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    Blue Origin takes first wheelchair-bound person to space

    Blue Origin takes first wheelchair-bound person to space Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin completed a suborbital joyride Saturday with a six-person crew, including the first wheelchair user to reach space and one of SpaceX’s first engineers. The flight took off at about 09:15 New York time, and the...
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    Justin Sun takes 10-minute Blue Origin rocket ride for R504 million

    Justin Sun takes 10-minute Blue Origin rocket ride for R504 million A Blue Origin rocket launched cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun and five others on a trip to the edge of space and back. The flight lifted off Sunday at 7:42 a.m. local time from West Texas on a short suborbital joyride...
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    Blue Origin Mars mission delayed

    Blue Origin Mars mission delayed A Blue Origin LLC mission to send satellites to Mars will be delayed until at least early 2025 over concerns about whether the Jeff Bezos-backed firm would be ready to launch as planned this year. NASA said Friday that it would forgo an October flight “to avoid...
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    Amazon veteran Dave Limp appointed as Blue Origin CEO

    Amazon veteran Dave Limp appointed as Blue Origin CEO Blue Origin LLC, the closely held spaceflight company founded by Jeff Bezos, is replacing its chief executive officer with veteran Amazon.com Inc. executive Dave Limp. Current CEO Bob Smith is stepping down and will be succeeded by Limp...
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    Blue Origin's new engine caught fire in test

    Blue Origin's new engine caught fire in test One of Blue Origin LLC’s next-generation rocket engines caught fire during testing late last month, an issue that could delay its delivery to a key customer. The incident involved a BE-4 engine and occurred at Blue Origin’s West Texas facility...
  7. Jan

    Amazon Project Kuiper antennas first look

    Amazon unveils Project Kuiper satellite Internet antennas — with up to 1Gbps speeds Amazon has given a first look at the antennas it plans to offer customers for its upcoming satellite broadband service — Project Kuiper. As with other satellite Internet services, Project Kuiper will require...
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  8. Jan

    FCC gives Amazon approval to launch over 3,000 communication satellites

    Amazon wins approval to launch over 3,000 satellites to rival Starlink The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given Amazon the all-clear to launch 3,236 satellites into orbit to support its upcoming Project Kuiper broadband service. The FCC's International Bureau approved the...
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    Blue Origin rocket suffers first big failure following launch

    Blue Origin rocket suffers first big failure following launch Blue Origin LLC aborted a launch of its suborbital New Shepard rocket shortly after takeoff in West Texas, the first major failure for Jeff Bezos’ company since transitioning to routine commercial flights. No people were on board...
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    Blue Origin space trip auction nets R129 million

    Blue Origin space trip auction nets R129 million A seat in a Blue Origin New Shepard capsule going to space was auctioned for $8 million (R129 million) Monday night, with the winning bid coming from Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Citadel. Griffin will donate the spot to a...
  11. Jan

    Blue Origin Blasts 90-Year-Old 'Captain Kirk' Into Space

    William Shatner's emotional star trek Blue Origin launched its second crewed flight into suborbital space with a manifest including 90-year-old “Star Trek” actor William Shatner, who became the oldest person to blast off the planet. The flight Wednesday came three months after Blue Origin...
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    Jeff Bezos goes to space on a Blue Origin rocket

    Jeff Bezos goes to space on a Blue Origin rocket Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos and three others landed safely after Blue Origin’s first flight to space with passengers aboard, a key milestone in the company’s effort to make space tourism viable. The company’s capsule touched down in West...
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    Blue Origin wins US Air Force contract for heavy orbital rocket

    Blue Origin wins US Air Force contract for heavy orbital rocket The United States Air Force has awarded a contract worth $500 million to Blue Origin for the the development of its New Glenn heavy-lift orbital rocket. Jeff Bezos' private space company will build the New Glenn rocket to ferry a...
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