Tag: Jimmy Shane
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Racer, rocketeer … and tour guide? Jimmy Shane shows off Blue Origin’s crew capsule at re:MARS
A mockup of the crew capsule for Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship is laid out beneath the sparkling lights of the Aria Resort Hotel in Las Vegas. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) LAS VEGAS — One of the big attractions at this week’s Amazon re:MARS conference is a mockup of the crew capsule for Blue…
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Hydroplane champ (and rocket engineer) Jimmy Shane gets his day in the sun
Hydroplane driver Jimmy Shane stands for a family portrait with his wife, Bianca, and his sons Colton and Hudson behind hydroplane racing’s Gold Cup. (HomeStreet Bank Photo) Today Jimmy Shane took a little time off from his day job — building spaceships at Blue Origin — to bask in the glory surrounding his other claim to fame,…
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How love for a girl and fast boats led hydroplane champ Jimmy Shane to build rockets at Blue Origin
Jimmy Shane hoists the Seafair Cup after his hydroplane victory today. (GeekWire photo/Kevin Lisota) Jimmy Shane piloted the Miss HomeStreet hydroplane to a victory in the Seafair Cup today in Seattle. Now he’ll head back to his day job: building rockets at Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos. Shane’s Seafair…