FAA says Jeff Bezos not an astronaut based on new criteria
Jeff Bezos might have to settle for an "honorary" title in his space race ambitions after U.S. air authorities altered requirements for the title of "astronaut."
How an 18-year-old landed a seat on Jeff Bezos’ first crewed Blue Origin flight
Recent high school graduate Oliver Daemen became the youngest person to go into space Tuesday morning after he secured one of four seats on billionaire Jeff Bezos’ first crewed Blue Origin flight that blasted off from Texas Tuesday morning.
Jeff Bezos giving $100 million to José Andrés, Van Jones after Blue Origin rocket flight
Jeff Bezos announced two men are receiving massive amounts of cash including Van Jones and Jose Andres.
Blue Origin already has $100M in private sales and 2 more human missions set for this year
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos said Tuesday that the aerospace company founded in 2000 is already nearing $100 million in private sales.
Richard Branson congratulates Jeff Bezos on spaceflight
Bezos and his crewmates touched down in the West Texas desert at the end of the more than 10-minute flight on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket on the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Jeff Bezos' cowboy hat at Blue Origin space flight lights up the internet
Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos caught the internet's attention Tuesday – but it was his fashion choice, not his space flight, that caused a stir.
Elon Musk wishes Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin crew good luck ahead of spaceflight
The SpaceX CEO on Tuesday wished Blue Origin's crew, including founder Jeff Bezos, good luck on Twitter ahead of the company's first crewed spaceflight.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space flight: How to watch, what to know
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos is set to take off for space on Tuesday, bringing along a crew that is poised to make history.
Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, SpaceX hubs could help boost local real estate prices
"Given that SpaceX and Blue Origin employees have sophisticated high-tech skills with presumably high income, the impacted small community real estate market will clearly benefit," NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun told FOX Business.
Billionaire space race draws oversight from new FAA office
The Federal Aviation Administration has opened a new office in Houston, Texas, in order to hold closer watch over the activities of billionaire-owned firms sending people into space.
Blue Origin spaceflight, Bitcoin, Elon Musk's Tesla-SolarCity trial top week ahead
Investors will take in a wave of earnings this week from big names including IBM, Netflix, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Coca-Cola, Twitter, American Express, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, AT&T, Intel, Snap, Verizon and Domino's Pizza.
Bezos' Blue Origin space flight crew to include 18-year-old student
Blue Origin revealed Thursday that Oliver Daemen, an 18-year-old student and aspiring pilot, will join Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on the firm’s inaugural space flight later this month.
Blue Origin says first paying customer on New Shepard will be youngest person in space
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin announced Thursday that an 18-year-old would be the first paying customer to fly onboard its New Shepard suborbital rocket — and the youngest person to ever go to space.
Jeff Bezos donates $200 million to Smithsonian to renovate Air and Space Museum, build new education center
Jeff Bezos made the largest donation to the Smithsonian since the museum was first founded this week, giving $70 million to renovate the National Air and Space Museum and $130 million to build a new education complex.
Blue Origin approved for human space flight ahead of Bezos launch
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved a Blue Origin license Monday to carry humans into space on its New Shapard launch system, a day after Richard Branson successfully completed a test flight into space with Virgin Galactic.
Blue Origin reveals Jeff Bezos flight details
Blue Origin has disclosed the details of Jeff Bezos' upcoming space flight.
Jeff Bezos offers parting words as Richard Branson prepares space launch
Virgin Galactic CEO Richard Branson is set to leapfrog Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos to become the first billionaire in space when the British entrepreneur launches into space Sunday, nine days ahead of Bezos's first planned ascent.
Blue Origin swipes at Virgin Galactic ahead of historic flight
Blue Origin took shots at competitor Virgin Galactic on Twitter Friday night, comparing offerings to customers using a recent Aerospace Research Central study.
Bezos' and Branson's fight for space billionaire supremacy: What to know
Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming flights and the men behind two of the biggest players in the aerospace industry
Billionaire space race: Richard Branson aiming for July 11 launch date, 9 days ahead of Jeff Bezos
Virgin Galactic announced Thursday that the launch window for its first fully crewed spaceflight opens July 11, and founder Richard Branson will be onboard.