SpaceX may pick Texas over controversial Merritt Island launch site, Orlando Sentinel “Though Florida officials admit that the state is an underdog in the fight, they contend that Spaceport Shiloh, […]
Blue Origin
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LC-39A: GAO Denies Blue Origin Protest; NASA Selects SpaceX To Use It
GAO Decision on Blue Origin Protest Over LC -39A “Blue Origin, LLC, of Kent, Washington, protests the actions of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in connection with its […]
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Blue Origin Tests Liquid Hydrogen Engine
Blue Origin Debuts the American-made BE-3 Liquid Hydrogen Rocket Engine (with video) “Blue Origin reached a key milestone in the development of the liquid-fueled BE-3 engine by successfully demonstrating deep […]
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Long-term Lease for Pad 39A Almost Set
Lease on Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39 may be near, Bolden says, Florida Today “A long-term lease of a mothballed Kennedy Space Center launch pad may still be near, NASA […]
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Fighting Innovation at Pad 39A
New Uses For Launch Pad 39A: Threatening The Status Quo “While news stories focus (inaccurately) on a contrived rivalry between space billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, entrenched interests in […]
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Blue Origin Completes Suborbital Crew Capsule Escape System Test
Photos and Video: Blue Origin Suborbital Crew Capsule Escape System Test “Blue Origin conducted a successful Pad Escape test last week at its West Texas launch site, firing its pusher […]
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Blue Origin's ISS Crew Vehicle
Blue Origin Tests Design of Next-Generation Spacecraft “Blue Origin successfully tested the design of its next-generation Space Vehicle, completing a series of wind tunnel tests to refine the aerodynamic characteristics […]
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Jeff Bezos Finds Apollo 11's Saturn V
F-1 Engine Recovery, Bezos Expeditions “I’m excited to report that, using state-of-the-art deep sea sonar, the team has found the Apollo 11 engines lying 14,000 feet below the surface, and […]
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Lori Garver Visits Blue Origin
NASA Deputy Administrator Garver Tours Blue Origin – Announces Commercial Space Firm’s April Engine Testing At NASA Stennis “Garver also announced Blue Origin has delivered its BE-3 engine thrust chamber […]
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Blue Origin Suffers Major Accident (Update)
Keith’s 24 Aug note: According to a FAA NOTAM (Notice To Airmen): “FDC 1/3552 ZAB TX.. TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS VAN HORN, TX. EFFECTIVE 1108241200 UTC UNTIL 1108241700 UTC. PURSUANT TO […]