Tag: suborbital spaceflight
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Jeff Bezos says next flight test of Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship should come ‘very soon’
Blue Origin’s New Shepard prototype spaceship lifts off from its West Texas launch pad during a test flight in April. (Blue Origin photo) Even as Jeff Bezos celebrates past achievements in spaceflight, he’s looking forward to seeing his Blue Origin space venture make future achievements. The next flight test of Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship should…
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin targets 2016 for suborbital research flights with drone spaceships
Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship rises from its West Texas launch pad in April for a test flight. (Blue Origin photo) Blue Origin, the space venture backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is reportedly planning to start flying research payloads on its New Shepard suborbital space vehicle as early as the first half of…