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About 1% of US human spaceflights have ended in a fatal accident, but the New Shepard rocket seems relatively safe.
autoevolution It won’t be long now until the first flight into space of an individual who hasn’t specifically trained for this will take place. Sometime in the next six months (they said July 20, but one never knows with these things) Blue Origin will launch the New Shepard rocket and what it calls the RSS First Step Crew Capsule in its first crewed mission. On board will be five astronauts selected by Blue Origin, accompanied by the winner of an online auction currently in progress. Blue Origin Spaceflight Requires One Hell of a Fit Body, Here Are the Specs
Blue Origin is expected to announce details on how to purchase a seat, the timing of the first flight, and the cost for a ticket.
NASA Suspends SpaceX Moon Mission Contract Following Recent Musk, Bezos Spat on Twitter - Report © AP Photo / NASA Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/science/202105011082781992-nasa-suspends-spacex-moon-mission-contract-following-recent-musk-bezos-spat-on-twitter---report/ NASA awarded SpaceX the lunar contract earlier in April, beating out billionaire Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and defense contractor Dynetics. For the first time since the Apollo program in 1972, a high-profile mission seeks to return humans to the Moon. US space ...
Musk trolls Bezos as space race between world's richest men heats up Reuters | Apr 27, 2021 10:42 PM EDT Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos addresses the media about the New Shepard rocket booster and Crew Capsule mockup at the 33rd Space Symposium (Photo : REUTERS/Isaiah J. Downing) The space race between the world's two richest men went into hyperdrive on Tuesday after Tesla chief Elon Musk took a swipe at Jeff Bezos' attempt to challenge a major NASA contract. The two billionaires, who have been trying to launch long-range orbital rockets, were competing for a coveted contract from ...