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Bezos resuming Blue Origin spaceflights with the man selected to be the nation's first Black astronaut — in 1961
Ed Dwight became the first Black astronaut candidate in 1961, but was never picked up by NASA's pro…
Lloyd Lee
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Watch Jeff Bezos show off Blue Origin's new rocket, one of the largest ever made, and his massive factory
Jeff Bezos recently played tour guide for a look inside Blue Origin's factory and showed off his in…
Jaures Yip
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Jeff Bezos says going on his first spaceflight felt like attending his own memorial service
"The people on the ground were very nervous for us," Bezos told podcaster Lex Fridman.
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Lauren Sanchez says she was crying and holding Jeff Bezos' mother during Blue Origin's first manned spaceflight
Sanchez and Bezos' relationship first entered the public eye after the National Enquirer reported o…
Kai Xiang Teo
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Billionaire hedge fund boss Ken Griffin paid $8 million to fly to space with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin — but will donate his seat to a New York schoolteacher, report says
The crewed mission, on a reusable New Shepard launch vehicle, is set to take place in the first hal…
Kate Duffy
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Blue Origin passengers who are 1st married couple to fly to space on commercial rocket say they've got plans to fly with SpaceX and Virgin Galactic too
Sharon and Mark Hagle, 73, are launching to the edge of space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket and…
Kate Duffy
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Jeff Bezos says his trip to the edge of space made Earth look 'so fragile'
Bezos described viewing Earth from aboard his space company Blue Origin's first human spaceflight a…
Avery Hartmans
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Blue Origin discloses the 6 passengers for its next spaceflight, including 'Good Morning America' anchor Michael Strahan and the daughter of the first American to fly to space
Blue Origin has invited the "GMA" anchor Michael Strahan and Laura Shepard Churchley, the daughter …
Kate Duffy
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Meet Oliver Daemen, the Dutch teenager who just flew on Jeff Bezos' spaceflight and became the youngest person ever to reach space
The Dutch teen joined Jeff Bezos, Bezos' brother Mark, and aviator Wally Funk aboard Blue Origin's …
Avery Hartmans
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Blue Origin adds an 18-year-old passenger to Bezos' spaceflight after the anonymous bidder who paid $28 million for the ride had 'scheduling conflicts'
Oliver Daemen, 18, will fly onboard Blue Origin's spacecraft alongside Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark…
Avery Hartmans
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Wally Funk may have finally achieved her lifelong goal of visiting space, but she still plans to take the Virgin Galactic trip she paid $200,000 for over a decade ago
Funk is one of 600 people - including Elon Musk - who reserved a seat on one of Virgin Galactic's s…
Avery Hartmans
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Jeff Bezos reveals that the 4th passenger on his trip to space will be an 82-year-old aviator who was denied the opportunity to go to space because she was a woman
Wally Funk will join Bezos, his younger brother Mark, and a third passenger on their 11-minute trip…
Avery Hartmans
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The FAA is giving Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and other private spaceflight passengers official 'astronaut wings' before discontinuing the honor
The 15 individuals receiving the symbolic honor hail from a SpaceX crew, Blue Origin's New Shepherd…
Jake Epstein,Morgan McFall-Jo…
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William Shatner was right, 2 Blue Origin astronauts said: spaceflights do trigger grief and sadness
William Shatner said his Blue Origin space flight felt "like a funeral." Sharon and Marc Hagle also…
Kate Duffy
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is about to fly people to space for the first time in 2 years. Here's why it took so long.
Jeff Bezos's space company Blue Origin hasn't launched a crew in nearly 2 years and that delay may …
Jessica Orwig
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90-year-old William Shatner had less than 2 hours of sleep and went horse riding with Jeff Bezos before Blue Origin spaceflight, his wingman says
Jeff Bezos and William Shatner "became really good buddies," the Star Trek actor's wingman told Ins…
Kate Duffy
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Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson says 'honestly, there isn't' any competition between him and Jeff Bezos on upcoming spaceflights
Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson said during a "Today" show interview that he's not competing with…
Sarah Jackson
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Jeff Bezos is about to take an 11-minute flight to the edge of space. Here's how his childhood obsession with the cosmos led to Blue Origin's unprecedented spaceflight.
While the spaceflight is an unusual experiment, it's not a very surprising one: Bezos has been pass…
Avery Hartmans
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has 'thousands of people in the auction process' for a ticket to space and needs to build more rockets to meet the demand, CEO says
Bob Smith also said Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is building more rockets and can "easily double" its cr…
Sarah Jackson
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Jeff Bezos says floating at zero gravity felt like a 'return to the womb'
The Blue Origin founder spent three minutes at zero gravity in 2021 while on board the company's fi…