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Jeff Bezos Reaches Out to NASA, Offers $2B in Exchange for Moon Lander Contract
Jeff Bezos Reaches Out to NASA, Offers $2B in Exchange for Moon Lander Contract

27 Jul 2021, 13:00 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / In an open letter to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Jeff Bezos offers to cover $2 billion of the agency's costs in exchange for a lunar lander contract.

 
Jeff Bezos Gets Mad (Again) at NASA for Favoring Elon Musk, Promises the Moon
Jeff Bezos Gets Mad (Again) at NASA for Favoring Elon Musk, Promises the Moon

27 Jul 2021, 11:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Jeff Bezos publishes an open letter for NASA, laments the way in which the agency handled the Moon exploration contracts and promises several developments

 
FAA Changes Astronaut Definition, Disqualifying Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson
FAA Changes Astronaut Definition, Disqualifying Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson

24 Jul 2021, 07:43 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In order to qualify for the Commercial Astronaut Wings program and get the astronaut wings, you have to prove you did it for the good of all

 
Congressman Proposes Taxes for Billionaires Who Fly to Space
Congressman Proposes Taxes for Billionaires Who Fly to Space

21 Jul 2021, 11:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “Space exploration isn’t a tax-free holiday for the wealthy,” Democrat says after Jeff Bezos becomes the second billionaire to launch himself to space

 
Watch Blue Origin Blast Off to the Edge of Space on Its First Human Flight
Watch Blue Origin Blast Off to the Edge of Space on Its First Human Flight

20 Jul 2021, 14:02 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Blue Origin has successfully taken off from its facility in Texas on its first human flight. Abroad is founder Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark, Oliver and Wally.

 
Jeff Bezos Explains How Blue Origin’s Future Commercial Flights Will Save Earth
Jeff Bezos Explains How Blue Origin’s Future Commercial Flights Will Save Earth

20 Jul 2021, 07:16 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket is nearing launch, will take the first paying customer to the edge of space in a groundbreaking first

 
The Oldest and Youngest Person to go to Space Will Be on Blue Origin's Flight
The Oldest and Youngest Person to go to Space Will Be on Blue Origin's Flight

15 Jul 2021, 17:10 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Blue Origin announced that 18-year-old Oliver Daemen will fly to the edge of space in the place of the mysterious auction winner.

 
Elon Musk Just Bought a Ticket to Fly With Virgin Galactic to the Edge of Space
Elon Musk Just Bought a Ticket to Fly With Virgin Galactic to the Edge of Space

12 Jul 2021, 17:08 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / After the historic flight of Virgin Galactic that took place on Sunday, July 11th, Elon Musk bought himsefl a ticket to fly with Richard Branson's company

 
Richard Branson to be Astronaut 001 in Virgin Spaceflight on July 11
Richard Branson to be Astronaut 001 in Virgin Spaceflight on July 11

2 Jul 2021, 08:15 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Galactic, will be Astronaut 001 in a test spaceflight mission aboard VSS Unity. He will launch to space on July 11.

 
After a 60-Year Wait, Aviation Legend Wally Funk Goes to Space With Jeff Bezos
After a 60-Year Wait, Aviation Legend Wally Funk Goes to Space With Jeff Bezos

1 Jul 2021, 16:36 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The "Mercury 13" legend Wally Funk is finnaly going to space.It took 60 years, but she's finally going up, and not alone. Jeff Bezos will also be on the flight.

 
ESA Will Hire First Physically Disabled Astronaut Because Space Is for Everyone
ESA Will Hire First Physically Disabled Astronaut Because Space Is for Everyone

27 Jun 2021, 05:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The first round of applications for ESA astronaut has closed, and the Agency has high hopes it will become the first one to hire a physically disabled astronaut

 
Jeff Bezos Shouldn't Return to Earth from Blue Origin Mission, Petitioners Say
Jeff Bezos Shouldn't Return to Earth from Blue Origin Mission, Petitioners Say

17 Jun 2021, 14:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / At least 12,700 people don't want Jeff Bezos to return from his Blue Origin space flight, which goes to show that individuals like their tin-foiled hats a lot

 
One Brave Earthling Is Paying $28 Million to Fly With Jeff Bezos to Space
One Brave Earthling Is Paying $28 Million to Fly With Jeff Bezos to Space

13 Jun 2021, 06:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The auction for a seat of the Blue Origin New Shepard Crew Capsule concluded this weekend, with someone offering $28 million to go to space with Jeff Bezos

 
Jeff Bezos Beats Elon Musk, Going to Space First on July 20
Jeff Bezos Beats Elon Musk, Going to Space First on July 20

7 Jun 2021, 11:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Jeff Bezos will become the first billionaire to fly into space on a rocket one of his companies made on July 20, during the inaugural flight of the New Shepard

 
Blue Origin Spaceflight Requires One Hell of a Fit Body, Here Are the Specs
Blue Origin Spaceflight Requires One Hell of a Fit Body, Here Are the Specs

23 May 2021, 09:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Blue Origin is about to make history by sending the first tourist to the edge of space, online bidding for the seat reveals requirements

 
5,000 People Bidding Millions of Dollars to Be Flown to Space by Jeff Bezos
5,000 People Bidding Millions of Dollars to Be Flown to Space by Jeff Bezos

20 May 2021, 09:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Over 5,000 people are fighting for a place on board the Blue Origin New Shepard spacecraft; the highest bid at the time of writing is $2.8 million

 
Blue Origin Opens Bidding for First Seat on New Shepard: Let Space Tourism Begin
Blue Origin Opens Bidding for First Seat on New Shepard: Let Space Tourism Begin

6 May 2021, 05:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The first phase of a three-phase online auction has kicked off. The first space tourist will get a 10-minute experience in outer space

 
Jeff Bezos to Start Selling First Seats on New Shepard Spacecraft on May 5
Jeff Bezos to Start Selling First Seats on New Shepard Spacecraft on May 5

30 Apr 2021, 13:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin to begin taking reservations for seats on the New Shepard space capsule, full details come on May 5

 
Jeff Bezos Is Upset About NASA Lunar Lander Deal, Elon Musk Is Childish
Jeff Bezos Is Upset About NASA Lunar Lander Deal, Elon Musk Is Childish

27 Apr 2021, 06:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Blue Origin is contesting NASA’s decision to award a $2.9 billion contract to SpaceX for the Artemis Lunar lander, Musk is trolling

 
Jeff Bezos’ New Shepard Flies and Lands Same Booster for the Sixth Time
Jeff Bezos’ New Shepard Flies and Lands Same Booster for the Sixth Time

12 Dec 2019, 11:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For the sixth time in a row, a Blue Origin booster was used to sent payloads to orbit on board the New Shepard spacecraft.