Blue Origin is key to Amazon's ability to compete with SpaceX Starlink. Jeff Bezos has finally done it. He's finally reached space with an honest-to-goodness orbital-class rocket. Ten years ago, Bezos ignited a feud with SpaceX founder Elon Musk when his Blue Origin rocket company launched a suborbital New Shepard rocket to the edge of space and then landed it back on Earth.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is plotting to challenge Elon Musk's Starlink in the UK broadband market, with plans to launch an alternative — dubbed Project Kuiper — as early as this year. Starlink uses satellites orbiting the Earth to power your home Wi-Fi connection,

One of the key questions about Blue Origin is whether it will push toward full reusability with New Glenn. In 2021, Ars first reported on an effort codenamed "Project Jarvis" to develop a stainless steel upper stage that could be reused. The company even built a test tank, although the effort was eventually shelved.

While Jeff Bezos has spent $14 billion to achieve his first space launch, his billionaire rival has built a thriving business, mostly with other people’s money.

Blue Origin's NS-29 New Shepard rocket is expected to launch by late Jan. 31 after a delay if all goes well. Here's what to know

Just past 2 a.m. Eastern time on Jan. 16, 2025, a new rocket blasted off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. By reaching orbit, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launch has marked a milestone for a commercial space company that has big ambitions.

Jeff Bezos worried aloud that Donald Trump, then an underdog presidential candidate, could “erode” American democracy. Speaking at a Vanity Fair summit in October that year, Bezos said Trump’s campaign tactics threatened the country’s commitment to freedom of speech and showed his inability to be scrutinized,

ANALYSIS: For years, the biggest tech giants have battled amongst themselves (remember when Zuckberg and Musk were going to have a cage match?). Now they are coming together in support of the president — and their own interests,

Blue Origin is going slower than SpaceX, but it also nailed a massive rocket launch on the first try. Jeff Bezos is back in the space race.

Blue Ghost and New Glenn started off the year right. Many more launches are on the way, and many can be watched online.

Blue Origin scored a major win with its New Glenn rocket launch, but SpaceX still leads the space industry with a Falcon fleet and upcoming Starship.

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin LLC stunned the space industry this week, launching a brand-new rocket taller than the Statue of Liberty into orbit on its first try.