Amazon launches test satellites for global internet service to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX
1 year, 5 months ago

Amazon launches test satellites for global internet service to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX

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Amazon has launched the first test satellites for its planned internet service to rival SpaceX's broadband network. Key points: Amazon's Atlas V rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida with two test satellites The e-commerce and web services company is aiming to offer broadband internet globally by late next year Amazon says it will invest $16 billion into its satellite project but it is several years behind Elon Musk's SpaceX in development United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket blasted off with the pair of test satellites from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Friday afternoon US time. Elon Musk's SpaceX has a huge head start over Amazon and its founder Jeff Bezos, who has his own rocket company, Blue Origin. Bezos wins Moon contract Photo shows Blue Origin lunar lander A team led by Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin wins a coveted $5.1 billion NASA contract to build a spacecraft to fly astronauts to the Moon's surface.

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Gayle King, Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry set for historic mission to space on Jeff Bezos’ rocket
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Gayle King, Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry set for historic mission to space on Jeff Bezos’ rocket

The Independent  

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Watch: Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin launches tourists to space on record 10th flight
1 month ago

Watch: Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin launches tourists to space on record 10th flight

India Today  

Blue Origin successfully launched its 10th space tourism mission, NS-30, on Tuesday, marking a significant milestone in the company's efforts to make space travel accessible to civilians. The New Shepard spacecraft lifted off from Blue Origin's West Texas launch site, carrying six crew members for a brief joyride to suborbital space. This flight continues Blue Origin's commitment to suborbital tourism, …

Musk’s Starlink faces new challenge from China’s SpaceSail after Amazon’s Project Kuiper
1 month ago

Musk’s Starlink faces new challenge from China’s SpaceSail after Amazon’s Project Kuiper

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Since 2020, Musk’s Starlink has launched more LEO satellites than all competitors combined. With SpaceSail and Project Kuiper entering the fray, Musk’s dominance in satellite internet faces major challenges Starlink owns around 60 per cent of the roughly 7,500 satellites orbiting Earth and is a dominant player in satellite internet. Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet network is facing growing competition …

Musk’s Starlink faces new challenge from China’s SpaceSail after Amazon’s Project Kuiper
1 month ago

Musk’s Starlink faces new challenge from China’s SpaceSail after Amazon’s Project Kuiper

Firstpost  

Since 2020, Musk’s Starlink has launched more LEO satellites than all competitors combined. With SpaceSail and Project Kuiper entering the fray, Musk’s dominance in satellite internet faces major challenges Starlink owns around 60 per cent of the roughly 7,500 satellites orbiting Earth and is a dominant player in satellite internet. Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet network is facing growing competition …

Bezos’ SpaceX rival Blue Origin preparing for significant layoffs, report says
1 month, 1 week ago

Bezos’ SpaceX rival Blue Origin preparing for significant layoffs, report says

The Independent  

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Elon Musk congratulates Jeff Bezos as Blue Origin’s New Glenn achieves orbit on maiden flight
2 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk congratulates Jeff Bezos as Blue Origin’s New Glenn achieves orbit on maiden flight

Live Mint  

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk extended his congratulations to rival Jeff Bezos after Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully reached orbit on its debut flight. @JeffBezos.” The historic achievement marks a significant milestone for Bezos’s space exploration company, Blue Origin. Another burn coming up.” Blue Origin successfully launched its colossal new rocket on its maiden test flight Thursday, carrying a prototype …

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight
2 months, 1 week ago

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight

The Hindu  

Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth. Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida, soaring from the same pad used to launch NASA's Mariner and Pioneer spacecraft a half-century ago. Blue Origin poured …

Jeff Bezos’ Blue origin launches New Glenn rocket on first test flight
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2 months, 1 week ago

Jeff Bezos’ Blue origin launches New Glenn rocket on first test flight

Deccan Chronicle  

Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth. Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida, soaring from the same pad used to launch NASA’s Mariner and Pioneer spacecraft a half-century ago. “What a fantastic …

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight
2 months, 1 week ago

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth. Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida, soaring from the same pad used to launch NASA’s Mariner and Pioneer spacecraft a half-century …

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight
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2 months, 1 week ago

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight

NPR  

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight toggle caption John Raoux/AP CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth. Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off …

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket on test flight
2 months, 1 week ago

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket on test flight

Al Jazeera  

The rocket’s first attempt to launch on Monday was scrubbed around because ice had accumulated on a propellant line. Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket has blasted off from Florida on its first mission to space, an inaugural step into Earth’s orbit for Jeff Bezos’s space company. Thirty storeys tall, standing at 98 metres, with a reusable first stage, New Glenn …

Jeff Bezos Blue Origin rocket to launch again after delays over ice buildup and weather concerns
2 months, 1 week ago

Jeff Bezos Blue Origin rocket to launch again after delays over ice buildup and weather concerns

Live Mint  

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's space company, Blue Origin, will try to launch a massive new rocket on Tuesday again after postponing the debut launch due to ice buildup in critical plumbing, reported PTI. Blue Origin's 320-foot-long New Glenn rocket was planned to be launched on Monday with a prototype satellite. Named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit the …

Jeff Bezos sees no threat from Elon Musk-Donald Trump ties in space race: ‘I take him at face value’
2 months, 1 week ago

Jeff Bezos sees no threat from Elon Musk-Donald Trump ties in space race: ‘I take him at face value’

Hindustan Times  

Jeff Bezos does not think SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will use his close ties with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to undercut Bezos' rival space company Blue Origin, and was "very optimistic" about the incoming administration's space agenda. Last month, Musk said the U.S. should send missions straight to Mars instead of to the moon first, fueling industry concerns of a …

Blue Origin pushes back first launch of giant New Glenn rocket
2 months, 1 week ago

Blue Origin pushes back first launch of giant New Glenn rocket

The Hindu  

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin will have to wait a little longer for the long-anticipated maiden orbital flight of its brand-new rocket after a launch attempt dragged on for hours before being cancelled due to unspecified technical issues. "We are standing down today's launch attempt to troubleshoot a vehicle subsystem issue that will take us beyond our launch window," Ariane Cornell, …

Blue Origin rocket launch cancelled as Jeff Bezos tries to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX
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2 months, 1 week ago

Blue Origin rocket launch cancelled as Jeff Bezos tries to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX

The Independent  

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Watch: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket launch to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX cancelled
2 months, 1 week ago

Watch: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket launch to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX cancelled

The Independent  

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Bezos optimistic about space agenda amid rivalry with Musk's SpaceX
2 months, 1 week ago

Bezos optimistic about space agenda amid rivalry with Musk's SpaceX

Hindustan Times  

Jeff Bezos said he does not think SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will use his close ties with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to undercut his space company Blue Origin, adding he feels "very optimistic" about the incoming administration's space agenda. According to Jeff Bezos, he is "very optimistic" about the next administration's space program and does not believe that SpaceX CEO …

Bezos' Blue Origin is nearing liftoff on the 1st flight of its newest, biggest rocket
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bezos' Blue Origin is nearing liftoff on the 1st flight of its newest, biggest rocket

NPR  

Bezos' Blue Origin is nearing liftoff on the 1st flight of its newest, biggest rocket toggle caption Blue Origin/Cover Images via Reuters Connect A massive new rocket developed by Blue Origin, the private space firm founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, is on the pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and ready for its maiden flight as early …

Amazon plans to enter internet service business in the UK with their satellite broadband plan
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Amazon plans to enter internet service business in the UK with their satellite broadband plan

Firstpost  

The satellite internet industry is becoming a competitive battleground, with companies rushing to deploy clusters of low-Earth orbit satellites. Amazon’s Project Kuiper aims to deploy 3,000 satellites, taking on SpaceX’s Starlink While Kuiper plans to offer connectivity through small terminals initially, Amazon has hinted at exploring direct-to-device services. Image Credit Reuters Amazon is preparing to enter the UK as an …

Jeff Bezos eyes space victory as Blue Origin launch nears, revives rivalry with Musk’s SpaceX
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Jeff Bezos eyes space victory as Blue Origin launch nears, revives rivalry with Musk’s SpaceX

Live Mint  

Blue Origin, the space company founded by Amazon magnate Jeff Bezos, is preparing to launch its inaugural orbital rocket, New Glenn, next week, marking a pivotal moment in the commercial space race. This launch signifies Blue Origin’s long-awaited entry into the competitive orbital launch market, moving beyond its previous suborbital achievements with the smaller New Shepard rocket, which ferried passengers …

Elon Musk vs Jeff Bezos? SpaceX founder wants to sue Blue Origin for implying SpaceX damages the environment
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk vs Jeff Bezos? SpaceX founder wants to sue Blue Origin for implying SpaceX damages the environment

Firstpost  

Blue Origin argued that SpaceX’s plans to launch Starship rockets from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida should be restricted to protect the local environment, workers, and community Blue Origin has consistently opposed SpaceX’s Starship development. Image Credit: AFP, AFP SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has reignited his long-standing feud with Amazon founder and Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos. Musk didn’t …

Bezos hopes Amazon strategy will help Blue Origin top SpaceX
1 year, 3 months ago

Bezos hopes Amazon strategy will help Blue Origin top SpaceX

The Hindu  

An Amazon veteran tapped by Jeff Bezos to lead Blue Origin aims to pull from the e-commerce giant's speedy manufacturing playbook to give the space company's rocket launch and moon lander business a badly needed boost against Elon Musk's SpaceX. Top priorities for Dave Limp, who led Amazon's lucrative devices unit, include accelerating development of Blue Origin's long-delayed New Glenn …

Musk Vs Bezos: Amazon takes on Starlink, launches Project Kuiper to beam high-speed internet to Earth
1 year, 5 months ago

Musk Vs Bezos: Amazon takes on Starlink, launches Project Kuiper to beam high-speed internet to Earth

Firstpost  

Amazon has launched Project Kuiper and will take on Elon Musk’s Starlink, to beam high-speed internet to Earth. Project Kuiper is Amazon ambitious plan to create an extensive satellite network capable of providing global internet coverage, just like starlink Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, has successfully launched the first two satellites for Project Kuiper, the e-commerce giant’s ambitious endeavour to create …

Elon Musk congratulates Jeff Bezos on Satellite internet launch success
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk congratulates Jeff Bezos on Satellite internet launch success

India TV News  

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk extended his well wishes to Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder and CEO Andy Jassy after Amazon's successful launch of its first two prototype Kuiper satellites for providing affordable internet services from space. Amazon's Project Kuiper, a low Earth orbit satellite broadband initiative, aims to deploy over 3,200 satellites in LEO to compete with Musk's Starlink, …

Amazon launches test satellites for its planned internet service to compete with SpaceX
1 year, 5 months ago

Amazon launches test satellites for its planned internet service to compete with SpaceX

The Hindu  

Amazon launched the first test satellites for its planned internet service on Friday as a rival to SpaceX’s broadband network. United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket blasted off with the pair of test satellites, kicking off a programme that aims to improve global internet coverage with an eventual 3,236 satellites around Earth. Elon Musk’s SpaceX has a huge head start …

Amazon launches two satellites to compete with Musk’s Starlink
1 year, 5 months ago

Amazon launches two satellites to compete with Musk’s Starlink

Live Mint  

With an aim to deliver the internet from space and compete with Elon Musk's Starlink service, Amazon launched two satellites on Friday. Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos said that Project Kuiper will provide fast, and affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world with a constellation of more than 3,200 satellites in low Earth orbit. Rajeev Badyal, Project Kuiper's …

Amazon launches test satellites for its planned internet service to compete with SpaceX
1 year, 5 months ago

Amazon launches test satellites for its planned internet service to compete with SpaceX

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Amazon launched the first test satellites for its planned internet service on Friday as a rival to SpaceX’s broadband network. United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket blasted off with the pair of test satellites, kicking off a program that aims to improve global internet coverage with an eventual 3,236 satellites around Earth. Elon Musk’s SpaceX has …

Amazon shareholder sues board, Bezos over Blue Origin launch contracts
1 year, 6 months ago

Amazon shareholder sues board, Bezos over Blue Origin launch contracts

The Hindu  

An Amazon shareholder has filed a lawsuit against founder Jeff Bezos and the Amazon board alleging directors failed to fully vet a decision to award launch contracts for the company's Project Kuiper satellite project to Blue Origin, Bezos's space company. The lawsuit filed by Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund earlier this week claims that the Amazon board awarded contracts …

NASA taps Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin to build Moon lander for Artemis 5 mission
1 year, 10 months ago

NASA taps Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin to build Moon lander for Artemis 5 mission

Live Mint  

Two years after awarding Elon Musk's SpaceX a contract to ferry astronauts to the surface of the Moon, NASA on Friday announced it had chosen Blue Origin, a rival space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, to build a second lunar lander. Bezos, the founder and former CEO of Amazon, said on Twitter he was “honored to be on this …

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin bags NASA contract to develop moon lander for astronauts
1 year, 10 months ago

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin bags NASA contract to develop moon lander for astronauts

Hindustan Times  

NASA has granted a contract to Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin to develop a lunar lander to take astronauts to the moon. Image for representation “Today we are excited to announce Blue Origin will build a human landing system as NASA’s second provider to deliver Artemis astronauts to the lunar surface. Together, we’ll be solving the boil-off problem and …

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin wins NASA contract to build astronaut lunar lander
1 year, 10 months ago

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin wins NASA contract to build astronaut lunar lander

The Hindu  

A team led by Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin won a coveted NASA contract to build a spacecraft to send astronauts to and from the moon’s surface, NASA’s chief announced on Friday, capping a high-stakes contest. After losing in 2021, Blue Origin unsuccessfully fought to overturn NASA's decision to ignore its Blue Moon lander, first with a watchdog agency …

NASA announces that Bezos’s Blue Origin will build moon lander
1 year, 10 months ago

NASA announces that Bezos’s Blue Origin will build moon lander

Al Jazeera  

The contract is a milestone for Bezos’s space company after it lost a previous lunar-landing bid to competitor SpaceX. The United States federal space agency NASA has selected Jeff Bezos’s company Blue Origin to construct a spacecraft that will send astronauts to and from the surface of the moon, winning a contract valued at about $3.4bn. “Today we are excited …

Blue Origin awarded its first NASA interplanetary launch contract for Mars mission
2 years, 1 month ago

Blue Origin awarded its first NASA interplanetary launch contract for Mars mission

The Hindu  

Blue Origin, the private space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, was awarded its first interplanetary NASA contract on Thursday to launch a mission next year to study the magnetic field around Mars, the U.S. space agency and company said. Plans call for Blue Origin's recently developed New Glenn heavy-lift rocket to blast off with NASA's dual-spacecraft ESCAPADE mission in …

Blue Origin conducts second tourist launch of 2022, sends six passengers to space
2 years, 9 months ago

Blue Origin conducts second tourist launch of 2022, sends six passengers to space

India Today  

Jeff Bezos founded Blue Origin on Saturday conducted its fifth launch of the New Shepard spacecraft, sending six people on a brief suborbital flight to space. The spacecraft lifted off from Launch Site-1 in the Texas desert with investor and NS-19 Astronaut Evan Dick; electrical engineer and former NASA test lead Katya Echazarreta; business jet pilot and Action Aviation Chairman …

Amazon partners with three firms to launch its satellite internet constellation
2 years, 11 months ago

Amazon partners with three firms to launch its satellite internet constellation

The Hindu  

Amazon has announced agreements with three companies – Arianespace, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance, to deploy the majority of its Project Kuiper satellites that aim to provide high-speed, low-latency broadband to a wide range of customers across the globe. The announcement brings Amazon’s satellite internet constellation one step closer to reality, as its rival Elon Musk-owned SpaceX continues to …

Elon Musk says SpaceX will ‘do the right thing’ for UK satellite competitor OneWeb
2 years, 11 months ago

Elon Musk says SpaceX will ‘do the right thing’ for UK satellite competitor OneWeb

The Independent  

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Blue Origin poised to send NFL, TV's Strahan into space
3 years, 3 months ago

Blue Origin poised to send NFL, TV's Strahan into space

The Independent  

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Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin to blast GMA anchor Michael Strahan and others into space
3 years, 4 months ago

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin to blast GMA anchor Michael Strahan and others into space

The Independent  

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Elon Musk posts gloating message to Jeff Bezos as SpaceX beats Blue Origin in Nasa Moon case
3 years, 4 months ago

Elon Musk posts gloating message to Jeff Bezos as SpaceX beats Blue Origin in Nasa Moon case

The Independent  

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Elon Musk mocks Jeff Bezos for ‘copying his homework’ over Blue Origin’s Starship rival
3 years, 7 months ago

Elon Musk mocks Jeff Bezos for ‘copying his homework’ over Blue Origin’s Starship rival

The Independent  

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NASA halts SpaceX work on lunar lander after Blue Origin suit
3 years, 7 months ago

NASA halts SpaceX work on lunar lander after Blue Origin suit

The Hindu  

NASA agreed on Thursday to temporarily halt work on a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract awarded to Elon Musk's SpaceX after rival billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin sued the U.S government, an agency spokeswoman said. Blue Origin has said its lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims last week, was "an attempt to remedy the flaws in …

Blue Origin sues NASA over SpaceX Moon contract
3 years, 7 months ago

Blue Origin sues NASA over SpaceX Moon contract

The Hindu  

Blue Origin, the space company owned by Jeff Bezos, is suing the U.S. government over its decision to award a massive Moon exploration contract to its competitor SpaceX, it said in a statement Monday. "We firmly believe that the issues identified in this procurement and its outcomes must be addressed to restore fairness, create competition, and ensure a safe return …

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin sues NASA over SpaceX Moon contract
3 years, 7 months ago

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin sues NASA over SpaceX Moon contract

Live Mint  

Blue Origin, the space company owned by Jeff Bezos, is suing the US government over its decision to award a massive Moon exploration contract to its competitor SpaceX, it said in a statement Monday. "We firmly believe that the issues identified in this procurement and its outcomes must be addressed to restore fairness, create competition, and ensure a safe return …

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Sues NASA Over A Lunar Lander Contract Given To Rival SpaceX
3 years, 7 months ago

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Sues NASA Over A Lunar Lander Contract Given To Rival SpaceX

NPR  

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Sues NASA Over A Lunar Lander Contract Given To Rival SpaceX Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Joe Raedle/Getty Images Jeff Bezos' ongoing rivalry with SpaceX is heating up. His aerospace company, Blue Origin, has filed a lawsuit against NASA after the agency awarded a highly coveted contract for a lunar lander to Elon …

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin sues US government after NASA awards lunar lander contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX
3 years, 7 months ago

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin sues US government after NASA awards lunar lander contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX

ABC  

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin has sued the US government over NASA's decision to award a $US2.9 billion lunar lander contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX. Key points: Blue Origin is suing the US government over NASA's acquisition process The government sided with NASA after Blue Origin protested a NASA decision NASA selected rival SpaceX as the single provider of a lunar …

Jeff Bezos space launch live: Latest updates after Amazon founder and Blue Origin crew land
3 years, 8 months ago

Jeff Bezos space launch live: Latest updates after Amazon founder and Blue Origin crew land

The Independent  

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Jeff Bezos space flight: Amazon founder and Blue Origin safely shoots himself off Earth on his own rocket
3 years, 8 months ago

Jeff Bezos space flight: Amazon founder and Blue Origin safely shoots himself off Earth on his own rocket

The Independent  

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Best day ever, says Jeff Bezos after Blue Origin's first passenger spaceflight returns safely to Earth
3 years, 8 months ago

Best day ever, says Jeff Bezos after Blue Origin's first passenger spaceflight returns safely to Earth

Firstpost  

Named after America’s first astronaut, Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket soared from remote West Texas on the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing AN HORN, Texas: Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft. Named after …

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is ready to ride his own rocket to space
3 years, 8 months ago

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is ready to ride his own rocket to space

Live Mint  

The wealthiest man on the planet Jeff Bezos will ride his own rocket to outer space on Tuesday, a key moment for a fledgling industry seeking to make the final frontier accessible to elite tourists. Bezos, 57, founded Blue Origin in 2000 with the goal of one day building floating space colonies with artificial gravity where millions of people will …

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