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Futuristic aircraft takes flight at NASA photo of the day for Nov. 9, 2026 • Nov. 9, 2026, 10:00 AM ET (Space)
Blue Origin announces 3rd stage for its powerful New Glenn rocket — and a new engine • Nov. 5, 2026, 3:55 PM ET (Space)
Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will face off in orbit next year, NASA confirms • Oct. 24, 2026, 10:55 AM ET (Fortune)
‘The most complicated launch campaign ever’: NASA lays out mad dash to test lunar landers • Oct. 23, 2026, 4:50 PM ET (CNN)
When will SpaceX and Blue Origin fly to the moon? NASA reveals lunar lander timelines (and an Artemis III update) • Oct. 21, 2026, 9:00 AM ET (Space)

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Date 2000 - present
Areas Of Involvement aerospace industry • rocket • aerospace engineering • space tourism • aviation • spacecraft • manufacturing
Related People Jeff Bezos • Ed Dwight

Photos

Historic liftoff
“Pale Blue Dot”
Oliver Daemen, Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, and Wally Funk stand in blue flight suits and cowboy hats, holding the Explorers Club flag in front of the New Shepard space capsule.
Coming in for a landing
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