setbacks have cast doubt on their progress. Blue Origin’s flagship project is the New Glenn rocket. It’s a 321-foot behemoth designed for orbital launches. The rocket was supposed to … Read More “Blue Origin’s Blast-Off Blues: Bezos’ Space Dreams Hit Turbulence”” »
New players emerged during this period. Rocket Lab, founded in 2006, became a major player in small satellite launches with their Electron rocket. By 2024, they were working on a larger, partially reusable rocket called Neutron. Relativity Space garnered attention for their innovative 3D-printed rockets. They conducted their first orbital launch attempt in 2023 and … Read More “New companies that emerged in the last 10 years” »
There’s been some remarkable progress in the industry between 2014 and 2024. SpaceX dominated headlines with numerous achievements. They perfected their reusable rocket technology, dramatically reducing launch costs. The Falcon Heavy made its debut, and the Starship program progressed rapidly. By 2024, SpaceX had conducted multiple crewed missions to the International Space Station and was … Read More “Catching up with the companies from 10 years ago” »
For those who don’t fancy being launched into space at a few thousand miles an hour, there seems to be another option in the making to experience what it will be like leaving our planet behind for a short period of time. Check out the stunning video below, from a company called World View Enterprises. … Read More “World View Enterprises” »
While Richard Branson‘s Virgin Galactic has been quiet lately, and that 2007 2014 goal seems to become ever more ambitious, don’t let it stop you from enjoying this showreel of their magnificent technology! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Tc_vlQSKpM
Now that 2014 is finally here, Virgin Galactic‘s first commercial flight with its WhiteKnightTwo / SpaceShipTwo combo edges ever so closer to reality with every day that goes past. A few days ago, they launched SpaceShipTwo 71,000ft up in the sky and tested several critical features in the process, as Virgin Galactic’s Chief Pilot Dave … Read More “Virgin Galactic Breaks Own Altitude Record” »
Orbital Sciences Corporation (registered on the New York Stock Exchange as ORB, though commonly referred to as Orbital) is an American company which specializes in the manufacturing and launch of small- and medium-class space and rocket systems. Their client base includes the likes of the US Department of Defense and NASA. A pretty sizeable company, … Read More “Orbital Sciences Corporation” »
Only earlier this month we wrote about Virgin Galactic teaming up with NBC for a new TV show with the top price being a space flight, when we noticed this competition published in a UK newspaper: In summary, the competition which closes at midnight this Sunday coming requires you to enter your details together with … Read More “UK Lottery Competition In Partnership With XCOR” »
At the end of the 20th century, the United States government was already set to developing a reusable space plane to replace the aging Space Shuttle program. The resulting launch vehicle would be able to launch satellites into orbit as 1/10th of the cost, while also having the ability to carry passengers up. Funded by … Read More “VentureStar, aka X-33 (Cancelled in 2001)” »
