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”” »
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” »
As is becoming more obvious every day to those reading up on the latest in space travel, humanity will soon enter a new era. The day a friend or family member will be sitting at the dinner table, talking about how an acquaintance flew into space with one of these entrepreneurial companies will not be … Read More “How to get hired by a spaceline” »
Blue Origin is a privately funded aerospace company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, the man who made his billions – that’s billions, not millions – proving to the world that e-commerce was a viable business model. The secretive company has since 2000 been working on a suborbital crew capsule, conducting tests under NASA’s … Read More “Blue Origin” »
