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Experts Warn Space Data Centers Could Be Catastrophic for Planet

Petition urges FCC to halt orbital data center licenses over environmental risks

(Newser) - Silicon Valley's latest blue-sky idea—sticking massive data centers in orbit—is running into a hard stop from environmental groups and former US space officials. A new petition urges the FCC to halt licensing for orbital data centers pitched by SpaceX, Blue Origin, and others, warning the projects could...

Wally Funk, Who Broke Barriers in the Air and on the Ground, Dies

Denied NASA flight, pioneer later reached space with Blue Origin

(Newser) - Wally Funk, who spent her childhood jumping off barns in a cape and her 80s rocketing off the planet, has died. She was 87. Funk died Wednesday at her home in Grapevine, Texas, the Washington Post reports. The pioneering aviator was one of the women who formed the "Mercury...

NASA Doubles Down on Moon Base Plans

Agency taps Astrobotic, Firefly, and Intuitive Machines for lunar landers

(Newser) - NASA just put more money behind its plan to turn the moon into a long-term outpost , NBC News reports. The agency on Tuesday handed out nearly $600 million in new contracts to three companies—Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines—to deliver scientific gear to the lunar surface starting in...

Space Tourism Is Growing, but Most Will Never Be Able to Go

Billionaire-led firms bet on suborbital flights, costlier orbital trips that can cost tens of millions per person

(Newser) - Space tourism hasn't exactly rocketed into the mainstream since Dennis Tito's $20 million jaunt to the International Space Station in 2001, but it has quietly grown up. Per the New York Times , roughly 140 paying passengers have now made it to space, most on quick "up-and-down" suborbital...

Book: Trump Privately Mocked 'Groveling' Tech Titans

He gleefully displayed fawning texts from Zuckerberg, Bezos, authors say

(Newser) - President Trump, it seems, had some private fun at the expense of two of tech's biggest names. A new book by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan describes Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos lavishing Trump with praise and personal outreach after his 2024...

Blue Origin Blast Is Very Bad News for NASA

Explosion destroys sole New Glenn launchpad, jeopardizing key lunar missions

(Newser) - A spectacular blast in Florida just scrambled timelines for Jeff Bezos' space ambitions—and NASA's. Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket erupted in a fireball during an engine test Monday night at Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex 36, destroying the only pad built for the massive booster. Sources...

Blue Origin Rocket Explodes During Test on Launch Pad

Officials say there's no threat due to fumes or hazardous substances

(Newser) - A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin exploded during a test at the launch pad Thursday night, shaking nearby homes and briefly painting the sky orange, the AP reports. Blue Origin said its New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test being conducted ahead of a satellite launch planned...

NASA Details Its Plan for Permanent Moon Base

Agency details phased moon base plan with private contractors

(Newser) - NASA doesn't just want to go back to the moon—it wants to move in, ABC News reports. The agency on Tuesday sketched out how it plans to turn brief Apollo-style visits into the beginnings of a permanent outpost, with crewed landings targeted for 2028 and a three-phase "...

Botched Launch Is a Big Setback for Blue Origin

FAA is investigating failure to place satellite in the right orbit

(Newser) - Blue Origin notched a milestone and a misfire on the same flight Sunday. The company's New Glenn rocket, on only its third mission and first commercial outing, lifted off cleanly from Cape Canaveral and successfully landed its massive booster back on Earth—an achievement matched only by Elon Musk'...

NYT Profile of Bezos' Wife Causes a Fuss

Lauren Sanchez Bezos is unapologetic about their wealth and lifestyle

(Newser) - A New York Times profile of Lauren Sanchez Bezos is drawing lots of attention not just for the opulent lifestyle it portrays but for the decision to do the story in the first place. Much of the criticism centers on the article's framing of the ultra-wealthy domestic life of...

Houston, You Are Again 'Space City'
Behold, the Return
of 'Space City'
Apr 6, 2026 7:06 PM CDT

Behold, the Return of 'Space City'

Artemis II launch rekindles Houston's NASA excitement amid Texas' booming space industry

(Newser) - Houston's space swagger just got some fresh fuel. The New York Times reports that Wednesday's launch of NASA's Artemis II mission—the 10-day flight that will send four astronauts around the moon—has put Houston's Johnson Space Center back in the spotlight and reminded residents why...

Musk: SpaceX Shifts Focus From Mars to Moon

He says lunar city could happen in under a decade, while Mars city would take more than 20 years

(Newser) - Elon Musk just quietly rewrote his space dream—this time with a lunar address instead of a Martian ZIP code. As the Super Bowl kicked off Sunday, the SpaceX CEO posted on X that his company has "already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon,"...

Blue Origin Has Paused Space Tourism Flights

Company shifts resources to accelerate lunar lander work for NASA

(Newser) - Blue Origin's tourist rocket is heading for a long timeout while Jeff Bezos' space company shoots for the moon. The company said Friday it will stop flying its New Shepard suborbital rocket for "at least two years" to shift engineers and resources to NASA's Artemis program, which...

Blue Origin Unveils Rival to Starlink
Blue Origin Unveils
Rival to Starlink
Jan 22, 2026 10:01 AM CST

Blue Origin Unveils Rival to Starlink

TeraWave constellation targets high-speed connectivity for businesses and governments

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos is doubling down on space with thousands of internet satellites. Blue Origin on Wednesday unveiled TeraWave, a planned communications network built on 5,408 satellites that will target businesses, data centers, and government agencies. The system will use spacecraft in both low and medium Earth orbits and is...

Astronaut Says Depression Followed Blue Origin Flight

Amanda Nguyen says she faced harassment and 'an avalanche of misogyny'

(Newser) - Amanda Nguyen says her very public trip to the edge of space was followed by a plunge she didn't see coming. The 34-year-old Vietnamese American scientist and civil rights advocate, has revealed she fell into a deep depression amid what she calls a "tsunami of harassment" after her...

Space Sees Its First Wheelchair User

Paraplegic engineer becomes the first to experience weightlessness on Blue Origin flight

(Newser) - A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers Saturday, reports the AP , leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space while beholding Earth from on high. Severely injured in a mountain bike accident seven years ago, Michaela Benthaus became the first wheelchair...

Blue Origin Scores Big Win With Huge Rocket

Company recovered New Glenn's booster after deploying twin Mars orbiters

(Newser) - Blue Origin launched its huge New Glenn rocket Thursday with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars. It was only the second flight of the rocket that Jeff Bezos' company and NASA are counting on to get people and supplies to the moon—and it was a complete success,...

NASA Threatens to Dump SpaceX From Moon Mission

Elon Musk doubtful as agency opens door to rivals amid race with China

(Newser) - NASA is rethinking its moon lander contract with SpaceX, raising the prospect that Elon Musk's company could lose its central role in the agency's Artemis III mission—the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo. Acting NASA chief Sean Duffy signaled during TV appearances on Monday that SpaceX...

Duffy Wants a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon, Fast

Move aims to outpace China as NASA faces budget cuts

(Newser) - Sean Duffy, the interim NASA administrator and Transportation Secretary, is reportedly set to announce an accelerated push to deploy a nuclear reactor on the moon—a move that would mark his most significant step since stepping into the dual role. Documents reviewed by Politico indicate this initiative sets a...

'Least Popular Woman in Pop' Talks Blue Origin Flight

Katy Perry addresses recent criticism, saying 'I get back up and go on'

(Newser) - "Please know I am OK," singer Katy Perry assured fans on Tuesday after her Blue Origin spaceflight turned her into, in her words, "a human pinata." Two weeks after the all-female spaceflight drew criticism from celebrities, pundits, and brands, including Wendy's , Perry commented on a...

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