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William Shatner's Blue Origin flight sent him weeping for the environment

All it took was a $28 million trip to Earth's orbit for Shatner to realize the existential threat of climate destruction.

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ICYMI: 5 Things You Might Not Know About Jeff Bezos

This story was originally published in April 2021.

Benzinga

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches 5th human flight into space

Blue Origin sent up its fifth-ever New Shepard rocket with humans on board

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Mexican-born engineer pushing for more diversity in space

A 26-year-old electrical and hardware engineer will become the first Mexican-born woman in space when she joins a diverse international crew for a 10-minute flight launched by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin

The Independent UK

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Eyes This Date For 5th Space Tourist Mission

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin said on Tuesday it is set to launch its fifth space tourism mission this weekend.

Benzinga

Wealthy nations are carving up space and its riches – and leaving other countries behind

Satellites help run the internet and television and are central to the Global Positioning System. They enable modern weather forecasting, help scientists track environmental degradation and play a huge role in modern military technology.

The Conversation

This Billionaire Won $8M Bid For A Seat On Blue Origin's Space Flight — But He Won't Be Making The Trip

Hedge fund Citadel's founder, Ken Griffin, successfully bid for a seat on the New Shepard capsule of Jeff Bezos-founded Blue Origin but will reportedly not be part of its trip to space.

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Sanders warns against Bezos "bailout"

Sanders is pushing lawmakers to dump the $10 billion "bailout to Blue Origin," Bezos' space company

Salon

Jeff Bezos is worth $160bn – yet Congress might bail out his space company

If we are going to send more humans to the Moon and eventually to Mars, will the goal be to benefit the people of the US and the world, or to make billionaires even richer?

The Guardian - US

Could your next holiday destination be in space?

Are you ready for the ultimate trip? Get saving now because in a future not so far, far away space travel will no longer be science fiction. Samuel Fishwick explores the final frontier in luxury tourism

Evening Standard

Jeff Bezos posts rare tweet advising Elon Musk on how to convert Twitter headquarters into a homeless shelter

In a recent Twitter poll, the SpaceX co-founder asked his followers if he should convert the social media company’s headquarters into a homeless shelter

The Independent UK

Space Tourism: The Arguments in Favor

To its many detractors, space tourism amounts to nothing more than joy-rides for the global super rich that will worsen the planet's climate crisis.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Netflix's SpaceX doc shows Musk's vision

"We did do two interviews with people in space, which was wild," Jimmy Chin & E. Chai Vasarhelyi told Salon

Salon

Bernie Sanders shows Senate photos of Bezos’s ‘25 bathroom’ home to blast $10 billion Blue Origin ‘bailout’

“Count me in as someone who doesn’t think that the taxpayers of this country need to provide Mr Bezos a $10 billion bailout to fuel his space hobby,” Mr Sanders said during his speech on the Senate floor

The Independent UK

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Amazon to Spend Billions on Fleet of Internet Satellites

Amazon.com Inc. is stepping up plans for its proposed fleet of internet satellites that would compete with a service operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX, buying dozens of space launches from three rocket companies.

Benzinga

Amazon To Invest $10B In Sending Internet Satellites To Space, Firing Up Rivalry With Elon Musk's Starlink

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) forged deals to launch up to 83 rockets carrying its internet satellites into low earth orbit, firing up rivalry with Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) chief Elon Musk's Starlink, the Financial Times reports. Starlink has launched more than 2,000 satellites and boasted download speeds of 200 megabits per second. The agreements with Arianespace,…

The Guardian - UK

Amazon books first rocket launches for broadband satellites project

Tech giant will launch 3,236 satellites over five years to compete with SpaceX and UK’s OneWeb

The Canberra Times

The era of private space missions is set to begin

Axiom-1 will be the first private, commercial flight to the International Space Station

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Benzinga

How Much Did Andy Jassy Make In His First Year As Amazon CEO?

The CEO of e-commerce giant Amazon.com was the recipient of a prime compensation package in his first year leading the company. Here’s how much Andy Jassy made in 2021.

Evening Standard

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin in successful new space tourist launch with five paying customers onboard

Jeff Bezos launches 20th flight into space

Benzinga

Elon Musk Calls Out Washington Post And 'Puppetmaster' Jeff Bezos: Here's What He Said

A war of words between the two richest people in the world continues, with a newspaper being dragged into the mix.

Daily Mirror

Blue Origin rocket launch - when is it, who's on it and how to watch

Blue Origin is launching its next commercial rocket this week after a brief delay due to bad weather. Jeff Bezos' New Shepard rocket has no pilots, but has some ultra-rich clients on board

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blue Origin’s 4th Astro-Tourism Flight Set to Launch without Big Names

The fourth commercial flight of Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin, offering short suborbital joyrides to well-heeled thrill-seekers and celebrity guests, was due for liftoff on Tuesday from the company's launch site in rural west Texas. Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft was slated for launch at 8:30 a.m.

Reuters

Blue Origin's 4th astro-tourism flight set to launch without big names

The fourth commercial flight of Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin, offering short suborbital joyrides to well-heeled thrill-seekers and celebrity guests, has been delayed by two days because of poor weather conditions, the company said.

Inverse

Blue Origin's biggest rocket launch yet just got delayed — here's what it means

Blue Origin's plan to launch a giant new rocket is unlikely to unfold this year. It leaves the spaceflight firm sticking with New Shepard tourist launches for the coming year.

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