ScienceDesk, to space
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"Two pilots, a Turkish research astronaut and three private citizens rocketed to space and back Saturday aboard Virgin Galactic's Unity spaceplane, enjoying spectacular views of Earth and about three minutes of weightlessness before gliding back to touchdown in New Mexico."

CBS News reports: https://flip.it/c1wZ4M

#VirginGalactic #Space #BlueOrigin #Astronaut #NASA

br00t4c, to random
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A Parachute Failed to Deploy During Jeff Bezos' Space Tourism Comeback Mission

https://gizmodo.com/bezos-blue-origin-parachute-issue-new-shepard-capsule-1851516993

br00t4c, to random
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Ed Dwight, America's First Black Astronaut Candidate, Flies to Space on Blue Origin Rocket

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ed-dwight-americas-first-black-astronaut-candidate-flies-to-space-on-blue/

ScienceDesk, to science
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Ed Dwight became America’s first Black astronaut candidate some 60 years ago. He wasn’t picked for the 1963 class and that he would never experience the weightlessness of outer space. That changed on Sunday as Dwight, now 90, rocketed into space with Blue Origin, becoming the oldest person to take a space flight. The previous recordholder? William Shatner. Read more from AP: https://flip.it/2gimpG

ai6yr, to space
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AP: Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later https://abc7.com/post/ed-dwight-americas-first-black-astronaut-candidate-finally-goes-to-space-on-blue-origin-rocket/14846835/

br00t4c, to random
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Bezos' Space Tourism Venture Set for Restart After Explosion Forced 2-Year Hiatus

https://gizmodo.com/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-space-tourism-venture-restart-1851485006

urda, to space
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Let’s build the road to space together

br00t4c, to random
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Rocket Report: Blue Origin to resume human flights; progress for Polaris Dawn

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2015028

br00t4c, to random
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin just might beat Elon Musk's SpaceX to the moon

https://qz.com/blue-origin-spacex-moon-nasa-artemis-1851309279

br00t4c, to random
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Could Blue Origin Actually Beat SpaceX to the Moon?

https://gizmodo.com/could-blue-origin-beat-spacex-to-the-moon-nasa-artemis-1851308542

br00t4c, to random
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Blue Origin Targets 2025 For Cargo Lander's Inaugural Moon Trip, With Humans To Follow

https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/03/05/0130213/blue-origin-targets-2025-for-cargo-landers-inaugural-moon-trip-with-humans-to-follow

alanboyle, to space
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During a segment on NASA's moon program, an executive at Jeff Bezos' space venture says the company is aiming to send its first cargo lander to the surface of the in the next 12 to 16 months. https://www.geekwire.com/2024/blue-origin-2025-moon-lander/

br00t4c, to random
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Blue Origin is getting serious about developing a human spacecraft

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2007475

urda, to space
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Checking out the New Shepard Capsule

A Blue Origin New Shepard Crew Capsule

itnewsbot, to science

Rocket Report: Starliner launch preps; Indian rocket engine human-rated - Enlarge / The first stage of United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket wa... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2005483

br00t4c, to random
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Jeff Bezos' New Glenn rocket finally makes an appearance on the launch pad

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2005444

itnewsbot, to science

Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn rocket finally makes an appearance on the launch pad - Enlarge / Dave Limp, Blue Origin's new CEO, and founder Jeff Bezos obse... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2005444 #commercialspace #capecanaveral #blueorigin #jeffbezos #newglenn #science #launch #space

br00t4c, to Futurology
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Blue Origin Builds $8 Billion Barrel For Jeff Bezos To Ride Over Niagara Falls

https://www.theonion.com/blue-origin-builds-8-billion-barrel-for-jeff-bezos-to-1851271473

br00t4c, to SpaceX
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Blue Origin has emerged as the likely buyer for United Launch Alliance

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2005064

itnewsbot, to science

Blue Origin has emerged as the likely buyer for United Launch Alliance - Enlarge / The first Vulcan rocket fires off its launch pad in Florida i... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2005064 #blueorigin #science #space #ula

thejapantimes, to business
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The launch of Boeing-Lockheed's new Vulcan rocket inaugurated a formidable rival to Elon Musk's SpaceX. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/11/tech/vulcan-rocket-spacex-dominance/?utm_content=buffer90e40&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

urda, to random
@urda@urda.social avatar

Gradatim Ferociter!

Step by Step, Ferociously!

itnewsbot, to Amazon

A year for gearing up: Aerospace ventures are counting down to big missions in 2024 - United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket lifts off with two prototype Amazon satel... - https://www.geekwire.com/2023/year-in-space-aerospace-2023/

spaceflight, to instagramreality

📆 1956 vision about to become https://youtu.be/5JJL8CUfF-o

https://orbitalassembly.com/voyager

spaceflight, (edited )

List of commercial and even larger . Last updated: 📆 2024-01-01. Entries: 37 https://www.factoriesinspace.com/space-stations




































https://www.factoriesinspace.com/space-stations

spaceflight, to space

📆 2023/02/16 Four 4️⃣ private planned

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"It's going to be a small percentage that is going to be funding these " so each project needs "to go out and raise 💰 to do this." https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/16/investing-in-space-the-space-station-kingmaker.html

Several other in this article :

Pictures : "Langley engineers check out the interior of the 24-foot in 📆 1962.", , approaches Kibo laboratory https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Langley_engineers_inside_inflatable_a_24-foot_spacestation_mock-up.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bigelow_Aerospace_facilities.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crew-2_dragon_approach.jpg

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spaceflight,

📆 14th Jan 2024 has been granted an extra $42 million 💰, in addition to its $130 million grant, to work on developing the concept with the aid of several other companies, including , , and . has been granted an additional $57.5 million 💰 to its initial $160 million grant for designing the orbiting complex.
's goal is to commence operations before the is phased out in 📆 2030 https://orbitaltoday.com/2024/01/14/nasa-grants-an-additional-100-to-develop-private-space-stations/

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