{"id":18846,"date":"2017-08-04T18:17:15","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T10:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/worlds-collide-rocket-engineer-adds-a-seafair-tribute-to-blue-origin-on-racing-boat\/"},"modified":"2017-08-04T18:17:15","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T10:17:15","slug":"worlds-collide-rocket-engineer-adds-a-seafair-tribute-to-blue-origin-on-racing-boat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/worlds-collide-rocket-engineer-adds-a-seafair-tribute-to-blue-origin-on-racing-boat\/","title":{"rendered":"Worlds collide! Rocket engineer adds a Seafair tribute to Blue Origin on racing boat"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_353642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-353642\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-353642\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170804-shane-630x473.jpg\" alt=\"Feather on thunderboat\" width=\"630\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170804-shane-630x473.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170804-shane-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170804-shane-1260x945.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/170804-shane.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-353642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The black feather next to Jimmy Shane\u2019s name on the Miss HomeStreet racing boat is used by Blue Origin to symbolize the freedom of flight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The worlds of rocketry and hydroplane racing crashed together in Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos\u2019 Twitter feed today, and it\u2019s all because of Jimmy Shane.<\/p>\n<p>Shane\u2019s workaday job title is integration engineer at Blue Origin, the rocket venture founded by Bezos and headquartered in Kent, Wash.<\/p>\n<p>But Shane is also a second-generation thunderboat pilot. According to a Seattle Times profile, the Maryland native began racing boats at the tender age of 8.<\/p>\n<p>Even though Shane relocated to the Seattle area, he still travels around the country as part of the H1 Unlimited Hydroplane league. This weekend, he\u2019s the driver for Miss HomeStreet, the boat fielded by the Miss Madison Racing Team in the Albert Lee Appliance Seafair Cup competition on Lake Washington.<\/p>\n<p>It just so happens that the trademark color for Miss HomeStreet, which is sponsored by Seattle-based HomeStreet Bank, is blue.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Shane showed off an artistic addition to the signature painted on his boat:<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=893262865817194500&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2017%2Fworlds-collide-rocket-engineer-adds-seafair-tribute-blue-origin-racing-boat%2F&amp;sessionId=0092e0a31dd2f069eb414b21a7c8d3b439bd9552&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"893262865817194500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782802247024413227=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After a great time showing off our boat at my work place, @blueorigin , the #MissHomeStreet has a new addition for #Seafair @JeffBezos pic.twitter.com\/w5LM8kSARK<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jimmy Shane (@JimmyShane1) August 4, 2017<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The black feather is one of Blue Origin\u2019s key symbols.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just a symbol of the perfection of flight,\u201d Bezos explained last year. \u201cFor thousands of years, we humans have been looking up at the birds, and wondering what it would be like to fly. \u2026 I think it\u2019s representative of freedom and exploration and mobility and progress. For people who are in love with flight, there is no substitute.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bezos is in love with flight, but he\u2019s clearly fond of fast boats as well, particularly when one of his employees is in the driver\u2019s seat. He wished Shane well in a tweeted reply today:<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=893628626725294080&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2017%2Fworlds-collide-rocket-engineer-adds-seafair-tribute-blue-origin-racing-boat%2F&amp;sessionId=0092e0a31dd2f069eb414b21a7c8d3b439bd9552&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"893628626725294080\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782802247024413227=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Awesome! Good luck this weekend @JimmyShane1! https:\/\/t.co\/EFor5kuYLn<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) August 5, 2017<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The black feather next to Jimmy Shane\u2019s name on the Miss HomeStreet racing boat is used by Blue Origin to symbolize the freedom of flight. The worlds of rocketry and hydroplane racing crashed together in Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos\u2019 Twitter feed today, and it\u2019s all because of Jimmy Shane. 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