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Bezos’ Blue Origin has successfully launched its New Glenn rocket to orbit − a feat 15 years in the making

Even without recovering New Glenn’s reusable booster, Blue Origin has joined the ranks of commercial companies with rockets able to launch into orbit.

16.01.2025 10

The Conversation

Wendy Whitman Cobb

What does the NASA administrator do? The agency’s leader reaches for the stars while navigating budgets and politics back on Earth

Leaders of NASA sit in an awkward position. While they are the head of a widely recognized organization, they’re often not the most famous...

06.12.2024 4

The Conversation

Wendy Whitman Cobb

Polaris Dawn mission to Earth’s orbit will test SpaceX’s capabilities for a commercial space program

SpaceX’s upcoming Polaris Dawn mission aims to be historic in more ways than one. Polaris Dawn plans to not only orbit Earth higher than any...

27.08.2024 1

The Conversation

Wendy Whitman Cobb

The Polaris Dawn mission to Earth’s orbit will test SpaceX’s capabilities for a commercial space program

SpaceX’s upcoming Polaris Dawn mission aims to be historic in more ways than one. Polaris Dawn plans to not only orbit Earth higher than any...

23.08.2024 2

The Conversation

Wendy Whitman Cobb