Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke Feb. 2, 2026, at Blue Origin's rocket factory in Florida, alongside the company's founder Jeff Bezos. Credit: DoW livestream WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete ...

"The decision reflects Blue Origin's commitment to the nation's goal of returning to the moon and establishing a permanent, sustained lunar presence." When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Blue Origin on Friday said it was "pausing" flights of its New Shepard rocket for at least two years, effectively cancelling the company's space tourism vehicle.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin announced plans to pause its New Shepard human spaceflights for at least two years to focus on developing a lunar lander.

The decision comes as NASA prepares to send four astronauts around the moon in 2026 during a mission known as Artemis 2, which would set the stage for future moon landings. Blue Origin has a $3.6 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Blue Origin announced Jan. 30 that it will halt flights of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle for at least two years as it shifts its focus to human lunar exploration. In a statement, ...

The mission will send up to 1,000 one-gram ash vials into low Earth orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rideshare, with memorial slots priced at $249.

Blue Origin is pausing its New Shepard space tourism flights for at least two years from Launch Site One in rural West Texas. The company is shifting its focus to developing a lunar lander for NASA's ...

The New Glenn rocket roared to life at 3:55 p.m. EST, lifting off from Florida with NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft and the ...

Blue Origin is pausing its space tourism New Shepard flights to focus on competing with SpaceX to be the moon lander for the Artemis III mission.