Tag Archives: Space Flight

Blue Origin Planning Next Test Launch for Early October

Posted at 12:10 pm on September 9, 2016

Billionaire Jeff Bezos said Thursday his commercial space company Blue Origin is planning to perform another test launch from the company’s West Texas facility in early October. According to Bezos, this launch will feature an “in-flight escape test” involving the New … Continue reading →

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Blue Origin Will Live-Stream Video of Next Rocket Launch

Posted at 7:46 am on June 15, 2016

Update Thursday, 11:00 AM The commercial space company Blue Origin will live-stream video of a rocket launch from its test site in West Texas for the first time this weekend. The launch was originally planned for Friday, but the company’s billionaire … Continue reading →

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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Space Company Launches 1st Test Flight from West Texas

Posted at 8:10 am on May 1, 2015

Blue Origin, the private space company founded by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, launched the first test flight of its New Shepard space craft on Wednesday from the company’s secretive West Texas test site about 40 miles north of Van Horn. In … Continue reading →

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