Jeff Bezos is leaving Earth: He plans a brief visit to space
3 years, 6 months ago

Jeff Bezos is leaving Earth: He plans a brief visit to space

LA Times  

Jeff Bezos plans to travel to space in the first passenger-carrying mission of his private space flight company, Blue Origin. Jeff Bezos will go to space next month when his Blue Origin company launches its first passenger-carrying mission. The greatest adventure, with my best friend.” Business How to score a seat on Blue Origin’s first crewed flight to space Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space company will make one seat available to the public on the July 20 trip in its New Shepard space capsule. Blue Origin is one of several high-profile space-tourism companies backed by a wealthy entrepreneur, alongside Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and the Richard Branson-backed Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc.

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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 …

How Jeff Bezos built his $200B fortune and became world's richest man
9 months, 2 weeks ago

How Jeff Bezos built his $200B fortune and became world's richest man

Daily Mail  

Jeff Bezos has taken back his spot as the world's richest man for the first time in three years after amassing a $200billion fortune. Bezos sold off a total of $4billion worth of Amazon shares since mid-February, regulatory filings revealed, but he is still the firm's highest shareholder, owning close to 10 percent of company stock. Bezos stepped down as …

How Jeff Bezos built his $200BN fortune to become the world's richest man: Amazon founder made $7.9MN EVERY hour last year and is now worth more than THREE HUNDRED times Tom Cruise's mega $600MN fortu
9 months, 2 weeks ago

How Jeff Bezos built his $200BN fortune to become the world's richest man: Amazon founder made $7.9MN EVERY hour last year and is now worth more than THREE HUNDRED times Tom Cruise's mega $600MN fortu

Daily Mail  

Jeff Bezos has taken back his spot as the world's richest man for the first time in three years after amassing a $200billion fortune. In February 2020, he shelled out $165million for this 13,600 sq ft Georgian-style mansion in Beverly Hills, California, which boasts terraces, guest houses, a tennis court, and a nine-hole golf course Jeff Bezos's yacht named Koru …

Jeff Bezos, after founding Amazon in a Seattle garage three decades ago, packs his bags for Miami
1 year, 1 month ago

Jeff Bezos, after founding Amazon in a Seattle garage three decades ago, packs his bags for Miami

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Jeff Bezos is leaving Seattle, where the billionaire founded Amazon out of a garage nearly three decades ago. In a Thursday night Instagram post, the 59-year-old Bezos announced plans to return to Miami — where he spent his high school years — to be closer to his parents and his partner, Lauren Sánchez. Bezos stepped down as …

Jeff Bezos’ girlfriend Lauren Sánchez is going on all-girls’ trip to space
2 years, 1 month ago

Jeff Bezos’ girlfriend Lauren Sánchez is going on all-girls’ trip to space

Live Mint  

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, spent 11 minutes in space in 2021. Bezos, an optimist, believes that space travel may become widely available to the general public during his lifetime. After Bezos' split from his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott, whom he was married for 25 years with, he began dating Sánchez in public, and they have been together for a …

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket suffers failure seconds into uncrewed launch
2 years, 3 months ago

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket suffers failure seconds into uncrewed launch

LA Times  

A manned New Shepard rocket lifts off from Blue Origin’s spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, on July 20, 2021. Blue Origin aborted a launch of its suborbital New Shepard rocket shortly after takeoff in West Texas, the first major failure for Jeff Bezos’ space travel company since transitioning to routine commercial flights. “This wasn’t planned, and we don’t have any …

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 …

Blue Origin's first launch of 2022 delayed, celebrity passenger Pete Davidson out
2 years, 9 months ago

Blue Origin's first launch of 2022 delayed, celebrity passenger Pete Davidson out

India Today  

Days after it announced its lineup for the first crewed launch of 2022, Jeff Bezos-led Blue Origin delayed the mission till March 29. Blue Origin, without giving any explanation behind Davidson not joining the space tourism flight, said that the launch, which was initially scheduled for March 23 will now happen on March 29. Davidson, 28, the boyfriend of reality …

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 …

Pete Davidson is going to SPACE! Kim Kardashian's boyfriend will board Blue Origin's 20th flight
2 years, 9 months ago

Pete Davidson is going to SPACE! Kim Kardashian's boyfriend will board Blue Origin's 20th flight

Daily Mail  

Pete Davidson is the latest celebrity getting his astronaut credentials as he's set to launch into space next week aboard Blue Origin's flight following a dinner with his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, at billionaire Jeff Bezos' Los Angeles mansion just months ago. Taking flight: Pete Davidson is the latest notable name getting his astronaut credentials as he's set to launch into …

Pete Davidson 'close to signing a deal' to board Blue Origin flight into space with Jeff Bezos
2 years, 9 months ago

Pete Davidson 'close to signing a deal' to board Blue Origin flight into space with Jeff Bezos

Daily Mail  

Pete Davidson could be jetting out of this world soon as he nears an agreement to accompany Jeff Bezos into space. Pete Davidson, 28, is currently in negotiations to board a Blue Origin flight with Amazon found Jeff Bezos, 58, according to Page Six 'They haven’t signed a contract yet, but it looks like it’s going to happen. Space explorer: …

Jeff Bezos pays $200million to get his name put on the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum
2 years, 10 months ago

Jeff Bezos pays $200million to get his name put on the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum

Daily Mail  

Jeff Bezos has paid $200 million to name a new branch of the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum, after the Amazon founder traveled to space just once. Along with the STEAM center, a major portion of the renovations will focus on the museum's existing restaurant area this spring and replace it with the new building, with the aim of opening …

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 …

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin completes third space flight with 6-member crew
3 years ago

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin completes third space flight with 6-member crew

Hindustan Times  

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company blasted its third private crew into space on Saturday, this time including the daughter of the first American astronaut. A Blue Origin New Shepard rocket lifts off with a crew of six, including Laura Shepard Churchley, the daughter of the first American in space Alan Shepard, for whom the spacecraft is named, from Launch Site …

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, …

'I hope I never recover from this': Star Trek's William Shatner shares emotional experience of going to space
3 years, 2 months ago

'I hope I never recover from this': Star Trek's William Shatner shares emotional experience of going to space

India Today  

"Everybody in the world needs to see this,” said an emotional William Shatner as he landed back on Earth after witnessing it from space. Known for his portrayal of Captain Kirk in the globally recognised television show Star Trek, which later became a movie franchise, Shatner was part of a four-member crew that flew into space aboard Blue Origin’s New …

‘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 …

Blue Origin | The race to space
3 years, 4 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 …

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson took to Twitter to break down just how rich is Jeff Bezos
3 years, 5 months ago

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson took to Twitter to break down just how rich is Jeff Bezos

Firstpost  

Tyson had also said that neither Branson nor Bezos actually went to space since it was just a suborbital flight. pic.twitter.com/jbNbWDwEhR — Neil deGrasse Tyson July 19, 2021 For the uninitiated, Bezos flew 106 km high, a little higher than the Karman line. Not that anybody asked, but laid end-to-end @JeffBezos' 200-Billion dollars can encircle Earth 180 times, then reach …

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 …

'Peak richest man in the world': Social media reacts to Jeff Bezos' extravagant space flight
3 years, 5 months ago

'Peak richest man in the world': Social media reacts to Jeff Bezos' extravagant space flight

Daily Mail  

Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, successfully touched back down to Earth on Tuesday after jetting into space on board New Shepard rocket. Jeff Bezos celebrates after exiting Blue Origin's reusable New Shepard craft capsule returned from space, safely landing on July 20, 2021 As the crew exited the capsule they celebrated with family and …

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 …

'Do a favour': Tulsi Gabbard has this to say about Jeff Bezos space trip
3 years, 5 months ago

'Do a favour': Tulsi Gabbard has this to say about Jeff Bezos space trip

Op India  

Former Democrat Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has jumped on the anti-Amazon bandwagon. On the eve of Jeff Bezos’ space trip, she has made her feelings about the founder of Amazon abundantly clear. Do the world a favor.” Source: Twitter In another tweet, Tulsi Gabbard said, “The only problem I have with Bezos’ Blue Origin space rocket ship into outer space is …

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, …

Jeff Bezos Says He is 'Excited But Not Nervous' Ahead of Rocketing to Space
3 years, 5 months ago

Jeff Bezos Says He is 'Excited But Not Nervous' Ahead of Rocketing to Space

News 18  

Blue Origin founder and magnate Jeff Bezos, along with three other crew members, is set to launch for space in the spaceflight company’s New Shephard rocket at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, July 20. Hours before New Shepherd’s launch into space from West Texas, US, Bezos talked to Good Morning America about how he was feeling before his trip to space. …

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 …

’Excited, curious’, says Jeff Bezos as he gets ready to ride his own rocket to space
3 years, 5 months ago

’Excited, curious’, says Jeff Bezos as he gets ready to ride his own rocket to space

Live Mint  

Jeff Bezos, the wealthiest man on the planet, will ride his own rocket to outer space today. The flight comes nine days after British billionaire Richard Branson was aboard his company Virgin Galactic's rocket plane for its pioneering suborbital flight from New Mexico. Bezos and three crewmates are due to fly from a desert site in West Texas on an …

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 …

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 …

Blue Origin maiden spaceflight: Jeff Bezos flies to space in picture-perfect launch and landing
3 years, 5 months ago

Blue Origin maiden spaceflight: Jeff Bezos flies to space in picture-perfect launch and landing

India Today  

It was in the year 2000 when Jeff Bezos, who had just started capturing the US e-commerce market with Amazon, decided to make his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut a reality and Blue Origin came to life. Read: Kalyan-born engineer part of Blue Origin team that built space rocket for Jeff Bezos As they arrived in space Wally Funk …

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 …

EXPLAINED: How Vessel With No Pilots Will Take Bezos To Space, Where To Watch Liftoff
3 years, 5 months ago

EXPLAINED: How Vessel With No Pilots Will Take Bezos To Space, Where To Watch Liftoff

News 18  

He’s been pipped in the space race by Richard Branson and there was a signature campaign likening him to a comic book villain and urging that his reentry into Earth’s atmosphere be prevented. But the trip is also significant because it will be the first mission featuring a human crew on the New Shepard rocket and capsule manufactured by Blue …

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 …

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. …

US approves Blue Origin license for human space travel ahead of Bezos flight
3 years, 5 months ago

US approves Blue Origin license for human space travel ahead of Bezos flight

India Today  

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday it approved a Blue Origin license to carry humans on the New Shepard launch system into space. Former Amazon.com Chief Executive Jeff Bezos is set to fly to the edge of space on Blue Origin's maiden crewed voyage on July 20. Blue Origin's flight will come a little over a week after space-tourism …

'Can't wait to join the club': After Branson, Bezos set to blast into space aboard Blue Origin flight on July 20
3 years, 5 months ago

'Can't wait to join the club': After Branson, Bezos set to blast into space aboard Blue Origin flight on July 20

India Today  

"Richard Branson and crew, congratulations on the flight. Can’t wait to join the club," former Amazon chief Jeff Bezos said minutes after Virgin Galactic's Unity 22 flight returned from the edge of space, ushering a new era of space tourism. Bezos, 57, will blast into space when Blue Origin makes its first flight with a crew, bringing along his younger …

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