Last month, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) brought NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, regional aerospace industry leaders, STEM education leaders, and students together for a Washington State Space Summit, held at Blue […]
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Kent’s Blue Origin awarded $35 million NASA partnership to turn moon rocks into solar power
NASA awarded Kent’s Blue Origin a $35 million Tipping Point partnership on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 to continue advancing its innovative Blue Alchemist breakthrough revealed earlier this year. Blue Alchemist is […]
NASA selects Kent-based Blue Origin for astronaut mission to the Moon
NASA this week awarded a NextSTEP-2 Appendix P Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) contract to Kent-based Blue Origin, to send an astronaut to the Moon. Blue Origin’s National Team partners include […]
NASA awards Mars Science Mission Launch to Blue Origin’s New Glenn
On Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) awarded Kent’s Blue Origin’s New Glenn the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) contract. ESCAPADE is part of […]
Pete Davidson will NOT fly to space on Blue Origin’s Mar. 23 flight
UPDATE: Kent-based Blue Origin announced that the crew flying on its upcoming NS-20 flight on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 will no longer include ‘Saturday Night Live’ star Pete Davidson. However, […]
‘Saturday Night Live’ star Pete Davidson to fly to space on Blue Origin’s Mar. 23 flight
Kent-based Blue Origin on Monday, Mar. 14, announced the crew flying on its upcoming NS-20 flight on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 will include ‘Saturday Night Live’ star Pete Davidson, along […]
Blue Origin successfully completes its third human spaceflight
Blue Origin on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021 successfully completed its third human spaceflight – the first with six astronauts on board. The astronaut manifest included Laura Shepard Churchley (daughter of […]
Apollo astronaut Alan Shepard’s daughter will blast off on Blue Origin’s New Shepard Dec. 9
Apollo astronaut Alan Shepard’s daughter Laura Shepard Churchley and “Good Morning America” co-anchor Michael Strahan will blast off on Blue Origin’s New Shepard alongside four other customers on Dec. 9, 2021. […]
Blue Origin announces plans for new commercial space station ‘Orbital Reef’
Kent’s Blue Origin, along with Sierra Space this week announced plans for “Orbital Reef,” a commercially developed, owned, and operated space station to be built in low Earth orbit. “The […]
Capt. Kirk blasts off into space on Kent-made Blue Origin rocket Wednesday
An emotional William Shatner shares his thoughts about his journey into space on Blue Origin’s New Shepard with Jeff Bezos on Oct. 13, 2021. Blue Origin successfully completed its second […]
William Shatner to boldly go into space on Blue Origin’s New Shepard Oct. 12
This week, Kent’s Blue Origin announced that acting legend William Shatner – aka Capt. James T. Kirk – and Audrey Powers, Blue Origin’s VP of Mission & Flight Operations, will […]
Kent’s Blue Origin announces next customers to fly on Oct. 12 New Shepard flight
Kent’s Blue Origin this week announced its next astronauts – er, “customers” – scheduled to fly on New Shepard’s upcoming human flight set for Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. When New […]
Blue Origin’s New Shepard completes mission with NASA-supported payloads on board
New Shepard landing on the pad in West Texas on August 26, 2021, with the NASA Lunar Landing Sensor Demo mounted on the exterior of the booster during this planned second flight. Photo […]
Blue Origin’s New Shepard will make 17th flight to space on Wed., Aug. 25
Kent-based Blue Origin’s New Shepard’s next mission on Aug. 25 will fly a NASA lunar landing technology demonstration a second time on the exterior of the booster, 18 commercial payloads […]
Here’s how to watch Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos & crew blast off into space Tuesday
Blue Origin’s New Shepard remains go for launch this Tuesday, July 20, 2021 from Launch Site One in West Texas, with an historic payload – human beings. The live broadcast […]
Here’s how to watch Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos & crew blast off into space Tuesday
Blue Origin’s New Shepard remains go for launch this Tuesday, July 20, 2021 from Launch Site One in West Texas, with an historic payload – human beings. This is the […]
Winning bidder spending $28 million to go into space July 20 with Bezos’ Blue Origin
On Saturday, June 12, 2021, Kent-based Blue Origin concluded its online auction for the very first seat on New Shepard with a winning bid of $28 million. Nearly 7,600 people […]
Jeff Bezos will be richest man in space when he blasts off with his brother on Blue Origin July 20
Blue Origin announced this week that Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark will join the auction winner on New Shepard’s first human flight on July 20, 2021. Auction bidding is […]
You can now bid to fly into space on Blue Origin’s New Shepard
On July 20, New Shepard will fly its first astronaut crew to space, and Kent-based Blue Origin will sell one seat on this first flight to the highest bidder in an […]
VIDEO: Watch Blue Origin’s ‘Astronaut Rehearsal’ launch from Wednesday morning
Blue Origin on Wednesday morning, April 14, 2021 successfully completed its 15th consecutive mission to space and back, conducting a series of simulations to rehearse astronaut movements and operations for […]
Kent’s Blue Origin will launch its New Shepard rocket this Wed., April 14
Kent’s Blue Origin will be launching its New Shepard NS-15 rocket this Wednesday, April 14, 2021 from Launch Site One in West Texas. Named after Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard, the […]
Blue Origin successfully demonstrates crew capsule upgrades during Thursday test launch
Blue Origin successfully demonstrated crew capsule upgrades with a launch and safe return of its New Shepard rocket on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. The Kent-based company completed its 14th mission […]
NASA selects Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket for launch services
On Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, NASA awarded Kent’s Blue Origin a NASA Launch Services II (NLS II) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to launch planetary, Earth observation, exploration, and […]
Kent’s Blue Origin announces Board of Advisors
Blue Origin on Monday (Dec. 1, 2020) announced the formation of its Board of Advisors, which includes notable former government space leaders and industry executives. The Board will provide strategic […]
Blue Origin launches New Shepard rocket Tues. morning; here’s video of it
Kent’s Blue Origin successfully launched its New Shepard rocket on Tuesday morning, Oct. 13, 2020. The local rocket company had to scrub their most recent launch in late September. This […]
Blue Origin scrubs launch due to problem with power supply
Blue Origin – based in Kent – scrubbed its planned Thursday morning (Sept. 24, 2020) launch due to a potential issued with a power supply. “We’ve detected a potential issue […]
Blue Origin’s next launch is scheduled for this Thursday
Kent’s Blue Origin’s next ‘New Shepard’ mission (NS-13) is currently targeting liftoff for this Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, at 8 a.m. PDT. The launch is dependent on weather conditions, which […]
Blue Origin-led team delivers Lunar Lander mockup to NASA
This week the Blue Origin-led Human Landing System (HLS) National Team – comprised of Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Draper – delivered an engineering mockup to NASA of […]
NASA selects Kent’s Blue Origin to return humans to the moon
On Thursday, April 30, 2020, the Blue Origin National Team – which includes Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Draper – was selected by NASA to begin to develop the Artemis Human […]
VIDEO: Blue Origin producing face shield components to help combat COVID-19
Workers at Blue Origin are volunteering to produce face shield components to help combat the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. “To help the shortage of face shields needed for frontline healthcare workers […]
Three employees at Kent’s Blue Origin headquarters have tested positive for COVID-19
Three employees at Kent’s Blue Origin headquarters have tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, the company announced this week. Blue Origin’s Human Resources team says they will remain in close […]
UPDATE: Mayor Ralph’s ‘State of the City’ speech will be at Blue Origin on Mar. 5
It’s not really a huge surprise, given their recent expansion efforts and hints (“it is out of this world!”), but Mayor Dana Ralph’s 2020 ‘State of the City’ address will […]
Linda Mills hired as Blue Origin’s first head of communications
Blue Origin, the Kent-based space company founded by Jeff Bezos, announced this week that they’ve hired Starbucks and Boeing veteran Linda Mills as its first head of communications. “Over 20 […]
Ribbon cut on new Blue Origin building Monday morning
Pictured left to right: WA State Representative Tina Orwall, US Congressman Denny Heck, US Congressman Adam Smith, Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith, Kent Mayor Dana Ralph, US Congressman Derek Kilmer, […]
Blue Origin’s New Shepard had a ‘wholly successful’ mission
Kent’s Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket had a “wholly successful” mission on Wednesday morning, Dec. 11, 2019. This mission was another step towards verifying New Shepard for human spaceflight as […]