{"id":19021,"date":"2017-03-29T17:06:15","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T09:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/jeff-bezos-provides-a-sneak-peek-at-blue-origins-new-shepard-spaceship-and-suits\/"},"modified":"2017-03-29T17:06:15","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T09:06:15","slug":"jeff-bezos-provides-a-sneak-peek-at-blue-origins-new-shepard-spaceship-and-suits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/jeff-bezos-provides-a-sneak-peek-at-blue-origins-new-shepard-spaceship-and-suits\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Bezos provides a sneak peek at Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard spaceship (and suits)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_320935\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320935\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-320935\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170329-blueorigin-630x495.jpeg\" alt=\"Blue Origin New Shepard spaceship view\" width=\"630\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170329-blueorigin-630x495.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170329-blueorigin-768x603.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170329-blueorigin.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-320935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this artistic view, a passenger takes a look at the interior of Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard suborbital spaceship. (Blue Origin Illustration via Jeff Bezos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Blue Origin\u2019s scorch-scarred New Shepard spaceship continues its nationwide tour, billionaire founder Jeff Bezos is giving fans an updated look at what they could be riding (and wearing) when the company puts passengers on board.<\/p>\n<p>The latest email update from Bezos, who created the Blue Origin space venture only a few years after starting up Amazon, includes a series of artist\u2019s conceptions showing the interior of New Shepard\u2019s spacious six-seat passenger cabin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur&nbsp;New Shepard&nbsp;flight test program is focused on demonstrating the performance and robustness of the system,\u201d Bezos wrote. \u201cIn parallel, we\u2019ve been designing the capsule interior with an eye toward precision engineering, safety and comfort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pictures also show passengers clad in deep-blue, zip-up tops and black form-fitting&nbsp;pants. Blue Origin\u2019s Nicholas Patrick said last year that the folks who fly will be wearing flight suits rather than spacesuits and helmets, so these images&nbsp;appear to reflect the company\u2019s current thinking on flight-suit fashion.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Soar with Blue Origin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-YJhymiZjqc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin\u2019s current schedule calls for passengers to start flying beyond the 100-kilometer (62-mile) boundary of outer space sometime next year. During the trip, they\u2019ll experience a jolt of acceleration, several minutes of weightlessness and an astronaut\u2019s-eye view of Earth and sky through some of the biggest windows ever built into a spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>The price hasn\u2019t yet been set, and reservations aren\u2019t yet being taken, but Blue Origin is providing a way for those who are interested to sign&nbsp;up online for Bezos\u2019 emailed updates.<\/p>\n<p>And there\u2019s more than artist\u2019s conceptions to go by: One New Shepard spaceship already has taken five uncrewed test flights to space and back, and it\u2019s currently on the road. Last week, it was at Amazon\u2019s MARS 2017 conference in Palm Springs, Calif. Next week, it\u2019ll be on display at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo.<\/p>\n<p>Bezos said a high-fidelity mockup of the capsule will be on display alongside the flown vehicle \u2013 which means a return trip to Colorado Springs is in order. And who knows? Once the tour\u2019s finished, maybe the New Shepard will settle in for a long-term stay here in Bezos\u2019 hometown.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320936\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320936\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-320936\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170329-blueorigin-interior-630x420.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Origin New Shepard interior\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170329-blueorigin-interior-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170329-blueorigin-interior-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170329-blueorigin-interior.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-320936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Six padded seats are arranged around the periphery of the New Shepard crew capsule, and each seat has a window. Cameras and displays will be mounted on the interior walls. The cylindrical structure at the center of the compartment houses the solid rocket motor that would come into play in the event of an emergency. (Blue Origin Illustration via Jeff Bezos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320937\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320937\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170329-blueorigin-view.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Origin New Shepard in space\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170329-blueorigin-view.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170329-blueorigin-view-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170329-blueorigin-view-67x100.jpg 67w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-320937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An artist\u2019s conception shows passengers floating in zero-G inside Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard crew capsule. (Blue Origin Illustration via Jeff Bezos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320949\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-320949\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170329-blueorigin-seat-630x420.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170329-blueorigin-seat-630x420.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170329-blueorigin-seat-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170329-blueorigin-seat.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-320949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This view suggests that the seats in Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard crew capsule will bear the company\u2019s signature feather logo. (Blue Origin via Jeff Bezos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this artistic view, a passenger takes a look at the interior of Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard suborbital spaceship. 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