Nation/World News Support Local News. We've been with you throughout the pandemic, the vaccinations and the reopening of schools, businesses and communities. There's never been more of a need for the kind of local, independent and unbiased journalism that The Day produces. Please support our work by subscribing today. Bezos blastoff puts tiny Texas town on the map - sort of A Blue Origin mural of Jeff and Mark Bezos is pictured in Van Horn, Texas, on July 17, 2021. (Bloomberg photo by Paul Ratje) A vehicle enters the Blue Origin launch site. Few, if any, of the jobs at the spaceport have gone to the people of Van Horn, Texas. (Bloomberg photo by Paul Ratje)