GeekWire
  • Home
  • News
    • Amazon
    • Microsoft
    • Startups presented by CIBC
    • Space
    • Geek Life
    • Podcasts
    • Civic presented by Microsoft
    • Sustainability
    • Impact Series
    • Health/Life Sciences
    • Health Tech Podcast
    • Geek of the Week
    • Tech Moves presented by TalentReach
    • Bot or Not presented by Google Cloud
    • Money Hacks presented by BECU
    • Guide to re:Invent sponsored by AWS
    • GeekWire Elevator Pitch presented by WestRiver Group
    • AWS Marketplace Seller Conference 2023 Spotlights sponsored by AWS
  • Jobs
  • Events
    • GeekWire Events
    • Community Calendar
  • Lists
    • Amazon Office Buildings
    • GeekWire 200
    • GeekWire Startup List
    • GeekWire Startup Resources
    • GeekWire Startup Spaces
    • Layoff Tracker
    • Northwest Women VC & Angel Investor List
    • Recent Fundings
    • M&As and IPOs
    • Seattle Engineering Outposts
    • Venture Capital Directory
  • Membership
    • Memberships
    • Health Benefits
  • About
    • About GeekWire
    • Email Newsletters
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Sponsors
    • Reprints & Permissions

New Shepard

Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital spaceship on pad
Video

FAA closes investigation into Blue Origin’s launch mishap; flights could resume ‘soon’

by Alan Boyle on September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 at 5:13 pm

The Federal Aviation Administration says that it’s closed its investigation of last year’s mishap involving Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rocket ship, but that Jeff Bezos’ space venture isn’t yet… Read More

New Shepard booster flare
Video

Blue Origin traces launch failure to engine nozzle and says flights will resume ‘soon’

by Alan Boyle on March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 at 12:22 pm

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says a launch anomaly that forced the suspension of its suborbital spaceflights last September was caused by a structural failure of the rocket engine’s… Read More

Video

Lauren Sanchez plans to lead an all-female crew on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin spaceship

by Alan Boyle on January 25, 2023January 26, 2023 at 10:00 am

Lauren Sanchez is planning to follow in the footsteps of her billionaire boyfriend, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, by taking a trip aboard the suborbital rocket ship built by Bezos’ Blue… Read More

New Shepard booster flare
Video

Uncrewed Blue Origin suborbital research mission cut short by launch anomaly

by Alan Boyle on September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 at 2:50 pm

A booster misfire caused an early end today for an uncrewed suborbital space mission launched by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture. It was the first Blue Origin mission to… Read More

Blue Origin New Shepard launch
Video

Blue Origin carries the first Egyptian and Portuguese spacefliers on suborbital trip

by Alan Boyle on August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 at 7:46 am

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sent six more crew members on a suborbital space ride, including the first Egyptian and Portuguese citizens to reach the final frontier. Thanks to… Read More

Blue Origin NS-22 crew
Video

It’s a date: Blue Origin gets set to launch space crew that will mark milestone for Portugal and Egypt

by Alan Boyle on July 30, 2022July 30, 2022 at 7:30 am

Update: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it’s aiming to launch its next suborbital space mission on Aug. 4, sending up a six-person crew that includes the first Egyptian… Read More

Blue Origin New Shepard launch
Video

Blue Origin’s fifth crew celebrates firsts (and seconds) after suborbital space trip

by Alan Boyle on June 4, 2022June 4, 2022 at 11:11 pm

Blue Origin sent the first Mexican-born woman and the first crypto-crowdfunded crew member into space today, marking the fifth crewed suborbital flight for Jeff Bezos’ space venture. In addition to… Read More

Blue Origin launch
Video

Husband and wife score a first for commercial spaceflight during suborbital Blue Origin trip

by Alan Boyle on March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 at 11:13 pm

Say hello to the final frontier’s latest power couple: Marc and Sharon Hagle, who became the first husband-and-wife team to fly on a commercial spaceship today during a suborbital trip… Read More

Blue Origin suborbital space crew
Video

Blue Origin’s suborbital space trip brings the final frontier down to earth: How to watch the launch

by Alan Boyle on March 30, 2022March 31, 2022 at 6:23 am

When Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sends its next crew on a suborbital ride to space, as early as Thursday, there won’t be any TV celebrities on board. And… Read More

Blue Origin crew looking at New Shepard spaceship
Video

All systems go for Blue Origin’s spacefliers — but not for weather at Texas launch site

by Alan Boyle on March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 at 4:44 pm

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has rescheduled its next crewed suborbital space mission for Thursday, due to concerns about the weather for Tuesday and Wednesday. In a… Read More

Gary Lai with New Shepard space capsule
Video

Blue Origin gives ‘SNL’ comedian Pete Davidson’s suborbital seat to the spaceship’s chief architect

by Alan Boyle on March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 at 12:43 pm

The soon-to-be spaceflier who’ll replace “Saturday Night Live” comedian Pete Davidson on the crew for next week’s launch of Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship already knows what it’s like… Read More

Pete Davidson
News Brief

It’s a no-go: ‘SNL’ comedian Pete Davidson scrubs Blue Origin suborbital space ride

by Alan Boyle on March 17, 2022March 17, 2022 at 10:17 pm

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has called off plans to put “Saturday Night Live” cast member Pete Davidson on the next flight of its New Shepard suborbital spaceship. “Pete… Read More

NS-20 spacefliers
Video

It’s a date! Comedian Pete Davidson will headline Blue Origin suborbital space trip next week

by Alan Boyle on March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 at 12:39 pm

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has confirmed that “Saturday Night Live” comedian Pete Davidson will be going to space next week, less than a year after he portrayed a… Read More

Pete Davidson
Video

Chad in Space? ‘SNL’ comic Pete Davidson is reportedly up for a ride on Blue Origin spaceship

by Alan Boyle on March 3, 2022March 28, 2022 at 5:47 pm

Comedian Pete Davidson co-starred with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk last year in a “Saturday Night Live” sketch about a slacker astronaut named Chad, but it sounds as if Davidson could… Read More

Crypto ambassador says he won Blue Origin’s $28M auction and is buying five more tickets to space

by Alan Boyle on December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 at 11:59 am

The winner of June’s $28 million auction for a seat on Blue Origin’s suborbital spaceship revealed himself today — and is buying tickets for five more people to fly with… Read More

Video

Marking another first, Blue Origin sends six spacefliers on a single suborbital trip

by Alan Boyle on December 11, 2021March 31, 2022 at 6:06 am

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture guided another suborbital space trip into the record books today — a trip that also marked a giant leap toward making space tourism routine.… Read More

Michael Strahan and Jeff Bezos on Thursday Night Football with Blue Origin capsule mockup in background.
Video

Blue Origin’s latest suborbital space shot explores the final frontier of merchandising

by Alan Boyle on December 10, 2021December 11, 2021 at 5:45 am

Jeff Bezos’ privately held Blue Origin space venture is starting to look more like the other company he founded: Amazon. During the run-up to Saturday’s scheduled launch of the venture’s… Read More

Video

Blue Origin delays its next suborbital space trip because of worries about Texas winds

by Alan Boyle on December 8, 2021December 8, 2021 at 11:28 am

Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard’s daughter will have to wait a little longer to take a ride on the suborbital spaceship that’s named after her father. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space… Read More

Portraits of Blue Origin crew
Video

Blue Origin to fly six suborbital space travelers next month, including pioneer astronaut’s daughter

by Alan Boyle on November 23, 2021December 8, 2021 at 10:39 am

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is planning to fly six suborbital space travelers next month, which would mark a first for the company’s New Shepard spaceship. And that’s far… Read More

Video

Jeff Bezos says he’s spending more on his Earth Fund than on Blue Origin space shots

by Alan Boyle on November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 at 12:15 pm

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has been getting a lot of press lately, but the Amazon founder and chairman says he’s spending more money nowadays on Earth’s environmental welfare… Read More

New Shepard launch
Video

‘The most profound experience’: Blue Origin sends Star Trek’s William Shatner to the final frontier

by Alan Boyle on October 13, 2021October 14, 2021 at 2:05 pm

Reality caught up with science fiction today when Star Trek actor William Shatner, a.k.a. Captain James T. Kirk, briefly crossed into outer space aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship.… Read More

William Shatner and Jeff Bezos
Video

How to watch William Shatner beam up to suborbital space on Blue Origin’s rocket

by Alan Boyle on October 12, 2021October 13, 2021 at 5:52 am

More than a half-century after William Shatner first played a starship captain roaming the galaxy in “Star Trek,” he’s getting a real-life ride to the edge of space — and… Read More

New Shepard crew portrait
Video

William Shatner’s space trek is turning up a spotlight on Blue Origin’s highs and lows

by Alan Boyle on October 11, 2021October 12, 2021 at 6:06 pm

Star Trek captain William Shatner’s scheduled suborbital space trip is bringing a renewed flood of attention to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture — but like a movie reboot, the… Read More

Blue Origin crew portrait

Weather forces a day’s delay in William Shatner’s Blue Origin suborbital space trip

by Alan Boyle on October 10, 2021October 10, 2021 at 11:55 pm

The Starship Enterprise never had to delay its mission to seek out new life and new civilizations due to bad weather, but that’s precisely what Star Trek captain William Shatner… Read More

William Shatner and Sarah Knights
Video

Blue Origin confirms it’ll give Star Trek captain William Shatner a suborbital ride

by Alan Boyle on October 4, 2021October 5, 2021 at 12:04 pm

It’s official: Star Trek actor William Shatner is due to fly on Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship next week, becoming the oldest person to go into space at the… Read More

Jeff Bezos and Owen Wilson
Video

Billionaire belly laughs: SNL’s space skit pokes fun at Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and Elon Musk

by Alan Boyle on October 2, 2021October 3, 2021 at 12:00 am

You know that the billionaire space race has entered the nation’s mainstream when it’s skewered by NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” On tonight’s season premiere, guest host Owen Wilson played the… Read More

Bloe Origin marquee

Blue Origin’s record on safety and sexual harassment comes under fire from within

by Alan Boyle on September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 at 1:02 pm

A former employee of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has given up her anonymity to lead a campaign accusing the company of laxity when it comes to safety and… Read More

New Shepard and crew
Video

Blue Origin sets next space trip for Oct. 12; two fliers named, but not William Shatner

by Alan Boyle on September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 at 11:16 am

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says two successful tech entrepreneurs will be part of the lineup for its next suborbital trip on Oct. 12 — but for now, it’s… Read More

William Shatner and New Shepard spaceship

Beam me up? TMZ says William Shatner will take Blue Origin suborbital space trip

by Alan Boyle on September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 at 10:46 am

The next crewed suborbital spaceflight planned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture — which could launch as early as next month — is due to carry Star… Read More

New Shepard and team

After milestone flight, Blue Origin SVP Stephen Bennett will join Kepler Communications as COO

by Alan Boyle on September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 at 7:11 am

The changing of the guard is continuing at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture with the departure of Stephen Bennett, a senior vice president who led the team behind the… Read More

  • Older

A Word From Our Sponsors

About

  • About GeekWire
  • Contact Us
  • Ask About Advertising
  • Send Us a Tip
  • Become a GeekWire Member
  • Join Our Startup List
  • Reprints and Permissions

Follow

GeekWire Newsletters

Catch every headline in your inbox

Read GeekWire

  • Apple News
  • Google News

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Sponsored Content Policy
Return to Top of Page
© 2011-2023 GeekWire, LLC