Tag: Amazon
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Jeff Bezos says a big government ‘prize’ could generate more public interest in space exploration
Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, right, shares the stage with former astronaut Maj. Gen. Michael Collins. (Via NASA / YouTube) Amazon founder Jeff Bezos thinks the government could offer “a very large prize” as an incentive to parties involved in the modern space race as a way to generate competition and spur public interest. Bezos’…
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Boeing’s new CEO sees Amazon and Facebook as competitors (and potential partners)
Boeing President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg addresses the SAE 2015 AeroTech Congress in Seattle on Tuesday. (Credit: Alan Boyle for GeekWire) Two months into his job as the Boeing Co.’s president and CEO, Dennis Muilenburg says Amazon and Facebook are emerging as competitors in the aerospace industry, due to their plans to develop drones for…
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Jeff Bezos set to announce big news about Blue Origin’s Florida launch plans
Amazon’s billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos, inspects Blue Origin’s launch facility in West Texas before a test flight in April. (Credit: Blue Origin) Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is heading to Cape Canaveral next month to make a “significant announcement regarding the emerging commercial launch industry” — most likely about plans for his Blue Origin space venture to build…
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Drones meet planes: U.S. pilots encounter 650 UAVs so far this year, a 173% increase over 2014
Photo via Shutterstock Watch where you’re flying up there in the blue skies. A new report from the Federal Aviation Administration indicates that there were 650 cases where U.S. pilots encountered unmanned aerial aircraft through Aug. 9 of this year. Drone flying in the Space Needle’s shadow. That’s up from 238 cases in all of 2014.…