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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is about to fly people to space for the first time in 2 years. Here's why it took so long.
Jeff Bezos's space company Blue Origin hasn't launched a crew in nearly 2 years and that delay may …
Jessica Orwig
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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin passes 4 key milestones for its $172 million NASA contract to build a new space station
NASA awarded Blue Origin $130 million to build the Orbital Reef space station that will be a destin…
Ellyn Lapointe,Jessica Orwig,Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Bezos resuming Blue Origin spaceflights with the man selected to be the nation's first Black astronaut — in 1961
Ed Dwight became the first Black astronaut candidate in 1961, but was never picked up by NASA's pro…
Lloyd Lee
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Blue Origin is in for a reawakening
Blue Origin launched its New Shepard rocket, but Jeff Bezos wants his space company to move faster,…
Jenny McGrath
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Blue Origin teaches space tourists who land in the desert what to do if their rocket lands next to a cactus
Blue Origin ground crew wearing steel-toed boots come over to the rocket capsule and help move the …
Kate Duffy
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Video from Blue Origin's spaceship shows William Shatner gazing at Earth: 'No description can equal this'
Watch the moment William Shatner experienced the "overview effect" - an overwhelming sense of awe, …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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William Shatner cried telling Jeff Bezos about his flight to space: 'I hope I never recover from this'
The "Star Trek" star said that staring into the blackness of space was like looking at death. "'Oh,…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Jeff Bezos' rocket company just flew TV star William Shatner to the edge of space - watch the video
Shatner explored the fictional galaxy as Star Trek's Captain James T. Kirk. Now Blue Origin is send…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Blue Origin is launching the TV star William Shatner on Tuesday, but employees say they wouldn't fly on that rocket
William Shatner said he's "thrilled" and "a little frightened" to fly on Blue Origin's rocket. Some…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Blue Origin employees say they wouldn't feel safe riding the company's rockets, and it's 'lucky' nothing has happened
A letter from 21 current and former Blue Origin employees says the company ignored safety concerns …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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There are very solid engineering reasons why Jeff Bezos' rocket looks exactly like, you know, that
The billionaire and Blue Origin founder went to space in a very phallic rocket. Experts said the de…
Aylin Woodward
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Wally Funk was the only endearing thing about Jeff Bezos' spaceflight
Bezos' comments after the launch made him seem out of touch and undermined the humanity-saving imag…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Jeff Bezos' guest describe a short, crowded spaceflight experience: 'There was not quite enough room'
Blue Origin's first passengers gave rave reviews of the flight, but at least one of them wished it …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Jeff Bezos just went to space, and you can too
Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos' space company, is "open for ticket sales" if you want to follow in his foo…
Katie Canales
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Jeff Bezos says 'you have a very happy crew up here' as he returns to Earth after a successful flight to the edge of space
The Amazon and Blue Origin founder flew on the space exploration company's first human spaceflight …
Avery Hartmans
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Jeff Bezos left planet Earth and returned victorious, completing Blue Origin's first passenger spaceflight
Bezos skimmed the edge of space for just three minutes, but the New Shepard launch is a major step …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Jeff Bezos is going to space today. Here's how to watch and what could happen if something goes wrong.
Joined by his brother and two other passengers, Bezos will launch from West Texas to just past the …
Avery Hartmans,Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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If Jeff Bezos' rocket fails during launch, an emergency system should jettison him to safety
Blue Origin has tested its spaceship's emergency-escape system three times - on the ground, in the …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Meet the crew: Jeff Bezos is launching to the edge of space with his brother, an 82-year-old aviator, and a Dutch teen
If all goes according to plan, the group will lift off from Blue Origin's West Texas launchpad at a…
Avery Hartmans,Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Watch Jeff Bezos launch to the edge of space on Blue Origin's first passenger flight
Bezos and his companions are due to experience a rocket launch, skim the edge of space, then plunge…