He founded Blue Origin in 2000, six years after starting Amazon ... Similar to other test flights, the Starship spacecraft was supposed to fly through space and splash down in the Indian Ocean.

Jeff Bezos’ space company launched its massive new rocket for the first time, aiming to advance the Amazon founder’s lifelong space-exploration ambitions. Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket ...

The flight is a crucial test of the company’s ability to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang first reported on Blue Origin’s plans for space in 2010. transcript New ...

NASA's WB-57 photo-reconnaissance jet was flying nearby, documenting the flight ... Amazon plans to launch more than 3,232 broadband relay stations known as Project Kuiper to provide space-based ...

The company, started by the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ... New Glenn is a bit of a latecomer in the private space race. The test flight aims to get the company off the starting block and onto ...

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is set to blast off from Cape Canaveral - so where do things stand in the battle of the billionaires for space exploration?

The test flight already had been delayed by rough ... Shepard rocket that carries paying customers to the edge of space from Texas. Amazon's Jeff Bezos founded the company 25 years ago.

The former Amazon boss hailed the Florida ... twin spacecraft to Mars for Nasa. But the space agency pulled them from last October's planned flight when it became clear the rocket would not ...

While more than one successful test flight will be needed to ... Amazon says on its website. Whether Amazon can succeed against SpaceX in the space-based internet services market remains to ...

The first test flight of Blue Origin’s huge New Glenn rocket could have major implications for long-term economics of the space industry, say experts. Back To Top ...