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Blue Origin’s next flight opens new doors for disabled travelers

Blue Origin’s next suborbital mission is poised to do more than sell another batch of high-altitude joyrides. By flying a wheelchair user on its New Shepard rocket, the company is testing how far ...
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82-year-old woman who trained for NASA will go to space with Jeff Bezos

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After a half-century of waiting, Wally Funk -- who trained for NASA's Mercury program but was denied the opportunity to go to space -- is finally getting her time amongst the ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Blue Origin Completes First Space Flight With Wheelchair User

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin completed a suborbital joyride Saturday with a six-person crew, including the first wheelchair user to reach space and one of SpaceX’s first engineers. The flight took off at ...

Trip to space made me depressed after ‘tsunami of harassment’, says passenger on infamous celeb-packed all-female launch

AN “ASTRONAUT” on the infamous celeb-packed Blue Origin spaceflight says she couldn’t get out of bed for a month after ...
NextBigFuture

Blue Origin Has a Critical Flight in Three Days That Will Determine Launches in 2026

Blue Origin has a critical next flight in November for New Glenn. The second New Glenn launch is scheduled for November 7, 2025, with a launch window between 14:51 and 16:50 EST (19:51–21:50 UTC). A ...
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Blue Origin targets four-flight campaign for New Glenn’s path to Space Force certification

Blue Origin’s New Glenn lifts off on the NG-2 mission Nov. 13. Credit: Blue Origin ORLANDO, Fla. — Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket will have to complete four successful orbital flights as its pathway ...
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Inside Katy Perry's hard year from Orlando Bloom split to Blue Origin flight

Daily Express US takes a closer at look at the challenges Katy Perry has faced this year, including backlash over her space ...
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Blue Origin unveils new spacecraft and New Glenn...

Fresh off its highly successful NG-2 flight, which launched the ESCAPADE Mars probes and featured a successful booster landing, Blue Origin unveiled the Blue Moon Mk1 robotic lander due to fly in 2026 ...
Engadget

Blue Origin scrubs New Glenn's second flight due to bad weather

Blue Origin has postponed the second flight of its New Glenn rocket, which was slated to send a pair of NASA spacecraft on the first step of their journey to Mars on Sunday afternoon. The heavy-lift ...
SpaceNews

Blue Origin planning next New Glenn flight for early next year

The New Glenn first stage after landing on the NG-2 mission. Credit: Blue Origin webcast WASHINGTON — After a successful second flight of New Glenn, including the first landing of the booster, Blue ...
Houston Chronicle

Blue Origin's launch with Michaela Benthaus, first wheelchair user, could make space more accessible

Michaela “Michi” Benthaus made history from West Texas on Saturday when she became the first person who uses a wheelchair to go to space. Benthaus launched at 8:15 a.m. with five other crew members ...