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Scott PowersSeptember 14, 2016

Amazon.com billionaire Jeff Bezos announced this week his Blue Origin company is going to build the biggest rocket on Earth and call it the “New Glenn,” continuing his tradition of naming spacecraft after legendary NASA astronauts. The rocket will be taller than anything now in production, though smaller than NASA’s planned Space Launch System rocket; […]

Scott PowersJanuary 28, 2016

Space Florida narrowed in on deals Thursday with four space companies wanting to build their businesses in Florida. But the state-chartered space development company’s penchant to keep names of companies confidential during negotiations had board expressing nervousness about whom they’re dealing with. One of the deals involves a company for whom the veil or confidentiality already […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 15, 2015

A deal between Florida and a private space flight company owned by the CEO of Amazon promises to pump 330 new jobs and $200 million in investments into the Space Coast. Gov. Rick Scott announced the deal Tuesday alongside Amazon head Jeff Bezos, who said Florida beat out about a dozen other states vying for […]

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Blue Origin’s ‘New Glenn’ rocket to be big, powerful launch from Cape Canaveral

Space Florida approves $26 million match to Blue Origin, other deals with secret companies

New Blue Origin launch facility to create 330 Brevard County jobs, governor says