Blue Origin is facing a potentially months-long disruption after an explosion during a test of its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad in Florida, creating delays for commercial, government and satellite missions.

Jeff Bezos’s space venture, Blue Origin, has outlined a new stock plan for employees in an attempt to ​put an end to staff unrest and make the incentives ‌more competitive with rival SpaceX, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing three people familiar with the matter.

The competition between Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is accelerating as both companies ramp up lunar ambitions amid growing U.S.-China space rivalry.

Blue Origin successfully landed the booster of its New Glenn rocket on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean after launching a small NASA Mars mission, marking a major breakthrough that brings the company closer to SpaceX’s long-held dominance in reusable rockets.

Blue Origin has successfully sent six passengers on a thrilling sub-orbital journey into space aboard its New Shepard rocket.

Pop icon Katy Perry and five trailblazing women have successfully completed a spaceflight aboard Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket, marking a milestone as part of an all-female crew.

Pop star Katy Perry and five other women launched into space aboard a Blue Origin rocket and safely returned to Earth on Monday, marking the first all-female spaceflight in over 60 years.