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  • The International Space Station will end in 2030 — What will replace it in orbit?

    The ISS has cost an estimated $150 billion to build and operate, with NASA spending around $3 billion annually to keep it running.

  • Blue Origin reveals mighty 320-Foot New Glenn Rocket as it prepares for NASA’s Mars mission

    Blue Origin reveals mighty 320-Foot New Glenn Rocket as it prepares for NASA’s Mars mission

    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.

  • NASA to build nuclear reactor on Moon? Acting chief Duffy likely to reveal plan details: Reports

    NASA to build nuclear reactor on Moon? Acting chief Duffy likely to reveal plan details: Reports

    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.

  • Katy Perry’s spaceflight: What a trip with Blue Origin actually costs

    Katy Perry’s spaceflight: What a trip with Blue Origin actually costs

    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’s all-female spaceflight, carrying Katy Perry, faces backlash over celebrity crew

    Blue Origin’s all-female spaceflight, carrying Katy Perry, faces backlash over celebrity crew

    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.

  • Blue Origin’s all-female crew, with Katy Perry onboard, soars to space and returns with a smooth landing

    Blue Origin’s all-female crew, with Katy Perry onboard, soars to space and returns with a smooth landing

    From West Texas, Blue Origin launched its first all-female crew, making it a moment of pride for women across the globe.

  • From Jeff Bezos' fiancée to Katy Perry: Blue Origin to launch world's 2nd all-female crew today – Watch it live

    From Jeff Bezos' fiancée to Katy Perry: Blue Origin to launch world's 2nd all-female crew today – Watch it live

    Blue Origin's all-female crew will fly past the Kármán line, located 100 kilometres above Earth.

  • Katy Perry set to blast off with Blue Origin's historic all-female space crew today

    Katy Perry set to blast off with Blue Origin's historic all-female space crew today

    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.

  • Amazon’s first Kuiper internet satellite launch delayed due to poor weather

    Amazon’s first Kuiper internet satellite launch delayed due to poor weather

    On Wednesday evening, the launch of the Atlas V rocket was set. To enable Amazon's upcoming internet service, it had 27 satellites onboard.

  • Blue Origin to launch first all-female crew since 1963, with Katy Perry on board

    Blue Origin to launch first all-female crew since 1963, with Katy Perry on board

    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.

  • Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Achieves Historic Orbital Milestone in Space Race | N18G

    Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Achieves Historic Orbital Milestone in Space Race | N18G

    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.

  • Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight

    Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight

    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.

  • Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin aborts first launch of 320-foot New Glenn Rocket due to 'vehicle subsystem' issue

    Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin aborts first launch of 320-foot New Glenn Rocket due to 'vehicle subsystem' issue

    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.

  • Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin set for historic 320-foot New Glenn rocket launch today; here's how to watch it live

    Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin set for historic 320-foot New Glenn rocket launch today; here's how to watch it live

    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.

  • New Glenn rocket: How Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is set to rival Elon Musk's SpaceX in the orbital space race

    New Glenn rocket: How Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is set to rival Elon Musk's SpaceX in the orbital space race

    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.

  • US-Based SERA bullish on ties with space tech startups, all-Indian astronaut missions

    US-Based SERA bullish on ties with space tech startups, all-Indian astronaut missions

    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

  • An Indian to get a chance to fly into space on Blue Origin's New Shepard

    An Indian to get a chance to fly into space on Blue Origin's New Shepard

    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

  • Entrepreneur Gopichand Thotakura displays tricolour as first Indian tourist in space. Watch

    Entrepreneur Gopichand Thotakura displays tricolour as first Indian tourist in space. Watch

    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.

  • Gopi Thotakura becomes first Indian space tourist on Blue Origin's private astronaut launch

    Gopi Thotakura becomes first Indian space tourist on Blue Origin's private astronaut launch

    Andhra Pradesh-born Gopi Thotakura is a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  • Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches first crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding

    Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches first crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding

  • Gopi Thotakura to become 1st Indian space tourist

    Gopi Thotakura to become 1st Indian space tourist

    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.

  • Vijayawada-born Gopichand Thotakura set to become 2nd Indian to head to space: Five things about him

    Vijayawada-born Gopichand Thotakura set to become 2nd Indian to head to space: Five things about him

    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.

  • To infinity and beyond, ISRO’s ‘space tourism module’ to be functional by 2030

    To infinity and beyond, ISRO’s ‘space tourism module’ to be functional by 2030

    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.

  • Blue Origin announces technology that can turn Moon dust into solar panels

    Blue Origin announces technology that can turn Moon dust into solar panels

    The aerospace company pitched the technique for NASA's Artemis program

  • 'My space trip felt like a funeral': William Shatner after voyage aboard Blue Origin

    'My space trip felt like a funeral': William Shatner after voyage aboard Blue Origin

    The 'Star Trek' actor also said that the voyage kindled in him a newfound appreciation for the beauty of Earth.

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