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Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin has entered the orbital space race. What it means for SpaceX and the space industry.
The Amazon founder’s space company marked a major milestone Thursday with the first test flight of its New Glenn rocket.MarketWatch - 1d -
Jeff Bezos’s Big New Glenn Rocket Reaches Orbit in Historic First Launch
Florida’s sky briefly lit up during the night as one of a handful of big new American-made rockets took flight. It was the first time a new space company achieved orbit on the first launch attempt.Inc. - 1d -
Astronaut stuck in orbit takes first spacewalk
Nasa astronaut Suni Williams, one of two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station, has completed her first spacewalk since arriving.BBC News - 1d -
Jeff Bezos' New Glenn rocket reaches orbit on first test flight
Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth.NBC News - 1d -
NASA's stuck astronaut steps out on a spacewalk after 7 months in orbit
One of NASA's two stuck astronauts is getting a change of sceneryABC News - 1d -
Blue Origin’s first New Glenn rocket reaches orbit, misses booster landing
Blue Origin launched its towering New Glenn rocket for the first time early Monday, in a crucial milestone for Jeff Bezos' space company.CNBC - 2d -
Bezos’s Blue Origin schedules, then delays first orbital launch
New Glenn launch is delayed until at least 12 January due to conditions in the Atlantic, where booster is slated to land. Jeff Bezos ’s Blue Origin announced it would launch its first orbital ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
Musk is standing in the way as Bezos reaches for orbit
Though the Amazon founder has ground to make up, he is unlikely to be short of customers for his space projectFinancial Times - Jan. 2