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Yahoo
25-02-2025
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has now flown more than 50 people into space
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has hit a new milestone after sending six space tourists on a high-speed trip to the edge of space and back. The aerospace company on Tuesday launched its tenth crewed flight as part of its New Shepard program, which has now launched 50 people beyond the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space. As of its last mission, which occurred in November, 47 people had been flown into space by the company. Tuesday's flight, NS-30, is the 30th overall of the New Shepard, a vehicle consisting of a reusable booster and capsule. The rocket lifted off at around 10:50 a.m. ET from Corn Ranch, also known as Launch Site One, returning at 11:01 a.m. ET. Six people were on the flight, including Tushar Shah, a partner at a New York-based hedge fund, media entrepreneur and physicist Elaine Chia Hyde, and Spanish television host Jesús Calleja. They were joined by Dr. Richard Scott, the CEO of the largest fertility care group in the world, and an unidentified sixth person who has the surname Wilson, according to the NS-30 mission patch. After experiencing the brief journey beyond Earth's atmosphere, Calleja was visibly moved. 'It's difficult for me now to explain,' he said after exiting the capsule, calling the experience marvelous and beautiful. 'I miss my small dream. I cried.' The crew also included Lane Bess, who joined the third crewed mission alongside former New York Giants player and media personality Michael Strahan. Bess, a venture capitalist and former CEO of Palo Alto Networks (PANW), is one of just four astronauts who have flown with Blue Origin twice. It's not clear how much Blue Origin charges for seats on its flights, although not all past passengers have had to pay. Austin Litteral won his spot on New Shepard's ninth crewed mission through a giveaway sponsored by Whatnot, a live-stream shopping platform. Richard Branson's rival, Virgin Galactic (SPCE), sells tickets for about $600,000 per person, including an initial $150,000 payment. So-called space balloon companies, such as Space Perspective, charge around $150,000 per seat for trips that don't reach the Kármán Line, according to Robb Report. High prices are partially why passengers on such flights tend to be wealthy, influential, or both. Many of Blue Origin's customers have connections to the space industry — such as the daughter of Alan Shepard, who the New Shepard is named after, or aviation pioneer Wally Funk — or are current or former business executives. Bezos himself flew on his company's first crewed mission alongside Funk, his brother Mark Bezos, and Oliver Daemen, the son of a private equity firm executive. William Shatner, best known for his portrayal of Captain James Kirk in 'Star Trek,' became the oldest person to fly into space at 90 years old, beating Funk's own record. Daemen is the youngest. For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Business
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Watch Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launch 10th space tourism flight today
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Blue Origin plans to launch its 10th space tourism mission this morning (Feb. 25), and you can watch the action live. Blue Origin's suborbital New Shepard vehicle will lift off from the company's West Texas site today during a window that opens at 10:30 a.m. EST (1530 GMT; 9:30 a.m. local Texas time). You can watch the launch live here at courtesy of Blue Origin, or directly via the company, which was founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos. Coverage will begin 35 minutes before launch. Blue Origin calls today's flight NS-30, because it will be the 30th overall flight of New Shepard. The mission will be the 10th crewed mission of the vehicle, which consists of a reusable booster and a reusable capsule. NS-30 will carry six people on a brief trip to and from suborbital space. Those crewmembers are venture capitalist Lane Bess (who's flying on New Shepard for the second time), Spanish TV host Jesús Calleja, entrepreneur and physicist Elaine Chia Hyde, reproductive endocrinologist Richard Scott and hedge fund partner Tushar Shah. You can learn more about them in our crew reveal story. Blue Origin has not provided details about the sixth crewmember. But we know that person is a man with the surname Wilson, thanks to the NS-30 mission patch and a few photos that the company has posted on X. Related: Blue Origin crew, including history's 100th woman to fly to space, lands safely (video) RELATED STORIES: — Facts about New Shepard, Blue Origin's rocket for space tourism — In photos: William Shatner launches to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard — Blue Origin launches Michael Strahan and crew of 5 on record-setting suborbital spaceflight New Shepard flights last 10 to 12 minutes from liftoff to capsule touchdown. Passengers experience a few minutes of weightlessness during this stretch and get to see Earth against the blackness of space. We don't know how much a New Shepard ticket costs. Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin's main competitor in the suborbital space tourism industry, currently charges $600,000 per seat.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
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Watch Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launch 10th space tourism flight today
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Blue Origin plans to launch its 10th space tourism mission this morning (Feb. 25), and you can watch the action live. Blue Origin's suborbital New Shepard vehicle will lift off from the company's West Texas site today during a window that opens at 10:30 a.m. EST (1530 GMT; 9:30 a.m. local Texas time). You can watch the launch live here at courtesy of Blue Origin, or directly via the company, which was founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos. Coverage will begin 35 minutes before launch. Blue Origin calls today's flight NS-30, because it will be the 30th overall flight of New Shepard. The mission will be the 10th crewed mission of the vehicle, which consists of a reusable booster and a reusable capsule. NS-30 will carry six people on a brief trip to and from suborbital space. Those crewmembers are venture capitalist Lane Bess (who's flying on New Shepard for the second time), Spanish TV host Jesús Calleja, entrepreneur and physicist Elaine Chia Hyde, reproductive endocrinologist Richard Scott and hedge fund partner Tushar Shah. You can learn more about them in our crew reveal story. Blue Origin has not provided details about the sixth crewmember. But we know that person is a man with the surname Wilson, thanks to the NS-30 mission patch and a few photos that the company has posted on X. Related: Blue Origin crew, including history's 100th woman to fly to space, lands safely (video) RELATED STORIES: — Facts about New Shepard, Blue Origin's rocket for space tourism — In photos: William Shatner launches to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard — Blue Origin launches Michael Strahan and crew of 5 on record-setting suborbital spaceflight New Shepard flights last 10 to 12 minutes from liftoff to capsule touchdown. Passengers experience a few minutes of weightlessness during this stretch and get to see Earth against the blackness of space. We don't know how much a New Shepard ticket costs. Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin's main competitor in the suborbital space tourism industry, currently charges $600,000 per seat.
Yahoo
22-02-2025
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin targeting Feb. 25 for 10th space tourism launch
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Blue Origin is targeting next Tuesday (Feb. 25) for its 10th space tourism mission, which will send six people to the final frontier. If all goes according to plan, Blue Origin's suborbital New Shepard vehicle will lift off from the company's West Texas site on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. EST (1630 GMT; 9:30 a.m. local Texas time). You'll be able to watch the action live, beginning 35 minutes before launch. The upcoming mission is called NS-30, because it will be the 30th overall launch of New Shepard, a reusable rocket-capsule combo. Most of the vehicle's missions — which last 10 to 12 minutes from launch to capsule touchdown — have been uncrewed research flights. Blue Origin, which was founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos in September 2000, has announced the identities of five of the six people going up on NS-30. They are venture capitalist Lane Bess (who's flying on New Shepard for the second time), Spanish TV host Jesús Calleja, entrepreneur and physicist Elaine Chia Hyde, reproductive endocrinologist Richard Scott and hedge fund partner Tushar Shah. You can learn more about them in our crew reveal story. We still don't know who the sixth crewmember is. Related: Blue Origin crew, including history's 100th woman to fly to space, lands safely (video) RELATED STORIES: — Facts about New Shepard, Blue Origin's rocket for space tourism — In photos: William Shatner launches to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard — Blue Origin launches Michael Strahan and crew of 5 on record-setting suborbital spaceflight Blue Origin announced NS-30's target launch date today (Feb. 25), in an update that also revealed the mission's patch. That update explained the significance of some of the patch's symbols. In Blue Origin's words: The mountain represents Spanish mountaineer and adventurer Jesús Calleja, who has climbed the world's Seven Summits. The airplane and clouds represent Jesús Calleja, Elaine Hyde, Dr. Richard Scott, and Tushar Shah, all of whom are pilots. The dove with the olive branch represents Jesús Calleja and Lane Bess' hope for peace for all. The Southern Cross represents Elaine Hyde's Australian and Singaporean heritage. The Roman numeral II along the bottom edge represents Lane's second flight. The winding road on the mountain leading to the crew capsule represents the road to space each of the crew's astronauts have taken.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Blue Origin scheduled to launch human flight next week from West Texas
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Space technology company Blue Origin announced that its 10th human flight is scheduled to lift off on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The flight, called NS-30, will have a launch window that opens at 8:30 a.m. Mountain Standard Time on Tuesday. The flight is scheduled to lift off from Launch Site One near Van Horn in West Texas. This mission is the 10th human flight for the New Shepard program and the 30th in its history. To date, the program has flown 47 humans above the Kármán line, which is often recognized as the boundary of space. The webcast on will start at T-35 minutes. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
