Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Will Fly First Crew to Space in July
3 years, 7 months ago

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Will Fly First Crew to Space in July

News 18  

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will send its first crew to space on July 20 and is offering one of the seats to the winner of an online auction, the company said Wednesday. “Our next launch will be the first time astronauts will fly aboard New Shepard.” The reusable suborbital rocket system was named after Alan Shepard, who sixty years ago on Wednesday became the first American in space. After lift-off, the capsule, which carries up to six crew members, separates from its booster, then spends four minutes at an altitude exceeding 60 miles, during which time those on board experience weightlessness and can observe the curvature of Earth from space. Blue Origin said the bidding will be unsealed on May 19 before a final-stage live online auction on July 12 when the winner is announced.

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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin launches 100th woman in history to space
1 month ago

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin launches 100th woman in history to space

India Today  

Blue Origin successfully launched its NS-28 mission on November 22, sending six tourists into suborbital space aboard the New Shepard rocket. The flight took off from the company's West Texas launch pad at approximately 9:00 pm IST, marking Blue Origin's ninth crewed mission and the 28th overall for the New Shepard program. WATCH BLUE ORIGIN LAUNCH SIX TOURISTS TO SPACE …

Millions Join Live Stream to Buy Tickets to First Chinese Rocket Trip to Space
2 months ago

Millions Join Live Stream to Buy Tickets to First Chinese Rocket Trip to Space

CNN  

Millions of people tuned in to a livestream on Chinese shopping platform Taobao to purchase two tickets for passage on the first Chinese rocket ship to take tourists to space. The tickets, priced at 1,000,000 yuan (around $140,000), sold out immediately, with the identities of the ticket buyers not disclosed.

Virgin Galactic launches first tourism mission after decades of promises
1 year, 4 months ago

Virgin Galactic launches first tourism mission after decades of promises

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. The group’s journey began at Virgin Galactic’s spaceport in New Mexico, where the passengers boarded VSS Unity as it sat attached beneath the wing of the mothership called VMS Eve. Space tourists, from left, Jon Goodwin, Anastatia Mayers and her mother, Keisha Schahaff, are seen before boarding their Virgin Galactic …

All aboard! Virgin Galactic flies its first tourists to the edge of space
1 year, 4 months ago

All aboard! Virgin Galactic flies its first tourists to the edge of space

LA Times  

Space tourists, from left, Anastatia Mayers, Jon Goodwin and Keisha Schahaff prepare to board their Virgin Galactic flight at Spaceport America, near Truth or Consequences, N.M. Virgin Galactic rocketed to the edge of space with its first tourists Thursday, including a former British Olympian who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean. Richard Branson’s …

Virgin Galactic sends first paying customers to space: Who all flew, What next
1 year, 5 months ago

Virgin Galactic sends first paying customers to space: Who all flew, What next

Hindustan Times  

In a long-awaited commercial debut, Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. on Thursday sent paying customers to the edge of space for the first time, a milestone in the emerging private spaceflight sector. The VSS Unity craft reached space at about 9:30am local time in New Mexico, carrying six people on board, including researchers from the Italian Air Force and the National …

Virgin Galactic successful in first commercial space flight
1 year, 5 months ago

Virgin Galactic successful in first commercial space flight

Hindustan Times  

Virgin Galactic successfully flew its first paying customers to the final frontier Thursday, a long-awaited achievement that puts it back on track in the emerging private spaceflight sector. The flight came almost two years after Virgin Galactic's founder Richard Branson flew to space in a test flight meant to usher in a new era of lucrative space tourism. But the …

Virgin Galactic’s first commercial space flight safely lands
1 year, 5 months ago

Virgin Galactic’s first commercial space flight safely lands

Al Jazeera  

Passengers and crew on VSS Unity rocket plane go for 75-minute suborbital ride to edge of space in landmark flight. Virgin Galactic, the company founded by United Kingdom entrepreneur Richard Branson in 2004, has successfully completed its first commercial flight to the edge of space. Two Italian air force officers and an aerospace engineer from the National Research Council of …

Dream of going to space? Virgin Galactic just launched commercial flights
1 year, 5 months ago

Dream of going to space? Virgin Galactic just launched commercial flights

LA Times  

Three Italian researchers and a Virgin Galactic employee flew to the edge of space on the company’s first commercial flight. On Thursday, that hype finally became reality when three Italian researchers boarded the VSS Unity space plane as Virgin Galactic’s first paying passengers and flew about four minutes in suborbital space. Business Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson plans to visit space …

Virgin Galactic sets dates for first space tourism flights
1 year, 6 months ago

Virgin Galactic sets dates for first space tourism flights

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Virgin Galactic will launch its first commercial space tourism flights before the end of June, Sir …

NASA announces that Bezos’s Blue Origin will build moon lander
1 year, 7 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
1 year, 10 months 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 …

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin sends 1st Egyptian and Portuguese nationals to space
2 years, 4 months ago

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin sends 1st Egyptian and Portuguese nationals to space

Hindustan Times  

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin on Thursday launched six people to space on the company's sixth crewed flight. The crew member of the sixth crewed flight of Blue Origin It included Coby Cotton, one of five co-founders of the YouTube sports and comedy channel Dude Perfect, which boasts more than 57 million followers. The crew also included Egyptian engineer Sara Sabry, …

Blue Origin conducts second tourist launch of 2022, sends six passengers to space
2 years, 6 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 …

Bezos' Blue Origin to launch six tourists into space on Tuesday
2 years, 8 months ago

Bezos' Blue Origin to launch six tourists into space on Tuesday

India Today  

Jeff Bezos-led Blue Origin will conduct the first launch of 2022 on Tuesday as it sends six passengers on a brief suborbital flight to space. "Each astronaut onboard NS-20 will carry a postcard to space on behalf of Blue Origin’s foundation, Club for the Future, whose Postcards to Space program gives students access to space on Blue Origin’s rockets," the …

Bezos' Blue Origin to conduct first launch of 2022 on March 23, send 6 tourists to space
2 years, 9 months ago

Bezos' Blue Origin to conduct first launch of 2022 on March 23, send 6 tourists to space

India Today  

After successfully completing three private flights to space, Blue Origin is set to conduct the first tourist launch of 2022. The Jeff Bezos founded company will launch Saturday Night Live's Pete Davidson and five others on a brief suborbital flight to space on March 23 on its New Shepard spacecraft. Former NFL great and “Good Morning America” co-host Michael Strahan …

Space industry year ahead: SpaceX’s Mars rocket, tourism, and more billionaire battles
2 years, 11 months ago

Space industry year ahead: SpaceX’s Mars rocket, tourism, and more billionaire battles

CNN  

New York CNN Business — If 2021 was the year of ostentatious displays of wealthy space tourists chartering one-off missions, 2022 promises to be yet another year solidifying the private sector’s grip on modern space travel. Starship and the FAA SpaceX, the poster child of the commercial space era, has been anxious to get a full-scale version of its Starship …

Blue Origin launch with Michael Strahan caps record year for human spaceflight
3 years ago

Blue Origin launch with Michael Strahan caps record year for human spaceflight

Live Mint  

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin LLC launched six people to the edge of space for a few minutes on Saturday, a trip that rounded out the busiest year for human flights in more than three decades. This year’s number includes five trips managed by either the Chinese and Russian governments, such as the Russian space agency’s launch earlier this week of …

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

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

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, …

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin to blast GMA anchor Michael Strahan and others into space
3 years, 1 month ago

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

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin will launch TV star Michael Strahan and a host …

Blue Origin, Boeing chart course for 'business park' in space
3 years, 1 month ago

Blue Origin, Boeing chart course for 'business park' in space

The Hindu  

Billionaire Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin on Monday unveiled plans to develop a commercial space station called "Orbital Reef" with Boeing, aiming to launch the spacecraft in the second half of this decade. Orbital Reef will be operated as a "mixed use business park", and plans to provide the infrastructure needed to scale economic activity and open new markets in space, …

‘Star Trek’s’ William Shatner ventures to space, in real life
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Star Trek’s’ William Shatner ventures to space, in real life

LA Times  

William Shatner, second from left, speaks as Audrey Powers, Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries look on after their flight at the Blue Origin spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, on Wednesday. After decades of exploring the final frontier on screen, “Star Trek” actor William Shatner became the oldest person to reach space in a 10-minute flight Wednesday that moved him …

NASA to test out new tech on Blue Origin’s latest New Shepard launch
3 years, 3 months ago

NASA to test out new tech on Blue Origin’s latest New Shepard launch

Firstpost  

Blue Origin’s mission comes on the heels of its growing feud with NASA with the company filing a lawsuit against the agency over the Artemis 3 mission. The Blue Origin’s 17th New Shepard mission, set to launch into space on 26 August, will test technologies from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Blue Origin’s mission comes on the heels …

Virgin Galactic will raise ticket prices to fly its spaceplane for four minutes
3 years, 4 months ago

Virgin Galactic will raise ticket prices to fly its spaceplane for four minutes

Firstpost  

If you were hoping to buy a ticket to space on one of Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic space planes, you’ll probably wish you bought one seven years ago. Michael Colglazier, Virgin Galactic’s chief executive, acknowledged during a call with industry analysts as the company announced its quarterly earnings that the higher price would lead to higher revenues and please shareholders. …

A Virgin Galactic space ticket will cost you $450,000
3 years, 4 months ago

A Virgin Galactic space ticket will cost you $450,000

Live Mint  

After flying its founder Richard Branson to space, Virgin Galactic is restarting ticket sales beginning at $450,000, the company announced this week. The new price is about double the $200,000 to $250,000 paid by around 600 people who previously booked seats on Virgin's spaceship between 2005 and 2014, as the company looks to cash in on the success of last …

Blue Origin | The race to space
3 years, 5 months ago

Blue Origin | The race to space

The Hindu  

In 2005, six years after he was named the Time magazine’s Person of the Year for helping “build the foundation of our future” and already a multi-billionaire by this time, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos walked into the nondescript office of Van Horn Advocate, a local weekly newspaper in Van Horn town in west Texas, to talk about a project that …

Dream of becoming a space tourist? Here's how you can make it happen
3 years, 5 months ago

Dream of becoming a space tourist? Here's how you can make it happen

Firstpost  

First tickets sold by Virgin Galactic were sold for $200,000 to $250,000 each, but the cost for future sales will go up. Two companies are offering short “suborbital” hops of a few minutes: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic, founded by Richard Branson. The first tickets sold by Virgin Galactic went for between $200,000 and $250,000 each, but the …

Space travel for the masses? Don’t be ridiculous
3 years, 5 months ago

Space travel for the masses? Don’t be ridiculous

Al Jazeera  

Space ‘tourism’ as performed by a pair of billionaires is, for now, merely an overpriced joyride for the ultra-rich. The journeys were heralded as marking a new era of “space tourism”, in which untrained people could become astronauts, a title previously reserved for highly trained professional scientists and pilots, to see the earth’s curvature and enjoy a few minutes of …

Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson went to space. What’s next?
3 years, 5 months ago

Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson went to space. What’s next?

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson each took a spin in their supersonic, suborbital rockets over the past two weeks, kicking off a new era of space travel in which billionaire-backed companies offer the high-flying excursions to anyone who can afford it. Bezos’ Blue Origin, which developed a 60-foot-tall vertically launched rocket, and Branson’s Virgin Galactic, …

What a Ticket on Jeff Bezos’ Rocket Will Cost You
54 years, 11 months ago

What a Ticket on Jeff Bezos’ Rocket Will Cost You

Slate  

Jeff Bezos and three other passengers spent roughly 10 minutes Tuesday morning flying on a round trip to space in the New Shepard, a rocket ship built by the billionaire’s aerospace company Blue Origin. LIFTOFF: Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen blast off into space https://t.co/5C820HM4EM pic.twitter.com/nmyQn0B2UE — CBS News July 20, 2021 The flight was Blue …

Jeff Bezos space flight: Amazon founder and Blue Origin safely shoots himself off Earth on his own rocket
3 years, 5 months ago

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

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jeff Bezos has successfully shot himself into space onboard a rocket made by …

Best day ever, says Jeff Bezos after Blue Origin's first passenger spaceflight returns safely to Earth
3 years, 5 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 …

Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos reaches space on 1st passenger flight
3 years, 5 months ago

Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos reaches space on 1st passenger flight

The Hindu  

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 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, a date chosen by Mr …

Jeff Bezos, world’s richest man, completes voyage to space on his Blue Origin rocket
3 years, 5 months ago

Jeff Bezos, world’s richest man, completes voyage to space on his Blue Origin rocket

Live Mint  

Jeff Bezos blasted off for an 11-minute ride on his company’s rocket, furthering a push to make space tourism viable and fulfilling a childhood dream to explore the heavens and completed the voyage well within time. "Our recovery team is headed out to meet Jeff, Mark, Wally, and Oliver for a celebration marking their return from space," tweeted rocket company …

Blue Origin's first passenger spaceflight with Jeff Bezos and crew takes off; everything you need to know
3 years, 5 months ago

Blue Origin's first passenger spaceflight with Jeff Bezos and crew takes off; everything you need to know

Firstpost  

The all-civilian crew will include Bezos, his brother Mark; female pilot that NASA rejected for its astronaut program, Mary Wallace ‘Wally’ Funk and high school graduate Oliver Daemen. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” New Shepard Rocket The New Shepard rocket is Blue Origin’s reusable suborbital rocket named after NASA astronaut Alan Shepherd. All-civilian crew The all-civilian crew will include Bezos, …

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is ready to ride his own rocket to space
3 years, 5 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 …

Jeff Bezos and crew will launch on Blue Origin spacecraft on 20 July: How to watch live
3 years, 5 months ago

Jeff Bezos and crew will launch on Blue Origin spacecraft on 20 July: How to watch live

Firstpost  

While the live stream will begin 90 minutes before the launch, the spacecraft will launch at 6:30 pm IST. The billionaire will use his company’s Blue Origin New Shepard rocket and will be in space for a total of 11 minutes. Blue Origin’s Launch Site One is located in a remote location in the West Texas desert and will not …

Jeff Bezos launches new era of space travel with Blue Origin ride
3 years, 5 months ago

Jeff Bezos launches new era of space travel with Blue Origin ride

LA Times  

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos achieves his dream of flying to the edge of space. Our Dream of Spaceflight.” “It’s still going to be expensive, it’s still not going to be something everybody can do right away, but it’s a first step.” Bezos’ suborbital flight — his company Blue Origin’s first crewed launch — came a little over a week after …

Jeff Bezos space flight: Blue Origin lands as Amazon founder returns from stellar voyage
3 years, 5 months ago

Jeff Bezos space flight: Blue Origin lands as Amazon founder returns from stellar voyage

The Telegraph  

The four experienced a brief period of weightlessness on flight, which lasted ten minutes and ten seconds, whooping and cheering as they floated in orbit for a period of around three minutes. The flight was two decades in the making for Mr Bezos, a long time space fanatic and fan of Star Trek, who founded Blue Origin in 2000. On …

Blue Origin-Jeff Bezos historic flight to space in pictures
3 years, 5 months ago

Blue Origin-Jeff Bezos historic flight to space in pictures

India Today  

Amazon founder 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. Read: Kalyan-born engineer part of Blue Origin team that built space rocket for Jeff Bezos Named after America’s first astronaut, Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket soared from remote …

Blue Origin's first human spaceflight today: All you need to know about Bezos' trip to space
3 years, 5 months ago

Blue Origin's first human spaceflight today: All you need to know about Bezos' trip to space

India Today  

Decades after starting a company that sold books online from a small garage, Jeff Bezos, a pioneer, disruptor and, for some, a visionary, is set to take one of the biggest risks of his life — fly into space. JEFF BEZOS IN FINAL FLIGHT PREP The first space tourists for Blue Origin are engaged in final preparations for the flight …

EXPLAINER: How Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos will soar into space
3 years, 5 months ago

EXPLAINER: How Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos will soar into space

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — When Blue Origin launches people into space for the first time, founder Jeff Bezos will be on board. A brief look at what awaits Bezos and his passengers: BEZOS ON BOARD Bezos created Blue Origin in 2000, a move that he said prompted his high school girlfriend to observe, “Jeff started Amazon just to get enough …

Explainer | How Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos will soar into space
3 years, 5 months ago

Explainer | How Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos will soar into space

Live Mint  

When Blue Origin launches people into space for the first time, founder Jeff Bezos will be on board. A brief look at what awaits Bezos and his passengers: Bezos on board Bezos created Blue Origin in 2000, a move that he said prompted his high school girlfriend to observe, “Jeff started Amazon just to get enough money to do Blue …

Earth’s richest man Jeff Bezos to blast off into space
3 years, 5 months ago

Earth’s richest man Jeff Bezos to blast off into space

Live Mint  

Jeff Bezos, the richest person in the world, is set to join the astronaut club Tuesday on the first crewed launch by Blue Origin, another key moment in a big month for the fledgling space tourism industry. Blue Origin's sights are, however, set higher: both literally in terms of the altitude to which its reusable New Shepard craft will ascend …

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Flaunts 'Largest Space Window' in Face-off with Galactic
3 years, 5 months ago

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Flaunts 'Largest Space Window' in Face-off with Galactic

News 18  

Space was once a place where only highly-trained astronauts visited to carry out complex space operations and explorations. Companies like Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic are offering a trip to space for “commoners.” However, these “commoners” are, in fact, the ultra-rich. Recently, Blue Origin’s official Twitter handle posted a comparison between their trip to space with what Virgin Galactic is …

Dutch teen to be part of Blue Origin's 1st passenger spaceflight
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch teen to be part of Blue Origin's 1st passenger spaceflight

India Today  

An 18-year-old is about to become the youngest person in space, rocketing away with an aviation pioneer who will become the oldest at age 82. Blue Origin announced Thursday that instead of a $28 million auction winner launching with founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday, the Dutch son of another bidder will be on board. “The flight to and into space …

18-year-old joining Blue Origin’s 1st passenger spaceflight
3 years, 5 months ago

18-year-old joining Blue Origin’s 1st passenger spaceflight

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An 18-year-old is about to become the youngest person in space, rocketing away with an aviation pioneer who will become the oldest at age 82. Blue Origin announced Thursday that instead of a $28 million auction winner launching with founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday, the Dutch son of another bidder will be on board. “The flight …

Battle of the Space Barons: Where the billionaire space race stands
3 years, 5 months ago

Battle of the Space Barons: Where the billionaire space race stands

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Richard Branson have a combined net worth of $400 billion, roughly the size of the GDP of the entire nation of Ireland. Branson’s Virgin Galactic was founded with virtually the same business plan as Blue Origin’s with New Shepard: take paying customers on supersonic flights to the edge of space. …

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin gets OK to send him, 3 others to space
3 years, 5 months ago

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin gets OK to send him, 3 others to space

India TV News  

Jeff Bezos’ rocket company has gotten government approval to launch people into space, himself included. It will be the first launch with passengers for Blue Origin, which like Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic plans to start flying paying customers in the months ahead. On Sunday, Virgin Galactic’s billionaire founder Richard Branson rode his own rocket plane to space, accompanied by five …

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin gets nod to send him and three others to space
3 years, 5 months ago

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin gets nod to send him and three others to space

Firstpost  

It will be the first launch with passengers for Blue Origin, which, like Virgin Galactic, plans to start flying paying customers in the months ahead Cape Canaveral: Jeff Bezos’ rocket company has gotten government approval to launch people into space, himself included. It will be the first launch with passengers for Blue Origin, which, like Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, plans …

Jeff Bezos spaceflight: US approves Blue Origin license ahead of crewed voyage
3 years, 5 months ago

Jeff Bezos spaceflight: US approves Blue Origin license ahead of crewed voyage

Hindustan Times  

Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of online retail giant Amazon and space agency Blue Origin, got one step closer on Monday in catching up to his rival Richard Branson in their spaceflight ambitions. The United States Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday it approved a Blue Origin license to carry humans on the New Shepard launch system into space. …

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