Tag: suborbital spaceflight
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Billionaire belly laughs: SNL’s space skit pokes fun at Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and Elon Musk
Jeff Bezos (left) gets the “Saturday Night Live” treatment from Owen Wilson. (Blue Origin / NBC Photos) You know that the billionaire space race has entered the nation’s mainstream when it’s skewered by NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” On tonight’s season premiere, guest host Owen Wilson played the starring role in “Star Trek: Ego Quest” as…
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Blue Origin sets next space trip for Oct. 12; two fliers named, but not William Shatner
Blue Origin’s first suborbital space crew does a photo op in front of the New Shepard rocket booster that lifted them skyward in July. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says two successful tech entrepreneurs will be part of the lineup for its next suborbital trip on Oct. 12 —…
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Beam me up? TMZ says William Shatner will take Blue Origin suborbital space trip
The TMZ celebrity website says Star Trek captain William Shatner is due to fly on Blue Origin’s next crewed suborbital space trip. (Left Photo: Paramount; Right Photo: Blue Origin) The next crewed suborbital spaceflight planned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture — which could launch as early as next month — is…
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Paintings, not people, take the spotlight in Blue Origin’s latest suborbital space trip
Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship lifts off for an uncrewed research mission. (Blue Origin via YouTube) A little more than a month after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took a rocket ride, his Blue Origin space venture sent another New Shepard suborbital spaceship to the final frontier — but this time the high-profile payloads were…
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Bezos vs. Branson vs. Musk: A reality check on the billionaire space race — and space station sci-fi
Blue Origin suborbital spaceflier Mark Bezos throws a ball to Oliver Daemen in zero-G while Wally Funk floats above in the New Shepard capsule. (Blue Origin Photo) The state of commercial space travel is changing so quickly that even science-fiction authors are struggling to keep up. That’s what Time magazine’s editor at large, Jeffrey Kluger, found…
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Who’s an astronaut? FAA weighs in on a murky issue for suborbital space travelers
Jeff Bezos gets a custom-designed Blue Origin astronaut pin from former NASA astronaut Jeff Ashby, who now serves as Blue Origin’s chief of mission assurance. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) Hundreds of deep-pocketed tourists are likely to take suborbital space trips as Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, as well as the Virgin Galactic venture…
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How to watch the countdown to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin suborbital space trip (and why)
Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship sits on its pad in preparation for a test flight in 2018. (Blue Origin Photo) UPDATE: ‘Best day ever!’ Blue Origin sends Jeff Bezos on suborbital trip with oldest and youngest spacefliers Original story: VAN HORN, Texas — More than two decades after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos created Blue Origin,…
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Blue Origin’s suborbital space ticket sales are nearing $100M, Jeff Bezos says
Oliver Daemen, Mark Bezos and Jeff Bezos listen to their New Shepard crewmate, Wally Funk, describe their suborbital space trip. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) VAN HORN, Texas — Blue Origin hasn’t yet revealed how much it’s charging for suborbital space trips, but founder Jeff Bezos said his space venture has already brought in nearly…
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‘Best day ever!’ Blue Origin sends Jeff Bezos on suborbital trip with oldest and youngest spacefliers
Jeff Bezos gets a welcome-back hug from his mother, Jacklyn Bezos, while crewmate Oliver Daemen, the world’s youngest spacefarer, is helped out of the New Shepard capsule. (Blue Origin via YouTube) VAN HORN, Texas — As of today, Jeff Bezos is not only the richest person on Earth. He’s the richest person to fly to…
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Jeff Bezos says he’s excited, not nervous, on the eve of his suborbital spaceflight
New Shepard’s first crew, including Jeff Bezos at far left, are guided through a capsule mockup by trainer Kevin Sproge at far right. (Jeff Bezos via Instagram) VAN HORN, Texas — It’s T-minus 1 day for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ suborbital spaceflight, and he feels fine. On Tuesday, the world’s richest individual is due to…