Blue Origin, the company founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has launched an investigation after an incident during its first crewed flight in two years in which one of the parachutes on the New Shepard capsule failed to fully inflate. William Shatner for Jeff Bezos to the company The new Shepard rocket was launched on … Read more
The story of NASA’s commercial crew program, NASA’s bold effort a decade ago to outsource human spaceflight to a pair of companies, is a story of contrasts—of an unlikely rise to dominance for one and an equally unlikely fall from grace for another. . SpaceX has emerged as the world’s leading space company, leveraging its … Read more
NASA and Boeing set a new date for the Starliner crewed flight test Updated: 5:53 PM EDT June 3, 2024 NOW TRY BLASTING THIS FREAK OUT OF THE CAPE. AFTER TWO TRIALS, THE PRESSURE IS ON TO SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATE THIS NEW WAY FOR ASTRONAUTS TO TRAVEL TO THE INTERNATIONAL ISSUE, A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH THIS WEEK … Read more