Those attending the EAA AirVenture convention (happening 24-30 July at the Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin) will have the opportunity to experience being an astronaut—for a few minutes—thanks to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin. The company will offer simulated space rides for six people at a time, complete with real mission footage, in a mock-up of the New Shepard crew capsule. The real New Shepard …
For the first time ever, Jeff Bezos—the billionaire CEO of Amazon—allowed journalists into the headquarters of his secretive aerospace company Blue Origin. There, he revealed the program’s ambitious plans for the future—including taking paying tourists to space as early as 2018 with a fleet of reusable rockets. The company is currently working on the rocket to fulfill that promise, with a test launch date set …
With its New Shepard rocket, Blue Origin—founded by Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos—has become the first company to successfully launch a reusable rocket into space and land it safely back on Earth. Blue Origin previously attempted the landing in April, but ultimately failed due to hydraulic issues. Elon Musk’s SpaceX has also been working on a similar maneuver, but has yet to succeed. Until now, rockets …
