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BLUE ORIGIN


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Blue Origin launches an all-female celebrity crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez

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Blue Origin has launched Jeff Bezos' fiancee Lauren Sanchez into space with an all-female celebrity crew that included Katy Perry and Gayle King.

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WATCH LIVE: All-women crew launches into space on Blue Origin Rocket

Read full article: WATCH LIVE: All-women crew launches into space on Blue Origin Rocket

Before she kicks off her upcoming world tour, Katy Perry is reaching for the stars.

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Jeff Bezos' rocket company is slashing 10% of its workforce a month after debut orbital launch

Read full article: Jeff Bezos' rocket company is slashing 10% of its workforce a month after debut orbital launch

Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin is cutting 10% of its workforce.

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin mimics the moon's gravity for NASA experiments during spaceflight

Read full article: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin mimics the moon's gravity for NASA experiments during spaceflight

Jeff Bezos' rocket company has given NASA a brief taste of the moon's gravity without straying too far from home.

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Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn rocket reaches orbit on first test flight

Read full article: Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn rocket reaches orbit on first test flight

Blue Origin has launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight.

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Jeff Bezos' space company tries again to launch massive new rocket after last-minute postponement

Read full article: Jeff Bezos' space company tries again to launch massive new rocket after last-minute postponement

Blue Origin will try again to launch its massive new rocket as early as Thursday after calling off the debut launch because of ice buildup in critical plumbing.

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UF scientist rockets to space to conduct experiment on Blue Origin mission

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The University of Florida’s Dr. Rob Ferl will conduct an experiment in space Thursday as part of the Blue Origin New Shepard mission.

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Jeff Bezos' rocket company launches experiments in first flight since 2022 crash

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket company has launched for the first time since a crash in 2022.

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NASA picks Bezos' Blue Origin to build lunar landers for moonwalkers

Read full article: NASA picks Bezos' Blue Origin to build lunar landers for moonwalkers

Jeff Bezos' rocket company has won a NASA contract to land astronauts on the moon, two years after losing out to SpaceX.

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Bezos' rocket company pins crash on overheated engine nozzle

Read full article: Bezos' rocket company pins crash on overheated engine nozzle

A private rocket company says an overheated engine nozzle is responsible for last year's failed launch.

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Bezos rocket crashes after liftoff, only experiments aboard

Read full article: Bezos rocket crashes after liftoff, only experiments aboard

Jeff Bezos' rocket company has suffered its first launch failure.

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Mexican-born engineer pushing for more diversity in space

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A 26-year-old electrical and hardware engineer will become the first Mexican-born woman in space when she joins a diverse international crew for a 10-minute flight launched by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.

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Strahan flies to space with astronaut's daughter: 'Wow!'

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NFL great Michael Strahan has rocketed into space on a Jeff Bezos rocket.

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FAA: No more commercial astronaut wings, too many launching

Read full article: FAA: No more commercial astronaut wings, too many launching

The Federal Aviation Administration says it will no longer give out commercial astronaut wings starting next year because too many people are launching into space.

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High wind delays Michael Strahan's space trip with 5 others

Read full article: High wind delays Michael Strahan's space trip with 5 others

TV celebrity and former football great Michael Strahan is going to have to wait another few days before rocketing into space.

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Shatner on space trip: ‘So important for everybody to have that experience’

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In the Star Trek series and the original movies, William Shatner, who plays the fictional character James Kirk, boldly goes where no man has gone before. And Wednesday, he boldly went where only very few people have gotten the opportunity -- and he did it in real life.

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Workers at Bezos' rocket company allege sexism, safety risks

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A group of more than 20 current and former employees are accusing Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin spaceflight company of being a toxic work environment and not following proper safety protocols.

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FAA bans Virgin Galactic launches while probing Branson trip

Read full article: FAA bans Virgin Galactic launches while probing Branson trip

The Federal Aviation Administration says Virgin Galactic can't launch anyone into space again until an investigation is complete into founder Richard Branson's off-course flight in July.

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Blue Origin launches artwork, moon-landing test into space

Read full article: Blue Origin launches artwork, moon-landing test into space

Blue Origin has launched artwork painted on a capsule and a moon-landing navigation experiment for NASA into space.

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Bezos loses appeal of NASA's plans to use Musk moon lander

Read full article: Bezos loses appeal of NASA's plans to use Musk moon lander

Jeff Bezos has lost his appeal of NASA's contract with Elon Musk's SpaceX to build its new moon lander.

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Bezos' comments on workers after spaceflight draws rebuke

Read full article: Bezos' comments on workers after spaceflight draws rebuke

The world’s richest man wanted to say thanks to the people who made his brief trip into space Tuesday possible.

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Jeff Bezos blasts into space on own rocket: ‘Best day ever!’

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Jeff Bezos has made it into space, riding his own company's rocket.

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Blue Origin brings space tourism to tiny Texas town

Read full article: Blue Origin brings space tourism to tiny Texas town

For years, the official letterhead for the small town of Van Horn read simply: “Farming, ranching, mining.”.

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EXPLAINER: How Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos will soar into space

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When Blue Origin launches people into space for the first time, founder Jeff Bezos will be on board.

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18-year-old joining Blue Origin's 1st passenger spaceflight

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An 18-year-old from the Netherlands is about to become the youngest person in space.

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Bezos donates $200M to Smithsonian for Air and Space Museum

Read full article: Bezos donates $200M to Smithsonian for Air and Space Museum

Amazon founder and soon-to-be-space traveler Jeff Bezos is donating $200 million to the Smithsonian Institution to boost its National Air and Space Museum.

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Bezos' Blue Origin gets OK to send him, 3 others to space

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Jeff Bezos' rocket company has gotten federal approval to launch people into space, himself included.

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After Branson flight, Virgin Galactic slumps on stock sale

Read full article: After Branson flight, Virgin Galactic slumps on stock sale

Virgin Galactic's shares have turned sharply lower after the spaceflight company said it’s made arrangements to sell up to $500 million in stock.

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Space spat: Billionaires fight over where space starts, but does it really matter?

Read full article: Space spat: Billionaires fight over where space starts, but does it really matter?

Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson's companies both will take tourists to the edge of space.

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Billionaire Blastoff: Rich riding own rockets into space

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Two billionaires are putting everything on the line to ride their own rockets into space.

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Meet Wally Funk, the Mercury 13 aviation pioneer (finally) going to space

Read full article: Meet Wally Funk, the Mercury 13 aviation pioneer (finally) going to space

Wally Funk has waited decades to fly in space now she will get her chance flying with Blue Origin.

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Richard Branson announces trip to space, ahead of Jeff Bezos

Read full article: Richard Branson announces trip to space, ahead of Jeff Bezos

Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson is aiming to beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos into space by nine days.

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Virgin Galactic gets FAA's OK to launch customers to space

Read full article: Virgin Galactic gets FAA's OK to launch customers to space

Virgin Galactic finally has the federal government's OK to start launching customers into space from New Mexico.

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Winning auction bid to fly in space with Jeff Bezos: $28M

Read full article: Winning auction bid to fly in space with Jeff Bezos: $28M

The price to rocket into space next month with Jeff Bezos and his brother is a cool $28 million.

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Jeff Bezos will blast into space on rocket's 1st crew flight

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Jeff Bezos will blast into space next month on Blue Origin's first flight with a crew, becoming the first person in the world to ride his own rocket.

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Virgin Galactic rocket ship ascends from New Mexico

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Virgin Galactic has made its first rocket-powered flight from New Mexico to the fringe of space in a manned shuttle, as the company forges toward offering tourist flights to the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere.

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Mock crew straps into space capsule, exits before liftoff

Read full article: Mock crew straps into space capsule, exits before liftoff

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company has launched another capsule to the edge of space.

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Blue Origin launches capsule to space with astronaut perks

Read full article: Blue Origin launches capsule to space with astronaut perks

In this image from video made available by Blue Origin, the company's New Shepard rocket lands after a test flight in West Texas on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. (Blue Origin via AP)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company launched a new capsule into space Thursday to test all the astronaut perks before people strap in. Thursday’s flight with a dummy named Mannequin Skywalker lasted 10 minutes and reached 66 miles (106 kilometers) above West Texas. Both the New Shepard rocket and the capsule landed successfully. It was the 14th flight to the fringes of space for a New Shepard rocket.

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NASA moon-landing tech hitches ride to space on Bezos rocket

Read full article: NASA moon-landing tech hitches ride to space on Bezos rocket

The sensors and computer — tested during the booster’s descent and touchdown — will hitch another suborbital ride with Blue Origin. Led by Amazon founder Bezos, Washington state-based Blue Origin is leading a team of companies to develop a lunar lander for astronauts. Tuesday’s launch was the first in nearly a year for Blue Origin: The pandemic stalled operations. Blue Origin said its staff is maintaining social distancing and taking other safety measures. Blue Origin said it needs a couple more flights before launching people — tourists, scientists and professional astronauts — on short hops.

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Richard Branson plans to take Virgin Galactic public

Read full article: Richard Branson plans to take Virgin Galactic public

The Virgin Galactic VMS Mothership "Eve," also known as "WhiteKnightTwo." MOJAVE, Calif. - Richard Branson is preparing Virgin Galactic for a public listing. The billionaire's space tourism company will go public as part of a deal with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings, according to the Wall Street Journal. Hundreds of people are lined up to ride a short high-speed trip aboard a Virgin Galactic space plane and have agreed to pay $200,000 to $250,000 per seat. Bezos has also spent years working on its space tourism plans, and Blue Origin is expected to compete directly with Virgin Galactic in that business.

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