The ISS has cost an estimated $150 billion to build and operate, with NASA spending around $3 billion annually to keep it running.
New Glenn, when fully stacked, stands 320 feet tall and features a reusable first stage similar to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets.
The reactor is aimed at powering future lunar missions by 2030. This project follows earlier research funded by Nasa into a smaller 40-kilowatt reactor, initially scheduled for deployment in the early 2030s.
The exact cost of Blue Origin's civilian mission remains unclear, but if you're interested in taking the same trip as Katy Perry, it comes with a hefty price tag.
Blue Origin launched its 11th human spaceflight on Monday morning, sending six women past the edge of space aboard its fully automated New Shepard capsule.
From West Texas, Blue Origin launched its first all-female crew, making it a moment of pride for women across the globe.
Blue Origin's all-female crew will fly past the Kármán line, located 100 kilometres above Earth.
It’s also Blue Origin’s 11th sub-orbital flight with humans on board. The firm has been offering such trips as part of its space tourism efforts.
On Wednesday evening, the launch of the Atlas V rocket was set. To enable Amazon's upcoming internet service, it had 27 satellites onboard.
NS-31, Blue Origin's upcoming mission, will send an all-female crew to space. Since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova made history aboard Vostok 6 in 1963, this will be the first launch of its kind.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully launched on its first orbital mission early Thursday, January 16, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Standing 30 storeys tall with a reusable first stage, the rocket marked a major milestone for Jeff Bezos’ space company in its bid to rival SpaceX in satellite launches. While the second stage reached orbit successfully, the first stage booster failed to land on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean. The mission carried the prototype Blue Ring spacecraft, designed for satellite servicing and national security missions. This inaugural flight is part of Blue Origin’s plan to deploy customer satellites.
Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida, soaring from the same pad used to launch NASA's Mariner and Pioneer spacecraft a half-century ago.
Blue Origin's inaugural launch of its New Glenn rocket halted due to subsystem issues, delaying the debut of the 30-story-tall reusable rocket aimed at rivaling SpaceX's Falcon 9.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket prepares for its maiden orbital voyage, marking a significant step for the company and intensifying competition with SpaceX in the space launch market.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket prepares for its debut launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, marking a significant milestone in the company's orbital ambitions and reusable rocket technology.
The Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) said that candidates and voters have to go through a KYC verification process to ensure that the candidates and the votes polled are legitimate
US-based Space Exploration and Research Agency has launched a human spaceflight programme for countries which have sent few or no astronauts into space. India is part of the programme
In a video shared on Blue Origin's official Instagram account, Gopichand Thotakura can be seen proudly displaying a tiny Indian flag while floating weightlessly in space. The clip has garnered over one lakh views.
Andhra Pradesh-born Gopi Thotakura is a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
The flight date is yet to be announced, the aerospace company said. This mission will be the seventh human flight for the New Shepard programme and the 25th in its history.
Thotakura will be the first Indian to go to space as a tourist as he is selected to be part of the six-member elite crew for Blue Origin's New Shephard-25 (NS-25) mission.
ISRO has not announced whether the module will include sub-orbital space travel or orbital space travel, however the six crore price tag suggests that the module is likely to feature sub-orbital space travel.
The aerospace company pitched the technique for NASA's Artemis program
The 'Star Trek' actor also said that the voyage kindled in him a newfound appreciation for the beauty of Earth.