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VideoLaunch preview: Blue Origin to launch NASA’s ESCAPADE following scrubs from clouds, space weather
Blue Origin was able to secure permission from the Federal Aviation Administration for a daytime launch attempt while the emergency order constraining commercial launches remains in place even after the end of the government shutdown. Liftoff is scheduled during an 88-minute-long window that opens at 2:57 p.m. EST (1957 UTC).
VideoHistory made: Blue Origin becomes first new space company to reach orbit on its first launch
Blue Origin was unsuccessful in recovering its first stage booster, but was able to achieve its primary goal of reaching orbit. Liftoff from pad 36 occurred at 2:03 a.m. EST (0703 UTC).
VideoBlue Origin scrubs first New Glenn launch attempt due to “vehicle subsystem issue”
Blue Origin stood down from launch after multiple adjustments to the launch time. It ultimately determined that a technical issue was insurmountable in the time remaining on Monday.
VideoFAA grants commercial launch license to Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket
The important test is one of final big hurdles for Blue Origin to clear before it’s ready to launch on its inaugural orbital flight. Blue Origin didn't announce a launch date following the FAA's announcement of its launch license approval.
VideoSierra Space’s Dream Chaser prepares for pre-launch journey to the Cape
Many eyes are on both the payload and the rocket as the Department of Defense awaits its turn to launch missions with ULA’s Vulcan rocket.
VideoNews from the Press Site: A roundup of the week’s space news
Join us for a roundup of the week's space news with reporters covering the big stories. Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith is joined by Irene Klotz, Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, and Richard Tribou, Space Reporter and Senior Content Editor for The Orlando Sentinel.
VideoBlue Origin’s New Shepard rocket set for return to flight mission
After more than a year of being sidelined, Blue Origin is preparing for a resurgence of its New Shepard rocket suborbital flights. The launch window for its uncrewed return-to-flight mission dubbed NS-24 opens on Monday at 9:30 a.m. CST (1530 UTC).
VideoOn-time Artemis landings by SpaceX, Blue Origin possible, but face “great challenges”
The head of NASA's Human Landing System program sat down with Spaceflight Now to discuss the progress of getting humans back to the Moon for the first time since 1972.
VideoULA test-fires first Vulcan rocket at Cape Canaveral
United Launch Alliance's first Vulcan Centaur rocket completed a critical test-firing of its Blue Origin-built BE-4 main engines Wednesday night, clearing one of two remaining technical hurdles before the launcher is cleared for its inaugural flight later this year.
VideoBlue Origin performs high-altitude test of crew escape motor
Blue Origin's suborbital New Shepard booster launched Wednesday on an uncrewed test flight, sending a capsule on a brief jaunt into space over West Texas to demonstrate a key safety feature for space tourists and scientists riding on the company's future rockets.