Blue Origin

Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) Chair Jeff Bezos will fly onboard Blue Origin’s “New Shepard” spacecraft, and accompanying him would be an 18-year-old Physics student. What Happened: Bezos-backed Blue Origin said in a statement that Oliver Daemen will be its first paying customer....

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin on Monday secured a license from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to carry humans on the New Shepard launch system into space, the aviation agency said. What Happened: The FAA license is valid through August and comes...

Another billionaire could heat up the space race. What Happened: Elon Musk watched the Unity 22 fly to space from the Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE: SPCE) Spaceport America headquarters in New Mexico Sunday. Branson confirmed to The Sunday Times that Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and SpaceX founder...

Sir Richard Branson successfully flew in space as a passenger on the Unity 22 from Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE). The flight was the fourth crewed trip by the company and another step in taking its 600 future astronauts to space that will pay $200,000 to $250,000 for a seat to space....

The hosts of Benzinga’s “SPACs Attack” held several SPAC Wars battles featuring companies in similar industries that went public or are going public via SPAC. A battle held June 17 featured Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) versus BlackSky, a company merging with...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith took digs at Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) Thursday over his upcoming space flight. What Happened: Branson is due to board a test flight of Virgin Galactic’s...

Shares of Virgin Galactic traded higher Friday after receiving FAA certification to take passengers to space. A Virgin Galactic analyst discussed the possibility of founder Sir Richard Branson flying into space in a new note.  What Happened: After the success of the May 22 VSS Unity flight,...

Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, held a live auction on Saturday for a seat on its first spaceflight trip next month. The live auction began at 1 p.m. EDT and lasted a few minutes. The bidding began at $4.8 million. The winning bid was that of $28...

Decades ago a race took place between the U.S and Russia to send astronauts to space and the moon. Now in the 21st century, there is one taking place between several companies to have rockets go to space and Mars. There is another space race on the horizon between two billionaires...

Cathie Wood-led Ark Investment Management dumped all of its stake in Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) in tranches this month, shedding nearly 2 million shares in the space tourism company and missing out on a rocket-like rally. What Happened: Virgin Galactic shares have soared about 35.4%...

Shares of space travel company Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) are trading higher on Thursday on news out from the company for its planned timeline of taking passengers to space. What Happened: The next rocket-powered test flight of SpaceShip Two Unity will be conducted on May 22. The...

Blue Origin announced details Wednesday of its first manned flight to space on July 20 aboard the sub-orbital rocket New Shepard. What Happened: Blue Origin, the space company founded by Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Jeff Bezos, revealed details on a three-step process for people to bid on a...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has poked fun at Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos after the latter’s space exploration company Blue Origin protested NASA’s award of a $2.9 billion contract to SpaceX. What Happened: The New York Times reported...

Space exploration and orbital operations remain an exciting investment sector because, if history and reputation are any guides at all, space programs are where tomorrow’s market-changing technologies are designed, tested, and proven. Not much has changed that—not even Covid-19. You may...

Famed investor and ETF manager Cathie Wood joined Scott Wapner and Bob Pisani on the “Halftime Report” on CNBC Wednesday to share opinions on some holdings across her funds. Wood On Tesla: Wood has been a notable bull on Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and it remains the largest holding in the...