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A Blue Origin Rocket Blew Up on the Launchpad — Jeff Bezos Called It a ‘Very Rough Day’

No one was injured in the explosion, but the fireball destroyed Blue Origin's only launchpad and could impede NASA's moon missions.

By Jonathan Small

Business News

Jeff Bezos’ Rocket Landed Perfectly. Then Things Went Off Course: ‘The Altitude Is Too Low.’

By Jonathan Small

Business News

Jeff Bezos Thinks ‘Millions’ of People Will Live in Space — And Much Sooner Than You Think

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

Blue Origin’s All-Female Crew with Lauren Sánchez, Katy Perry, and Gayle King Just Went to Space: See Photos

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Is Laying Off 1,400 Employees: ‘No Easy Way to Communicate This’

The cuts will affect around 10% of its workforce.

By Erin Davis

Business News

How Do Billionaires Become Best Friends? They Launch Rockets on the Same Day. That’s What Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Did.

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos high-fived with friendly tweets after SpaceX and Blue Origin launched rockets on Thursday.

By David James

Business News

Watch Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Launch Its New Rocket Into Orbit: ‘This Is Our First Flight’

The rocket took off at 2:03 a.m. and reached orbit 13 minutes later, marking Blue Origin's first successful flight.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

The Two Richest People in the World Are Fighting on Social Media Again

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk had a new, contentious exchange on X.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

This 21-Year-Old College Student Just Made History

Karsen Kitchen, a student at UNC, just became the youngest female passenger to cross the Kármán Line border to outer space. She was one of six passengers aboard Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin New Shepard 26 flight Thursday.

By David James

Business News

Watch Jeff Bezos Show Off Blue Origin’s New Rocket, One of the Largest Ever Made, and His Massive Factory

Jeff Bezos gave a tour of Blue Origin's New Glenn production facility.

By Jaures Yip

Business News

Jeff Bezos Describes His Perfect Meeting

Your PowerPoint skills won't impress him much.

By Jordan Hart

Business News

Amazon Inks Deal With Elon Musk’s SpaceX — But Rival Jeff Bezos Still Wants Blue Origin to Take the Company He Founded to Space

The billionaire space race continues.

By Amanda Breen

Business News

Lauren Sánchez Says When It Comes to Fiance Jeff Bezos, ‘Everything’s Shared’

Jeff Bezos' fiancé opened up to Vogue about the high-profile relationship.

By Emily Rella

Business News

‘We Are a Work-From-Work Company’: Leaked Memo Demands Blue Origin Employees Return to Office 5 Days a Week

The email was reportedly sent out to all 3,500 employees.

By Emily Rella

Business News

Report: One of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Rocket Engines Exploded During Testing

The test took place on June 30 at the company's West Texas facility.

By Emily Rella

Business News

Jeff Bezos and Michael Strahan Are Creating a Children’s Show

The new animated series was inspired by their trips to space with Bezos' company Blue Origin.

By Emily Rella

Business News

Jeff Bezos’ Partner Lauren Sanchez Plans to Go to Space in 2023

The journalist and founder of Black Ops Aviation is no stranger to the pilot's seat.

By Sam Silverman

Business News

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin Rocket Crashes Just Over 1 Minute After Launch

The same New Shepard design has carried several celebrities, including Bezos, to the edge of space.

By Amanda Breen

Thought Leaders

Katya Echazarreta was once told: “That’s not for you.” Now she will become the first Mexican woman to travel to space

The 26-year-old will be part of the Blue Origin NS-21 mission and is part of the Citizen Astronaut Program.

Business News

Amazon Signs Largest-Ever Commercial Rocket Deal With 3 Firms, Including Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin

Elon Musk's SpaceX might have a significant head start in the race to provide internet from space, but Amazon has big plans too.

By Amanda Breen

Business News

Blue Origin Completes Fourth Successful Space Exploration Flight, But One Guest Was Noticeably Missing

The comedian was originally slated to fly on the New Shepard during the trip that was planned for March 23.

By Emily Rella

Business News

Pete Davidson Is Quite Literally Flying to Outer Space Amid Kanye West Drama

The comedian will be flying on Blue Origin's next flight, set for March 23.

By Emily Rella

Thought Leaders

What Traveling to Space Can Teach Us About Working and Living on Earth

A common thread for every person who's been there: They've returned 'forever changed.'

By Cheryl Snapp Conner

Business News

Elon Musk Says Jeff Bezos Should Spend More Time at Rocket Company Blue Origin to Boost Progress

Bezos reportedly works two afternoons a week at Blue Origin, while Musk has said he works 120 hours a week.

By Kate Duffy

Business News

Stephen Colbert Ribs Jeff Bezos and His ‘Penis Rocket’

The late-night host used Monday night's monologue to satirize Cyber Monday and the holiday-shopping season.

By Emily Rella

Business News

Michael Strahan Is Headed to Outer Space: ‘I Just Want to be a Part of It’

Strahan will be joined by five others on a December 9 launch of Jeff Bezos' New Shepard rocket.

By Emily Rella

Business News

Jeff Bezos’ $500,000 Charity Gala Donation Elicits Cheers… And A Groan?

When you're that wealthy, money speaks in weird ways.

By Amanda Breen

Business News

Jeff Bezos Pledges $2 Billion to Battle Climate Change After Flying to Conference on Private Jet

The Amazon founder's grant program, known as the Bezos Earth Fund, will allocate a total of $10 billion to environmental protection.

By Amanda Breen

Business News

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Aims to Build Massive Commercial Space Station

The industrial and commercial hub, called Orbital Reef, should be operational by the late 2020s.

By Amanda Breen

Business News

Former Virgin Galactic Test Pilot Heads to Blue Origin

Mark "Forger" Stucky was the lead test pilot for Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic for six years.

By Emily Rella