Blue Origin, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, says it’s stopping human spaceflights for at least two years. The move will allow it to “shift resources” to the company’s lunar landing capabilities.
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WATCH: Katy Perry and star-studded crew launch into space aboard Blue Origin rocket
Monday’s flight features the first all-female crew since 1963 and includes big names like Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez. Here’s what else to know about it.
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Katy Perry and Gayle King are heading to space as part of an all-female Blue Origin crew
The crew was selected by Bezos’ fiancée, journalist Lauren Sánchez, who will also be on the brief suborbital flight scheduled for this spring.
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight
The rocket was supposed to launch Monday, but ice buildup caused a delay. It’s built to haul spacecraft and eventually astronauts to orbit and also the moon.
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Bezos’ Blue Origin is nearing liftoff on the 1st flight of its newest, biggest rocket
New Glenn, developed by the private space firm founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, is on the pad at Cape Canaveral, Fla., and could launch on its maiden flight as early as Friday.
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At age 90, America’s first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it to space
Ed Dwight, a former Air Force test pilot who was passed over to become an astronaut in the 1960s, described his flight aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard as “life changing.”
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He missed a chance to be the first Black astronaut. Now, at 90, he’s going into space
Edward J. Dwight Jr. is set to be on the next Blue Origin rocket into space. The rare opportunity comes more than six decades after he was passed over to become a NASA astronaut.
