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 2017The 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 2016Jeff 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 2016The company expects to build six vehicles designed to autonomously fly six passengers to experience a few minutes of weightlessness
2 min read9 Mar 2016The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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