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News Articles: blue origin

Glen de Vries was among four passengers on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket on Oct. 13. De Vries, 49, and Thomas P. Fischer, 54, died in crash of a single-engine plane that went down Thursday in a wooded area of Hampton Township, N.J.

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Man who went to space with William Shatner weeks ago dies in a plane crash

Glen De Vries, co-founder of a tech company, took a 10-minute flight to the edge of space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft with Shatner and two others. De Vries died in a crash on Thursday.

November 13, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
NASA's ambitions for putting astronauts on the moon have been delayed. Here, newly minted astronauts from NASA and the Canadian Space Agency are seen last year. They're the first candidates to graduate under the Artemis program, and could be eligible for assignments including the Artemis missions to the Moon, International Space Station, and missions to Mars.

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  • Space

NASA says it can't put the first person of color on the moon until at least 2025

NASA's leaders say an overly aggressive timeline from the Trump administration and a legal fight over a contract are two reasons why it's altering plans for the Artemis lunar program.

November 10, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
Orbital Reef is a new commercial space station that Blue Origin says will be operational by the end of the decade. It's seen here in a promotional photo released by the company.

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Blue Origin says it will build an orbiting mixed-use business park in space

By the end of the 2020s, Blue Origin says its planned Orbital Reef commercial space station will become "the premier mixed-use space station in low Earth orbit for commerce, research, and tourism."

October 25, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
Canadian actor William Shatner, who became a cultural icon for his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, speaks at a convention in 2019.

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William Shatner boldly went into space for real. Here's what he saw

Shatner, 90, became the oldest person to fly into space, according to Blue Origin. The company, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its first human spaceflight in July.

October 13, 2021
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  • Joe Hernandez
Space companies like Blue Origin are grabbing headlines with the promise of a new era of space tourism, mostly recently with the plan to send William Shatner to the edge of space. But unless you're lucky, space is still out of reach for most of the public.

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  • Space

William Shatner is bound for space, but the rest of us will have to wait

New space companies are touting space tourism. But so far the final frontier has been the playground of the rich or famous, plus a few everyday folks who had a bit of luck.

October 12, 2021
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
More than 50 years after the <em>Star Trek</em> franchise took TV audiences to alien worlds, William Shatner will visit space aboard a Blue Origin spacecraft. Shatner, right, is seen here with castmates Nichelle Nichols and Leonard Nimoy in a 1967 episode of the show.

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  • Space

William Shatner is going to space next week (for real)

At age 90, the Star Trek actor is poised to become the oldest person ever to visit space. "It's never too late to experience new things," Shatner said on Monday.

October 04, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
Jeff Bezos discusses his brief space flight on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket at a July 20 news conference in Van Horn, Texas. Blue Origin is suing NASA over a lunar lander contract awarded to rival SpaceX.

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Sues NASA Over A Lunar Lander Contract Given To Rival SpaceX

In April, NASA chose Elon Musk's SpaceX to receive a highly sought-after $2.9 billion contract. It would involve the first spacecraft to land humans on the moon since 1972.

August 17, 2021
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  • Sharon Pruitt-Young
Jeff Bezos hugs Van Jones, founder of Dream Corps, on Tuesday after announcing a $200 million award to him and chef José Andrés for charities of their choice.

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Bezos Landed, Thanked Amazon Workers And Shoppers For Paying, Gave Away $200 Million

Jeff Bezos gave $100 million each in "courage and civility awards" to CNN's Van Jones and chef José Andrés.

July 22, 2021
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  • Alina Selyukh
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket launches on Tuesday morning, carrying passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin; his brother, Mark Bezos; 82-year-old female aviation pioneer Wally Funk; and 18-year-old Oliver Daemen from its spaceport near Van Horn, Texas.

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  • Space

'Who Wants A Skittle?' And Other Things Overheard On Jeff Bezos' Trip To Space

From "Woo-hoo!" to "Who wants a Skittle?" here's what Jeff Bezos and his crew said on their 10-minute Blue Origin flight to the edge of space.

July 20, 2021
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  • Josie Fischels
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket lifts off from the launch pad Tuesday morning in Van Horn, Texas.

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Liftoff! Jeff Bezos And 3 Crewmates Travel To Space And Back In Under 15 Minutes

The Amazon founder became the second billionaire this month to reach the edge of space — following Richard Branson, who rocketed there aboard a vessel made by his company Virgin Galactic.

July 20, 2021
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Oliver Daemen, 18, will join Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and two others on a trip to the edge of space next week.

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Blue Origin's Flight Will Include The Youngest And The Oldest Humans To Go To Space

Passengers joining Jeff Bezos on the suborbital flight will include Oliver Daemen, 18, and Wally Funk, 82. Funk was older than Daemen is now back in the 1960s when she trained to be an astronaut.

July 16, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
Participants sit a Blue Origin space simulator during a conference on robotics and artificial intelligence in Las Vegas on June 5, 2019. On Saturday, Blue Origin announced that an unidentified bidder will pay $28 million for a suborbital flight on the company's New Shepard vehicle.

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  • Space

An 11-Minute Flight To Space Was Just Auctioned For $28 Million

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is going up July 20 on a rocket made by his space exploration company Blue Origin. So is his brother. And now a mystery bidder has won an auction to join them.

June 12, 2021
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  • Avie Schneider
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos announced he'll be on board a spaceflight next month in a capsule attached to a rocket made by his space exploration company Blue Origin. Bezos is seen here in 2019.

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  • Space

Jeff Bezos Is Going To Space (For A Few Minutes)

"Ever since I was five years old, I've dreamed of traveling to space," Bezos said. The 11-minute flight will take place two weeks after the billionaire steps down as Amazon CEO.

June 07, 2021
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  • Laurel Wamsley

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