Jeff Bezos will join his brother Mark, one paying auction winner and another unnamed person on the Blue Origin rocket bound for space in July. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
On July 20, Amazon's founder and billionaire magnate Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark will board the New Shepard suborbital rocket system.
10 Things to Know About Planetary Analogs – NASA Solar System Exploration
Some places on Earth are so extreme that NASA scientists use them as stand-ins to study harsh environments on other worlds.
During the Apollo era , astronauts conducted geology field trips using several locations on Earth as analogs for the Moon. On Feb. 24, 1969, Apollo 11 moonwalkers Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin participated in their only trip dedicated to geology training.
A Texas-size space summer has billionaires racing for the heavens
This undated handout photograph obtained May 19, 2021 courtesy of Blue Origin, shows the interior of the Blue Origin Crew Capsule.
SpaceX Starships SN9 and SN10 are seen at the SpaceX Launch Facility near Boca Chica Village as an aircraft forms condensation trails in the sky above on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Starship SN9 is expected to be launched on Tuesday.
Why over 80,000 people want Jeff Bezos to stay in space - MarketWatch
That's the message from a couple of irreverent Change.org petitions calling for Jeff Bezos to stay in space when he blasts off on Blue Origin's first manned suborbital flight next month.
The Amazon AMZN, +1.40% founder will be one of the first-ever passengers on his space-travel company's New Shepard spacecraft on July 20, blasting off to the edge of space after stepping down as Amazon's CEO.
"Being a Billionaire Is a Lot Harder Than It Looks": Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk Want to Burn Their
A few years ago a tech luminary in Silicon Valley told me about a very serious predicament that at the time only affected around 2,000 people on the entire planet.
"Just think about it," the luminary told me. "It's nearly impossible to spend a billion dollars." I laughed at the ridiculousness of this statement, but he went on, doing the math in front of me to make his point.
Editorial: Virginia's space program poised for growth - The Virginian-Pilot
When Maj. Gen. Roosevelt "Ted" Mercer takes over as the chief executive officer and executive director of Virginia Space on Aug. 1, he should be well positioned to lead the commonwealth's spaceport on Wallops Island into an increasingly busy, prosperous future.
Mercer, whose appointment was announced recently by Gov. Ralph Northam, brings to the job decades of experience in space ventures with the U.S. Air Force, the government and the private sector.
Book Review: "Floating in Darkness: A Journey Of Evolution" by Ron Garan - SpaceRef
I just finished reading Astronaut Ron Garan's second book "Floating in Darkness: A Journey Of Evolution". Contrary to the word "darkness" in the title, this book brings so much to light.
I have gotten to know quite a few astronauts over the years - most of them just professionally. I have come to know a dozen or so much better and a few even more so. Every one of them has a different story as to how they came to be an astronaut. To some it was a calling.
How to Help NASA Name the Mannequin Heading Into Space – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
NASA is asking for the public's help naming one if their newest members: the mannequin they are hurling into space.
Although there won't be any humans aboard #Artemis I, there will be a Moonikin — a manikin used to measure vibrations that future astronauts will experience!
The Moonikin currently needs a name, and we need your help choosing one.
Why the Hollywood Elite Are Giving to Los Angeles Schools - The New York Times
In the last couple of weeks, Hollywood elites have begun dipping their toes into another hot industry.
Not just any public eduction, either.
It'll be a magnet school aimed at diversifying the pipeline of cinematographers, visual effects artists and other workers in the city's most famous job sector.
Merkel′s conservatives present manifesto — ′Together for a Modern Germany′ | Germany| News and
CSU leader Markus Söder (l) and CDU leader and chancellor candidate Armin Laschet presented the manifesto in a show of unity
Less than 100 days before Germany's voters head to the polls, the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), have finalized their election manifesto: "The Program for Stability and Renewal — Together for a Modern Germany."
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