October 2018
Funding the space frontier – a moment that changed the Universe
... of the most important things to have happened to the human race and life itself. Ever. Stay tuned. Blue Origin’s New Shepard on the launch pad on the morning of Mission 8 (29 April 2018). The crew capsule atop the...
July 2019
Lessons from our first race to the Moon
... back on today’s agenda in the US, China and Russia. Players in the United States now include SpaceX and Blue Origin from the private sector as well as NASA. Some commentators see the changes in plans in Russia and in NASA...
July 2019
Robotic astronomy on the Moon
... MoonBase Alliance and ILOA in Hawaii. Contributing another vital dimension, independent commercial enterprises such as Blue Origin, Bigelow Aerospace, SpaceX, Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation, Astrobotic, Moon Express, and Canadensys...
November 2019
The economic promise of space
... leadership by wholeheartedly pursuing space enterprise? If more joint efforts between NASA and companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin are pursued, we may finally realise the true potential of joint private/public space development. Today there...
May 2021
Visions of beating gravity
... convince management to initiate partnerships with the major commercial space companies like SpaceX, Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin. A weightless environment would be perfect for me to live and work in, and before too long it will become a necessity...
21 December 2015
SpaceX’s postponed rocket launch due for lift off today
... scenario, whereby rocket components costing many millions 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...
