New Glenn, which has been in development for about a decade, can carry 50 tons (45 metric tons) of payload to low Earth orbit (LEO). Its 23-foot-wide (7 m) payload fairing — the shell that surrounds and protects satellites during launch — is larger than that of any operational rocket.

A robotic colony on Mars might seem like far-fetched science fiction, but so was the Moonshot. American Exceptionalism will rise again.

Blue Origin is launching its next crewed space mission on February 25. The liftoff is targeted at 9:30 pm IST from Texas with six passengers including Indian-origin Tushar Shah. Taking to X on Monday, the company posted a picture of the six-membered crew from the launch site.

Jeff Bezos' aerospace company, Blue Origin, is laying off about 1,000 workers, according to media reports. Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp announced the cuts in an internal email to employees, which was obtained by CNN and The New York Times, among other outlets.

In an email to employees, the company’s chief executive said the company had become bloated during its growth in recent years.

Two space debris-related events that occurred this week point to how routine rocket launches can leave their mark on Earth.

The ExTeM research group at IIT Madras has developed water-free concrete to aid construction of habitats on Mars. The team of experts revealed per reports that they developed the concrete by mixing a compound with sulphur, which is abundant on the red planet.

Jeff Bezos's rocket company Blue Origin is laying off around 10 percent of its workforce following a period of rapid expansion, the firm's chief executive told staff on Thursday.

As expected, the billionaire astronaut—and likely future administrator of NASA—is focused on Mars and the private sector.

Rocket Lab proposes a three-launch MSR mission, beginning with a telecommunications satellite that would remain in Mars orbit and be available for use by NASA and other customers beyond the MSR campaign. Similar to the agency’s plan, the company would develop and fly a sample-return lander, an MAV and an Earth-return orbiter.

Elon Musk has presented Mars as an alternative to the moon missions several times. In 2016, the billionaire acknowledged that the first astronauts to travel to the red planet may die due to the risks involved in the journey.