Orbital Reef Tested To Sustain Life In Space

Blue Origin reached four critical milestones in developing its LEO Space Station, Orbital Reef, completing the testing of the life support system components


Blue Origin reached four critical milestones in developing its LEO Space Station, Orbital Reef, completing the testing of the life support system components

Interlune, a new space mining company, announced itself publicly on March 13, 2024, declaring $18 million in funding to develop its harvesting technology

The DarkSky-1 mission will test the systems of Blue Ring. The Pentagon is looking at the vehicle as a pathfinder for commercial logistical services

Amazon is launching its own constellation to serve remote places. Project Kuiper is already launching satellites and has ambitious plans for the future

For the first time, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has rolled out its future heavy-lift New Glenn rocket to the launch pad ahead of debut liftoff in late 2024

On Dec.19, 2023, Blue Origin successfully launched its New Shepard 24 mission from Launch Site One in West Texas, 15 months after the latest flight

The joint NASA/ULA mission was a complete success. This kind of heat shield makes returning heavier and larger payloads from orbit an exciting possibility

ESCAPADE is a NASA and Berkeley SSL mission of two twin spacecraft, with the ambitious goal of studying Mars' unique magnetosphere and its changes over time

After several rumors, Blue Origin officially announced Blue Ring. The new spacecraft will provide all kinds of services to payloads in a variety of orbits

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is now targeting Q4 of 2023 for the inaugural flight of Vulcan, as Tory Bruno gives updates on past anomalies and current testing