January 2023
Evolving human space culture – reflections on humanity’s cultural potential in space
... sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment.” Star Trek actor William Shatner was the subject of an Amazon Prime documentary after his historic sub-orbital spaceflight with Blue Origin at the age of 90. In The Cosma...
January 2023
Private space stations and NASA’s effort to re-invent itself
... for the NewSpace Age, and 21st Century Space Stations: New Approaches to Space Safety (both available at Amazon).
21 December 2015
SpaceX’s postponed rocket launch due for lift off today
... of dollars are jettisoned as debris after takeoff. Last month, Blue Origin, a privately-funded aerospace company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, also announced a successfully landing of the New Shepard rocket after a suborbital flight...
10 May 2019
Bezos unveils Moon mission with Blue Moon lander
... conference in Washington, D.C., Bezos, who invests more than $1 billion in Blue Origin each year through sales of his Amazon shares, unveiled a mock-up of Blue Origin’s aptly named Blue Moon lunar lander at this small invite-only...
24 May 2019
SpaceX launches first 60 satellites of its Starlink mega-constellation
.... UK-based start-up OneWeb, has already begun its roll-out of its satellites in February and online retailer Amazon is working on a 3,200-satellite proposal known as Project Kuiper.
16 October 2019
SpaceX files request to launch 30,000 more Starlink satellites
... the existing Iridium constellation, as well as the in-progress OneWeb and Globalstar internet networks along with Amazon's recently announced Project Kuiper satellite internet. “Satellite constellations can pose a significant or debilitating threat...
