Tag: New Shepard
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Bezos’s Blue Origin auctions seat on first New Shepard spaceflight with passengers
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION File photo of a New Shepard launch in 2019. Credit: Blue Origin Blue Origin plans to begin piloted flights of its suborbital New Shepard spacecraft on July 20, the company announced Wednesday, launching the highest bidder in an online auction out of the atmosphere and into space for…
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Blue Origin puts its first passenger seat on suborbital spaceship up for charity auction
Blue Origin’s New Shepard crew capsule is designed to send up to six people to the edge of space and back. (Blue Origin Photoillustration) You had to know the first open seat on a spacecraft built by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture would be sold online — but auctioning it off for…
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Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin promise details coming next week for how to buy first seat on spaceflight
A new message on the homepage of Blue Origin’s website. (BlueOrigin.com screenshot) Step aside, Mannequin Skywalker. Blue Origin is getting ready for real humans to man its New Shepard spaceship and replace the high-tech dummy that has flown on previous test flights. In an Instagram post on Thursday, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos again said, “It’s…
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Blue Origin succeeds in 15th New Shepard flight, critical test before carrying humans
Blue Origin launched the 15th mission of their suborbital New Shepard launch system, including booster and capsule, on a test flight that will prove crucial to the company’s ability to begin carrying people. Liftoff occurred at 12:50 EDT / 16:50 UTC on 14 April after a brief weather delay. The booster and capsule landed safely…
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‘It’s time’: Jeff Bezos hails Blue Origin’s fiery rehearsal for crewed suborbital spaceflight
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, checks out the New Shepard suborbital rocket booster on its landing pad. (Blue Origin via Instagram) Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture flew a mannequin into space today during the 15th test flight for its New Shepard reusable suborbital spaceship — but for…
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Blue Origin practices crew operations on suborbital test flight
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated April 15 with Bezos tweet. Blue Origin’s New Shepard booster lifts off at 12:51 p.m. EDT (11:51 a.m. CDT; 1651 GMT) Wednesday. Credit: Blue Origin Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, took another step toward launching people to the edge of space Wednesday with a suborbital test flight of…
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Blue Origin to rehearse for human passengers on suborbital flight
A view of Blue Origin’s launch site in West Texas. Credit: Blue Origin Finally on the cusp of launching people to the edge of space, Blue Origin plans to use a suborbital test flight of its New Shepard booster and crew capsule Wednesday to rehearse boarding and recovery procedures for future missions with paying passengers.…
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will give NASA a spin in lunar gravity on suborbital flight
A drone’s eye view shows Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship lifting off for a test flight. (Blue Origin Photo) With backing from NASA, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture will upgrade its New Shepard suborbital spaceship to provide lunar levels of gravity for future experiments. “Humanity has been dreaming about artificial gravity since…
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Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship aces uncrewed rehearsal for crewed space trips
Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship ascends from its West Texas launch pad. (Blue Origin via YouTube) Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture put the New Shepard spaceship that’s destined to fly people on suborbital trips through its first uncrewed test flight today — and by all appearances, the practice run was a success.…
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Blue Origin tests passenger accommodations on suborbital launch
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated after launch. Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket lifts off from West Texas on Thursday. Credit: Blue Origin Blue Origin says it is “very, very close” to flying humans on suborbital launches to the edge of space after a successful test flight of a human-capable rocket and capsule Thursday. The company’s New Shepard rocket…