Tag: space tourism
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Blue Origin gives ‘SNL’ comedian Pete Davidson’s suborbital seat to the spaceship’s chief architect
Gary Lai is the chief architect of Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital launch system. (Blue Origin Photo) The soon-to-be spaceflier who’ll replace “Saturday Night Live” comedian Pete Davidson on the crew for next week’s launch of Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship already knows what it’s like to get ready for liftoff. That’s because he’s…
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It’s a no-go: ‘SNL’ comedian Pete Davidson scrubs Blue Origin suborbital space ride
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has called off plans to put “Saturday Night Live” cast member Pete Davidson on the next flight of its New Shepard suborbital spaceship. “Pete Davidson is no longer able to join the NS-20 crew on this mission,” Blue Origin said today in a tweet. The company said that liftoff…
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It’s a date! Comedian Pete Davidson will headline Blue Origin suborbital space trip next week
“Saturday Night Live” cast member Pete Davidson is due to be accompanied by five other spacefliers on a Blue Origin suborbital space mission set for March 23. (Photos via Blue Origin) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has confirmed that “Saturday Night Live” comedian Pete Davidson will be going to space next week, less than…
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Chad in Space? ‘SNL’ comic Pete Davidson is reportedly up for a ride on Blue Origin spaceship
Pete Davidson portrays a slacker astronaut in a “Saturday Night Live” sketch. (NBC / SNL via YouTube) Comedian Pete Davidson co-starred with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk last year in a “Saturday Night Live” sketch about a slacker astronaut named Chad, but it sounds as if Davidson could soon go into space for real — courtesy…
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Year in Space: Jeff Bezos and his billionaire rivals finally usher in the age of commercial spaceflight
Jeff Bezos uncorks the bubbly after riding Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship. (Blue Origin Photo) For 25 years, I’ve been recapping the top stories about space and looking forward to next year’s trends on the final frontier — and for most of that time, the dawn of the era of commercial spaceflight has been…
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Marking another first, Blue Origin sends six spacefliers on a single suborbital trip
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ship lifts off from West Texas. (Blue Origin via YouTube) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture guided another suborbital space trip into the record books today — a trip that also marked a giant leap toward making space tourism routine. When Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ship lifted off from…
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Blue Origin delays its next suborbital space trip because of worries about Texas winds
Spacefliers-to-be Laura Shepard Churchley, Lane Bess and Cameron Bess listen in on a training session at Blue Origin’s Launch Site One. (Blue Origin Photo) Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard’s daughter will have to wait a little longer to take a ride on the suborbital spaceship that’s named after her father. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture…
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Orbite’s plans for space training complex get a boost from famed French designer Philippe Starck
Orbite customers and instructors take a zero-G airplane flight during spaceflight training. (Orbite Photo) The French designer who created the look for Virgin Galactic, Spaceport America and Axiom Space’s orbital habitat has taken on yet another space-centric project: the space training complex planned by a Seattle-based venture called Orbite. Orbite says Philippe Starck will design…
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‘The most profound experience’: Blue Origin sends Star Trek’s William Shatner to the final frontier
Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship fires up its engine. (Blue Origin via YouTube) Reality caught up with science fiction today when Star Trek actor William Shatner, a.k.a. Captain James T. Kirk, briefly crossed into outer space aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship. In the process, the 90-year-old Shatner took the title of oldest…
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How to watch William Shatner beam up to suborbital space on Blue Origin’s rocket
Star Trek captain William Shatner gets tips from Jeff Bezos during a rehearsal for a suborbital space trip in Blue Origin’s New Shepard crew capsule. (Blue Origin via Instagram) More than a half-century after William Shatner first played a starship captain roaming the galaxy in “Star Trek,” he’s getting a real-life ride to the edge…