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The U.S. GAO denied a protest by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin that NASA wrongly awarded a lucrative astronaut lunar lander contract solely to Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Varda Space Industries, a start-up founded less than a year ago by a pair with experience at SpaceX and Founders Fund, has raised more than $50 million.

George Whitesides, the former CEO of Virgin Galactic, will fly on the company’s next spaceflight test, CNBC has learned.

Mark “Forger” Stucky, Virgin Galactic’s flight test director and pilot, is no longer with the space tourism firm.

Last month, the Cape Cod Air Force Station changed its name to the Cape Cod Space Force Station and introduced Space Force members to the roster. That one word replacement adds a whole new dimension to the mission of the station.

What is the newest branch of the U.S. military, the Space Force, doing on Cape Cod? We checked out their new base, the former Cape Cod Air Force Station, what the Space Force actually does and why it matters to you.

CNBC digital explains you may have to wait for the chance to fly to space, even after Jeff Bezos’ successful spaceflight.

“We’re only just now scratching the surface” of space exploration, Jim Bridenstine, who ran NASA during the Trump administration, said after Jeff Bezos’ launch.

Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin has sold nearly $100 million worth of tickets for future passenger flights.

Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin launched him into spaceflight history, riding the inaugural crew launch of a New Shepard rocket.

When Amazon founder Jeff Bezos blasted off to the edge of space Tuesday, some of his most enthusiastic spectators were from the quiet ranching town of Van Horn, Texas, just 25 miles from the launch site of Bezos’ private spaceflight company Blue Origin. LX News host Jobeth Devera traveled to Van Horn to see how it has been transformed by...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos lifted off to space Tuesday on the first crewed flight of the New Shepard, the rocket ship made by his space company, Blue Origin.

Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos, is preparing to launch him on the company’s first passenger flight on Tuesday.

This modeled visualization of the moon’s orbit patterns over the course of a month shows the “moon wobble” as it makes its elliptical orbit.

Jeff Bezos’ space venture Blue Origin on Thursday revealed that 18-year-old Oliver Daemen will fly in place of the still-anonymous auction winner.

It’s a good time to look up. One of the year’s most spectacular skywatching shows, the annual Perseid meteor shower, is back to light up the night sky. The Perseid meteor shower peaks in mid-August, when up to 100 meteors can be seen per hour, but the celestial event will be active beginning Wednesday, which means shooting stars may be visible...

Private investment in space companies hit $4.5 billion in the second quarter, according to a report by New York-based firm Space Capital.

Retired NASA astronaut Nicole Stott discusses the impact of Virgin Galactic’s successful first fully crewed test flight into suborbital space.

Sir Richard Branson, after nearly 17 years of Virgin Galactic development, achieved his dream and reached space on Sunday.

The thrill-seeking billionaire said this joyride is meant to boost confidence in the space tourism industry.