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Issue with oxygen valve caused Blue Origin rocket explosion, CEO says
Read full article: Issue with oxygen valve caused Blue Origin rocket explosion, CEO saysAn issue with the main oxygen valve in an engine of a New Glenn rocket caused the explosion on a launch pad earlier this year, Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp announced on X.com Wednesday.
Blue Origin gains access to launch pad after rocket explosion to assess damage
Read full article: Blue Origin gains access to launch pad after rocket explosion to assess damageSo far, Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp says the big support tower at Launch Complex 36 is damaged after a New Glenn Rocket exploded last week, and will need repairs. The propellant farm, oxygen, liquid hydrogen and liquefied natural gas tanks are all in good shape, and the water tower is also in good shape.
New Glenn rocket explosion at Cape Canaveral: What went wrong, what’s next for Blue Origin
Read full article: New Glenn rocket explosion at Cape Canaveral: What went wrong, what’s next for Blue OriginBlue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on the launch pad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Thursday night.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is grounded after launching satellite into the wrong orbit
Read full article: Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is grounded after launching satellite into the wrong orbitJeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin is blaming a bad engine for a failed launch that left a satellite in the wrong orbit, dooming it.
Blue Origin launches an all-female celebrity crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez
Read full article: Blue Origin launches an all-female celebrity crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren SanchezBlue Origin has launched Jeff Bezos' fiancee Lauren Sanchez into space with an all-female celebrity crew that included Katy Perry and Gayle King.
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin mimics the moon’s gravity for NASA experiments during spaceflight
Read full article: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin mimics the moon’s gravity for NASA experiments during spaceflightJeff Bezos' rocket company has given NASA a brief taste of the moon's gravity without straying too far from home.
Why launching a new rocket, like Blue Origin’s New Glenn, is harder than it looks
Read full article: Why launching a new rocket, like Blue Origin’s New Glenn, is harder than it looksEverything, from the hardware to the onboard software and mission control computers on the New Glenn rocket, is newly built from scratch.
Amazon unveils a 'smarter and more conversational' Alexa amid AI race among tech companies
Read full article: Amazon unveils a 'smarter and more conversational' Alexa amid AI race among tech companiesAmazon has unveiled a slew of gadgets and an update to its popular voice assistant Alexa, infusing it with more generative AI features amid the heated AI race among tech companies.
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Amazon closer to launching satellites, upping internet reach
Read full article: Amazon closer to launching satellites, upping internet reachThe company received government approval to put more than 3,200 satellites into orbit with the goal of beaming internet service to earth. Amazon said the satellites could provide internet to parts of the world that don't have it. It could also become a new business for Amazon, selling internet service to people or companies. Amazon said it will spend $10 billion on the initiative, called Project Kuiper. Other companies have already put satellites into orbit, including SpaceX, the rocket company owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.