Tag: New Shepard
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Crypto billionaire takes his $28M space trip with five others on Blue Origin’s rocket ship
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ship rises from its West Texas launch pad. (Blue Origin via YouTube) Controversial crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun finally got his suborbital ride into space today from Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, four years after he put in the winning $28 million bid for a seat. Five other spacefliers were…
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Blue Origin sets the date for controversial crypto billionaire’s $28M trip to space
A digital rendering shows crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun in a spacesuit. (Justin Sun via X / Twitter in 2021) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it’ll launch crypto billionaire Justin Sun on a suborbital space trip on Sunday, four years after he put in a precedent-setting $28 million bid for a ticket. Sun and…
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While Jeff Bezos wraps up wedding bash, his Blue Origin venture sends six on a space trip
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ship lifts off from its Texas launch pad. (Blue Origin via YouTube) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture launched six more travelers to the edge of the final frontier today, even as the billionaire and his new wife finished up a weekend of wedding festivities in Venice. The New Shepard…
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Launch Roundup: Launch manifest remains busy as 2025’s halfway point approaches
With summer and winter for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres now in full swing, the halfway point of 2025 is fast approaching, and the worldwide launch manifest continues to be as busy as ever. SpaceX has launched four Falcon 9 missions this week, with a private crewed mission to the International Space Station and three…
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William Shatner and Neil deGrasse Tyson banter about follies and the final frontier
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson laughs as “Star Trek” captain William Shatner tells a tale during a fireside chat at McCaw Hall in Seattle. (Mat Hayward Photo / Future of Space) William Shatner set a record as the oldest human in space at the age of 90 — but at the age of 94, he’s not…
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‘We did it!’ Globe-spanning travelers take a quick space trip on Blue Origin rocket ship
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ship rises spaceward from its Texas launch pad, as seen from a drone hovering above. (Blue Origin via YouTube) Six well-traveled adventurers rode Blue Origin’s suborbital rocket ship to go where they’ve never gone before: the edge of space. The New Shepard rocket lifted off from the Kent, Wash.-based company’s…
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Blue Origin’s all-female space mission sends celebrities and scientists on a suborbital trip
Jeff Bezos extends his arms to hug his fiancee, Lauren Sanchez, at the end of an all-female suborbital spaceflight, with Blue Origin trainer Sarah Knights standing by. (Blue Origin via YouTube) Six women rode Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ship today on a short suborbital space trip that was notable because of a crew that…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 launches three missions; New Shepard completes NS-31
During this active week of launches, SpaceX launched Falcon 9 three times, and New Shepard carried the first all-woman crew above the Kármán line. On April 10, China successfully launched a Cheng Zhang 3B/E rocket into geostationary transfer orbit. SpaceX launched NROL-192 and Starlink Group 12-17 on April 12, followed by an expected launch of…
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Jeff Bezos’ fiancee, Lauren Sanchez, will lead female crew on Blue Origin’s next space trip
Blue Origin’s NS-31 spacefliers include Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos’ fiancee; Gayle King, co-host of “CBS Mornings”; pop superstar Katy Perry; and Aisha Bowe, Kerianne Flynn and Amanda Nguyen, three advocates for women in science, technology, engineering and math. (Blue Origin Photos) The next suborbital spaceflight planned by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is due…
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Launch Roundup: Starship, Ariane 6 and telescope missions delayed, lunar lander flies
Several significant missions were scheduled for this week, including the third lunar lander to launch in just over a month. The Intuitive Machines-2 (IM-2) mission will explore and analyze the Moon’s subsurface, testing new technologies and paving the way for future lunar missions. NASA is also set to launch its SPHEREx observatory, which will map…