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The space economy is booming — with SpaceX in front and Boeing falling behind
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is the “apex player” in the rocket launch business, according to Chad Anderson, a managing partner at Space Capital. Investment in the global space economy is growing at a breakneck space — and, according to a series of new ...
Bezos vs. Musk billionaire space race gets serious with launches on same day – but who will win?
Jeff Bezos, the second richest man in the world, successfully blasted off a 320-foot-tall rocket ship made by his Blue Origin company from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the early hours of the morning. It made the company the first to successfully reach orbit on its first launch of an orbital-class rocket.
Stranded astronauts to complete spacewalks in January for International Space Station repairs
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are waiting for their new ride back to Earth via SpaceX’s Crew Dragon this spring.
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Inside 2025’s global space race: India, China, and SpaceX aim for orbit and beyond
Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin has entered the orbital space race. What it means for SpaceX and the space industry.
The launch marked a major milestone for Blue Origin, which was started by Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos in 2000. While the company's New Shepard spacecraft has made multiple launches, sending space tourists to the edge of space, New Glenn takes Blue Origin into the new territory of orbital space missions.
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New Glenn Rocket Launch Marks a Big Moment for Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin
NASA's stuck astronaut steps out on a spacewalk after 7 months in orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- One of NASA’s two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery Thursday, stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station more than seven months ago.
On a long-dormant pad in Florida, a rocket that could challenge SpaceX’s dominance is poised to launch
Nearly 25 years after Jeff Bezos founded Blue Origin, the company is finally poised to send its first rocket to orbit. New Glenn could lift off as early as next week.
Stranded NASA Astronaut Goes on First Space Walk Since Arriving at Space Station 7 Months Ago
One of the two astronauts stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) has taken their first space walk since arriving at the station nearly seven months ago.
Stranded astronaut Suni Williams performs spacewalk at ISS
NASA astronaut Sunni Williams, one-half Boeing Starliner crew who have been stuck on the International Space Station for months, took part in a spacewalk on Thursday to do some repairs to the orbiting laboratory.
Transportation secretary pick vows to buck any pressure to help Elon Musk in agency probes of Tesla
Transportation secretary nominee Sean Duffy promised to not interfere in ongoing agency investigations into Elon Musk's electric car company if confirmed to head the department.
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Blue Origin reaches orbit in challenge to SpaceX
Thirty storeys tall with a reusable first stage, New Glenn launched around 9am SAST from Blue Origin’s launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, its seven engines thundering for miles under cloudy skies on its second liftoff attempt this week.
Space Coast launch schedule
The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch Alliance and the debut of Blue Origin’s New Glenn,
With New Glenn Launch, Bezos Looks To Break Musk’s Stranglehold On Space
SpaceX loses spacecraft after catching rocket booster at the launch pad in latest Starship test
F.A.A. Temporarily Halts Launches of Musk’s Starship After Explosion
The agency launched an investigation into the “space vehicle mishap” on Thursday night that forced commercial flights to divert and caused debris to rain toward Caribbean islands.