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Blue Origin launches 1st wheelchair user to space and back (video)

Blue Origin launched wheelchair user Michi Benthaus and her NS-37 five crewmates aboard a New Shepard rocket from West Texas on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025.

Blue Origin targeting Dec. 18 for historic 1st spaceflight of wheelchair user

Blue Origin targeting Dec. 18 for historic 1st spaceflight of wheelchair user

Blue Origin is targeting Dec. 18 for its NS-37 suborbital launch, which will fly a wheelchair user to space for the first time ever.

Google, SpaceX, and Blue Origin Plan To Put AI in Space. Will It Produce Skynet or Untold Economic Abundance?

NIMBY opposition is forcing some Big Tech companies to consider locating their data centers in space.

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Lower-cost space missions like NASA’s ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs

After a yearslong series of setbacks, NASA’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or ESCAPADE, mission has finally begun its roundabout journey to Mars.

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Blue Origin's next space tourism flight will break new ground for people with disabilities

Blue Origin's upcoming NS-37 space tourism launch has special significance: One of the passengers is Michi Benthaus, who will become the first wheelchair user in space.

Next Blue Origin tourist launch will fly wheelchair user to space for 1st time

Blue Origin's next space tourist launch will make history, sending a wheelchair user to the final frontier for the first time.

Jeff Bezos' Vision of Millions Living in Space Nears Reality After Blue Origin Rocket Breakthrough

Blue Origin's New Glenn landing confirms it as SpaceX's top rival as Bezos predicts millions living in space within 20 years, reshaping the space race.

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Celebrity crib sheet: Katy Perry has spent all year in the headlines – here are the six things you need to know

Celebrity crib sheet: Katy Perry has spent all year in the headlines – here are the six things you need to know

She made a short, and much-ridiculed, trip to space. She tried to buy a house and fell foul of public opinion. And she’s found love, apparently, with Justin Trudeau. Time to get up to speed before this singer next hits the headlines

The Guardian - UK

Billionaire Jeff Bezos Says 'Humans Value Beauty And Art' Too Much To Destroy Earth, Calling It 'This Beautiful Gem Of A Planet'

Billionaire Jeff Bezos Says 'Humans Value Beauty And Art' Too Much To Destroy Earth, Calling It 'This Beautiful Gem Of A Planet'

Jeff Bezos isn't just the founder of Amazon—he's also the CEO of Blue Origin, the space company he launched to help humanity think bigger. But unlike some of his billionaire peers, Bezos isn't looking to abandon Earth.

Elon Musk Wants Us To Flee Earth & Live On Mars To Save Humanity—But Jeff Bezos Says 'There Is No Plan B… We Have To Save Earth, This Is The Good One'

Elon Musk Wants Us To Flee Earth & Live On Mars To Save Humanity—But Jeff Bezos Says 'There Is No Plan B… We Have To Save Earth, This Is The Good One'

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos wants to move industry off Earth to save the planet. Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, wants to move people off Earth to save humanity. Same mission: space. Very different destination.

Rocket returned, lightly used: Why Blue Origin's landed New Glenn booster is so clean

Rocket returned, lightly used: Why Blue Origin's landed New Glenn booster is so clean

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket remained strikingly clean and white after two trips through Earth's atmosphere last week. Here's why the booster stayed largely char-free.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will build a 'super heavy' version of its powerful New Glenn rocket

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will build a 'super heavy' version of its powerful New Glenn rocket

Blue Origin plans to build an even more powerful version of its partially reusable New Glenn rocket, which aced its second-ever launch just last week.

‘Copycat’ Jeff Bezos becomes latest billionaire to launch AI startup

‘Copycat’ Jeff Bezos becomes latest billionaire to launch AI startup

Project Prometheus has already raised billions and poached employees from Meta and OpenAI

The Independent UK

Jeff Bezos reportedly joins AI race as CEO of start-up ‘Project Prometheus’. Here is all we know

Jeff Bezos reportedly joins AI race as CEO of start-up ‘Project Prometheus’. Here is all we know

The founder of Amazon and Blue Origin is stepping into his first operational role at a company since 2021 at AI start-up Project Prometheus, according to a report.

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International Business Times UK

Battle of AI Titans: Elon Musk Calls Jeff Bezos a 'Copycat' After Amazon Founder Announces His Project Prometheus AI Startup

Jeff Bezos launches AI startup Project Prometheus—Elon Musk responds with 'copycat' jibe.

Elon Musk Calls Jeff Bezos 'Copycat' After Reported Launch Of AI Startup Project Prometheus: 'Haha No Way'

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday took a jibe at reports of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos's new startup, Project Prometheus.

Jeff Bezos is reportedly becoming a CEO again—and it's for a $6.2 billion AI startup called 'Project Prometheus'

Prometheus brought fire to humanity in Greek myth. Could Project Prometheus help make Bezos' dreams of "millions of people living in space" come true?

Bezos Vs. Musk: Billionaire Battle Goes From Space To AI With New Company

Two of the world's wealthiest people could be gearing up for a new battle, with Amazon.com and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos taking on the artificial intelligence sector and billionaire Elon Musk.

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Watch Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket ace its epic landing on a ship at sea (video)

Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket just aced its second-ever mission —and returned to Earth safely for the first time. See a video of the booster's dramatic homecoming here.

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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket landed its booster on a barge at sea – an achievement that will broaden the commercial spaceflight market

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully made its way to orbit for the second time on Nov. 13, 2025. Although the second launch is never as flashy as the first, this mission is still significant in several ways.

Review: The Smithsonian's 'Futures in Space' Exhibit Is Surprisingly Backward-Looking

We're living in the future already. Why not focus on that instead?

Next stop, not Mars: Why NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes are taking the long way to the Red Planet after Blue Origin launch

NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars probes are on their way to the Red Planet — but it's a circuitous route with a year-long layover.

International Business Times UK

New Glenn Launch: How a £61M Mission Delivers Billion-Dollar Science

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launched NASA's ESCAPADE mission, a low-cost project using twin satellites to study Mars's atmosphere and advance planetary exploration.

Blue Origin launches NASA’s twin Mars orbiters, lands booster for the first time

Blue Origin successfully launched NASA’s twin Mars orbiters on the New Glenn rocket and achieved its first booster landing, marking a major milestone for the company’s lunar and deep-space ambitions.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Finally Gets A Big Win With New Glenn — And SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Couldn't Help But Applaud

On Thursday, Blue Origin's New Glenn launch and landing marked a turning point for Jeff Bezos' space ambitions — and also drew a warm nod from his biggest space rival, Elon Musk.

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