The SpaceX IPO is a trillion-dollar gamble on the future of space
The SpaceX IPO is a trillion-dollar gamble on the future of space

The great SpaceX IPO is looming, allowing outside investors – including regular Joe Schmoes, or retail investors – to buy a stake in one of the buzziest and most controversial companies on the planet for the first time. Depending on who you ask, it’s either the best investment opportunity you’ll see this decade or a […]

FAA orders investigation into Blue Origin’s New Glenn mishap

The New Glenn rocket will have to stay grounded while the company investigates what caused the apparent failure of its upper stage.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket grounded after delivering satellite to wrong orbit
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket grounded after delivering satellite to wrong orbit

The Federal Aviation Administration grounded Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket after it shuttled its payload to the wrong orbit during its launch on Sunday, according to a report from the Orlando Sentinel. “The FAA is aware that Blue Origin New Glenn 3 experienced a mishap during the second-stage flight sequence following a successful launch,” the […]

Blue Origin successfully reused its New Glenn rocket
Blue Origin successfully reused its New Glenn rocket

Today’s launch of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite aboard Blue Origin’s reusable New Glenn rocket was a partial success. The New Glenn touched down on its landing pad without incident, making it the second launch and landing for the first stage booster, and officially giving Jeff Bezos a reusable launch vehicle. Unfortunately for AST SpaceMobile, […]

Blue Origin’s New Glenn put a customer satellite in the wrong orbit during its third launch

The first major failure of Blue Origin’s new heavy-launch system could create delays to its ambition to help NASA and the Trump administration return to the Moon.

Blue Origin successfully re-uses a New Glenn rocket for the first time ever

It’s a major milestone for the company’s new mega-rocket system, putting it in position to challenge SpaceX’s dominance of the global launch market.

A giant cell tower is going to space this weekend
A giant cell tower is going to space this weekend

This weekend’s scheduled Blue Origin rocket launch is rather momentous. Success would signal an end to SpaceX’s monopoly on reusable orbital launch vehicles, and set up a three-way race to make that “No Service” indicator on your phone disappear forever. On Sunday morning, Jeff Bezos’ massive New Glenn rocket is scheduled to launch with the […]

Astroport and Vermeer want to bring heavy construction equipment to the Moon
Astroport and Vermeer want to bring heavy construction equipment to the Moon

Astroport Space Technologies and Vermeer Corporation have announced a collaboration to adapt industrial surface mining equipment for autonomous lunar construction, a partnership that both companies frame as delivering the heavy machinery, or “Lunar Iro…

Amazon to buy Globalstar for $11.57B in bid to flesh out its satellite biz

Amazon on Tuesday agreed to buy satellite company Globalstar, known for powering Apple’s “Emergency SOS” feature, for $11.57 billion in cash.

Apple and Amazon are teaming up to challenge Starlink’s smartphone ambitions
Apple and Amazon are teaming up to challenge Starlink’s smartphone ambitions

Amazon has made a deal to buy Globalstar’s low-Earth orbit satellite network for $11.57 billion, snapping up its spectrum licenses, operations, and assets to combine with its upcoming Leo internet satellite constellation. Apple owned 20 percent of Globalstar, and as a part of the deal, Amazon will continue to support satellite services like Emergency SOS […]