{"id":22669,"date":"2021-07-14T19:31:06","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T11:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/update-texas-dot-statement-how-to-watch-blue-origin-fly-jeff-bezos-to-space-and-where-you-cant\/"},"modified":"2021-07-14T19:31:06","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T11:31:06","slug":"update-texas-dot-statement-how-to-watch-blue-origin-fly-jeff-bezos-to-space-and-where-you-cant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/update-texas-dot-statement-how-to-watch-blue-origin-fly-jeff-bezos-to-space-and-where-you-cant\/","title":{"rendered":"[Update: Texas DoT statement] How to watch Blue Origin fly Jeff Bezos to space, and where you can\u2019t"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1600\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"4033\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2020\/10\/13\/blue-origin-new-shepard-ns-13-september\/blue-origin-new-shepard-ns10-booster-landing-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1406\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Blue-Origin-New-Shepard-NS10-booster-landing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\n\n<p>Credit: Blue Origin<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&#8243;><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\tCredit: Blue Origin\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On July 20th Blue Origin will attempt to launch their founder and a group of explorers to the edge of space with their first crewed mission. Blue shared details on where and when to watch the flight, but the public will be pushed far away.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-15944\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark, Wally Funk, and an unknown auction winner will take flight on July 20th. This is Blue Origin\u2019s first crew to launch on top of their New Shepard rocket. After 15 flights, Blue Origin\u2019s mission to make space tourism possible is on the horizon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-watch-blue-origin-s-flight\">How to watch Blue Origin\u2019s flight<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin has a history of live-streaming their launches from Texas. While Virgin Galactic\u2019s stream was a great one-time gesture, you could see this wasn\u2019t going to be a permanent thing from them. We expect Blue Origin\u2019s coverage to be far more polished and rehearsed for their founder\u2019s flight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll be able to find Blue\u2019s stream on their website as well as their YouTube channel. These will offer you the best views of the launch and hopefully the ability to see inside the cabin for the reactions of long-time aviator Wally Funk making her journey to space.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-15944',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Blue-Origin-Wally-Funk.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>Aviation legend Wally Funk being invited to fly by Jeff Bezos. Credit: Blue Origin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-public-views-will-be-hard-to-come-by\">Public views will be hard to come by<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where you won\u2019t be able to view it is in person in Van Horne, Texas. Blue\u2019s launch facility is in a remote section of West Texas and no public viewing is available on site. The only public place that could have offered views of the small rocket making its journey is State Highway 54.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, Blue announced that the Texas Department of Transportation will be shutting down sections of that road before the launch. The Texas DoT stated the request came from Blue themselves with concerns of public safety. We are still waiting on some more information from the DoT to verify how often the road has been closed in the past or if this is a first for them.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-statement-from-texas-department-of-transportation\">Statement from Texas Department of Transportation<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Texas DoT got back to us with a statement about the road closure and confirmed that this was the first time that Blue Origin has ever requested the closure. We are still waiting on a response from Blue Origin but we aren\u2019t holding our breaths for one. The statement also gives us the launch window which starts at 7:00 a.m. and will end at 11 a.m. making it a 4-hour launch window on July 20th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blue Origin has requested a road closure for the day of the launch. TxDOT is working through the permit process with them and will publicize closure details, once finalized. Questions about media access or public viewing areas should be directed to Blue Origin. While many have inquired about roadside viewing, TxDOT reminds the public of the inherent dangers of parking alongside a highway and exiting one\u2019s vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public should expect a closure from 7 \u2013 11 a.m. CST from I-10 to 62\/180 with only local traffic being permitted approximately 21 miles north of Van Horn, and approximately 34 miles south of Highway 62\/180.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-read-more\">Read More<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Virgin Galactic announces sweepstakes for a trip to space<\/li>\n<li>Live Blog: Virgin Galactic to launch Richard Branson and Unity22 crew to space<\/li>\n<li>Opinion: Blue Origin needs to stop their childish K\u00e1rm\u00e1n Line argument<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-want-to-help-support-space-explored\">Want to help support Space Explored?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shop on&nbsp;Amazon&nbsp;to support Space Explored writers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Directly support Seth by becoming a member of their&nbsp;Patreon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/unistellar-telescope.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17371\" width=\"750\" height=\"150\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22669"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22669\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}