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The Federal Aviation Administration has completed its investigations looking into "mishaps" that occurred during Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launch and SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 in January. On ...
The Federal Aviation Administration has completed its investigations looking into “mishaps” that occurred during Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launch and SpaceX’s Starship Flight 7 in ...
Blue Origin took over the lease for LC-36 in 2015. It had previously been used for government launches from 1962-2005, including lunar lander Surveyor 1 in 1967 and some of the Mariner probes.
The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee, Bryan Bedford, as the new FAA Administrator. Bedford, former ...
The Blue Origin all-female crew will not be considered astronauts by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Blue Origin successfully did their 11-minute space trip on Monday, April 14 when ...
The FAA report predicts authorized space operations could range from 2,067 to 4,010 over the next 10 years. The high range of ...
Blue Origin launched its 13th human mission to the edge of space on Sunday, sending six civilian astronauts past the Karman ...
Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp responded to the news on X, saying, "A big thanks to the FAA for the partnership, especially over the holidays. Here’s to NG-1 -- we are really close, folks." ...
Under the FAA rules, Perry and the rest of the women on the flight may not technically qualify as astronauts. Blue Origin. Back in 2004, the FAA launched its Commercial Space Astronaut Wings ...
According to rules issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez and their fellow Blue Origin passengers aren't really astronauts after all.
While the Blue Origin space fliers will not get astronaut wings from the FAA, Blue Origin awards its own astronaut wings. SpaceX and Virgin Galactic award astronaut wings to their passengers as well.
On January 16, Blue Origin’s New Glenn-1 reached orbit on its debut flight. While the launch was successful, the rocket lost its lower stage during its descent.