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Blue Origin-led National Team delivers  Lunar Lander Engineering Mockup to NASA

Staff Report August 20, 2020

Thursday, the Blue Origin-led Human Landing System (HLS) National Team – comprised of Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Draper – delivered an engineering mockup of a crew lander vehicle that could take American astronauts to the Moon. The lander is set up in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF), NASA Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) iconic Building 9. The full-scale engineering mockup showcases two elements […]Read More

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Amy’s Everyday Astronomy: Earth Needs Space – Postcards from Home

Amy Cooley July 29, 2020

For all of you space enthusiasts out there, here’s a question for you: Why do you think Earth needs space? Blue Origin’s non-profit, Club for the Future, is asking students around the world that very question. They are looking to have students draw or write their idea on a postcard, which will then be flown […]Read More

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Amy’s Everyday Astronomy: NM Museum of Space History offering Rocketeer

Amy Cooley June 3, 2020

With the dust still settling at launch pad 39A in Florida, kids across the nation are once again dreaming of careers with NASA and SpaceX. The New Mexico Museum of Space History is here to inspire young minds in a whole new way! Although they have canceled their very popular Rocketeer Academy on campus summer […]Read More

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Amy’s Everyday Astronomy: SpaceX’s Demo2 Launch Postponed

Amy Cooley May 27, 2020

Over one million people tuned in Wednesday to watch the first launch of American astronauts from American soil in nearly a decade. Using the hashtag “LaunchAmerica” viewers took to social media to pose their questions and leave comments for Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, veteran STS astronauts, as they sat inside the Crew Dragon atop […]Read More

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Amy’s Amazing Astronomy: T-Minus 10 – Ten Notable Manned Space

Amy Cooley May 26, 2020

Since the dawn of humanity, man has looked to the stars in wonder. Sailors have used the stars to guide their oceanic journeys, astrologers have used the stars to guide lives, and astronomers have used the stars as maps to the unknown reaches of space. Indeed, even our calendar is based on a star. As […]Read More

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Amy’s Everyday Astronomy: NITARP 2021 Application now available for educators

Amy Cooley May 22, 2020

NITARP, the NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program, gets teachers involved in authentic astronomical research. They partner small groups of educators with a mentor professional astronomer for an original research project. The educators incorporate the experience into their classrooms and share their experience with other teachers. The program, for any interested formal and informal educators, runs […]Read More

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Amy’s Everyday Astronomy: Demo2 Launch activities for families, educators, and

Amy Cooley May 18, 2020

T-minus 9 days until the first launch from American soil since the space shuttle Atlantis in 2011. I can remember the STS missions, some of which I woke up early to watch, others happened late enough that we watched them in the classroom. Unlike those other launches, this one will be done without anyone other […]Read More

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Amy’s Everyday Astronomy: Get ready for SpaceX’s Demo 2 Launch

Amy Cooley May 12, 2020

While much of America is still under some type of quarantine, history is about to made in a big way. No, I’m not talking about the pandemic. I’m talking about the much anticipated, upcoming launch of American astronauts from American soil. A feat that hasn’t been accomplished since the last space shuttle mission in 2011. […]Read More

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Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity soars over Spaceport America

Staff Report May 1, 2020

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo vehicle, VSS Unity, has completed its first glide test at Spaceport America in Southern New Mexico. “Today the Virgin Galactic team has achieved an exciting new milestone in New Mexico ” said Spaceport America’s CEO, Dan Hicks. “We are extremely happy and proud of Virgin Galactic not only for their successful glide […]Read More

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NASA selects Blue Origin National Team to return humans to

Staff Report April 30, 2020

Thursday, the Blue Origin National Team, which includes Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Draper, was selected by NASA to begin to develop the Artemis Human Landing System. “NASA’s Artemis program will be the next major milestone in the history of human space flight, and we’re honored to be a part of it,” said Bob Smith, CEO, […]Read More

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Blue Origin-led National Team delivers  Lunar Lander Engineering Mockup to NASA

Amy’s Everyday Astronomy: Earth Needs Space – Postcards from Home

Amy’s Everyday Astronomy: NM Museum of Space History offering Rocketeer

Amy’s Everyday Astronomy: SpaceX’s Demo2 Launch Postponed

Amy’s Amazing Astronomy: T-Minus 10 – Ten Notable Manned Space

Amy’s Everyday Astronomy: NITARP 2021 Application now available for educators

Amy’s Everyday Astronomy: Demo2 Launch activities for families, educators, and

Amy’s Everyday Astronomy: Get ready for SpaceX’s Demo 2 Launch

Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity soars over Spaceport America

NASA selects Blue Origin National Team to return humans to

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