Tag: Blue Origin
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Blue Origin crew capsule and recycled New Shepard rocket debut at Oshkosh airshow
Blue Origin brought a mockup of their crew capsule to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh where potential space tourists can take a seat. (Blue Origin Photo) The Experimental Aircraft Association kicked off its annual AirVenture airshow today in Oshkosh, Wis., and Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket and crew capsule are on full display. According to the EAA’s…
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Jeff Bezos highlights rocket factory in his first Instagram post – and oh, that hair!
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos previews coming attractions from a chair set up on the roof of Blue Origin’s rocket factory in Florida. (Jeff Bezos via Instagram) Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos posted his first video on Instagram today, but it wasn’t about the proceeds from Prime Day: Rather, it was about the Blue Origin rocket factory…
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Jeff Bezos gets a kick out of winning the first Buzz Aldrin Space Innovation Award
Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos receives the Buzz Aldrin Space Innovation Award from Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin during a gala at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Buzz Aldrin via Twitter) Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and his Blue Origin space venture have picked up a good number of awards over the past year, but this weekend’s…
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin picks Huntsville, Alabama, as ‘rocket city’ for BE-4 engine
Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engines are currently produced at the company’s facility in Kent, Wash. (Blue Origin Photo) Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ space venture, Blue Origin, plans to invest $200 million to build its BE-4 rocket engine in a new facility in Huntsville, Ala., which has been known for decades as the Rocket City. Construction…
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Jeff Bezos accepts top aerospace award and Father’s Day pancakes in one weekend
With his wife Mackenzie Bezos by his side, Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos accepts the Collier Trophy awarded to his New Shepard rocket. (NAA Photo) Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and the Blue Origin team has accepted one of the aerospace community’s most prestigious awards, the Robert J. Collier Trophy, for developing a reusable spaceship that…
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Podcast: Jeff Bezos tells kids about his vision for space, and gives practical tips for success
Jeff Bezos talks with students at the opening of the Apollo Exhibit at The Museum of Flight. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos fielded questions from some very savvy kids at the new Apollo exhibit at Seattle’s Museum of Flight this weekend. The exhibit features F-1 engines from some…
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Jeff Bezos lays out his vision for city on the moon, complete with robots
Artist’s concept shows Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lander on the lunar surface. (Blue Origin Illustration) SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk may have his heart set on building a city on Mars, but Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ space vision looks closer to home. He’s gazing at the moon. “I think we should build a permanent human settlement…
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Video: Watch Amazon’s Jeff Bezos talk with kids about Apollo’s space legacy – and share life lessons
Jeff Bezos takes questions from kids at the Museum of Flight. (GeekWire Photo / Chelsey Ballarte) Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos came to Seattle’s Museum of Flight today to talk with students about the decades-old rocket engines he rescued from the sea – but he stayed to share some down-to-earth lessons for life on this planet. “Be proud,…
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Blue Origin encounters setback in BE-4 engine testing
An image of a BE-4 powerpack on a test stand in West Texas. Credit: Blue Origin Blue Origin said Sunday that it lost a set of powerpack hardware for its BE-4 engine during a ground test mishap, dealing at least a minor setback to the development of a powerful U.S.-made propulsion system that United Launch…
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Blue Origin encounters setback in BE-4 engine testing
An image of a BE-4 powerpack on a test stand in West Texas. Credit: Blue Origin Blue Origin said Sunday that it lost a set of powerpack hardware for its BE-4 engine during a ground test mishap, dealing at least a minor setback to the development of a powerful U.S.-made propulsion system that United Launch…