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Jeff Bezos aims Blue Origin ferocity at tourism to cut space costs

Jeff Bezos sees flying thrill-seeking tourists on space missions bringing down costs much in the way modern-day trips on planes were made possible by stunt pilots who took trips with people in the 1920s

3 min read9 Mar 2017
Science

Blue Origin successfully tests escape system, lands rocket

The aerospace start-up led by Amazon's Jeff Bezos tested the escape system of its space capsule on Wednesday in remote west Texas

2 min read5 Oct 2016
Companies

Jeff Bezos praises third Blue Origin launch-and-land rocket test

Jeff Bezos said earlier that Blue Origin expects to begin crewed test flights of the New Shepard next year, begin flying paying passengers as early as 2018

1 min read3 Apr 2016
Companies

Jeff Bezos’ space company aims for passenger flights in 2018

The company expects to build six vehicles designed to autonomously fly six passengers to experience a few minutes of weightlessness

2 min read9 Mar 2016

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