• Blue Origin puts a lunar spin on suborbital research flight of New Shepard rocket ship,Alan Boyle

    Blue Origin puts a lunar spin on suborbital research flight of New Shepard rocket ship

    Blue Origin’s reusable New Shepard booster descends to a landing in Texas. (Blue Origin via YouTube) For the first time, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has put its New Shepard suborbital rocket ship through a couple of minutes’ worth of moon-level gravity.The uncrewed mission, known as NS-29,

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  • Amazon ships Project Kuiper satellites to Florida in preparation for milestone launch,Alan Boyle

    Amazon ships Project Kuiper satellites to Florida in preparation for milestone launch

    Project Kuiper satellites are packed inside containers for transport to Florida. (Amazon Photo)Amazon is providing a sneak peek at the satellites that are being shipped to Florida for the launch of its Project Kuiper broadband network — well, maybe not the satellites, but at least their containers.“

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  • Seattle-area firm launches program to back new space ventures with million-dollar bets,Alan Boyle

    Seattle-area firm launches program to back new space ventures with million-dollar bets

    Fuse has come up with a mission patch for its program to back early-stage space ventures. (Fuse Graphic)Seattle-area venture capital firm Fuse wants to light a spark for entrepreneurs focusing on the final frontier, and it’s willing to invest a million dollars to turn a good idea into a great startu

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