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Blue Origin suborbital test flight to space includes live rehearsal for future spacefliers

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Blue Origin suborbital test flight to space includes live rehearsal for future spacefliers

New Shepard’s booster descends to Blue Origin’s landing pad. (Blue origin via YouTube) The Blue Origin space project by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos flew a mannequin into space today during the 15th test flight for its reusable suborbital spaceship New Shepard – but for the first time living, breathing people practiced every step before takeoff … Read more

Blue Origin will give NASA a spin in lunar gravity

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Blue Origin will give NASA a spin in lunar gravity

A drone’s view shows the Blue Origin spaceship New Shepard taking off for a test flight. (Blue original photo) With support from NASA, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space project will upgrade its suborbital spacecraft New Shepard to provide the moon’s gravity for future experiments. “Mankind has dreamed of artificial gravity since the earliest … Read more