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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin auctions spaceflight seat for $28 million
A New Shepard rocket launches on a test flight. Blue Origin Jeff Bezos’ space venture Blue Origin auctioned off a seat on its upcoming first crewed spaceflight on Saturday for $28 million. The winning bidder, whose name wasn’t released, will fly to the edge of space with the Amazon founder and his brother Mark on …
Virgin Galactic completes third spaceflight of VSS Unity
Sir Richard Branson stands on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ahead of Virgin Galactic (SPCE) trading in New York, U.S., October 28, 2019. Richard Branson Virgin Galactic IPO NYSE Virgin Galactic took a step closer to completing development of its space tourism system on Saturday, successfully flying its first spaceflight in …
SpaceX launches, lands Starship prototype rocket in short flight test
SpaceX’s prototype Starship launches in a short first flight test at the company’s facility in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX The fifth prototype of SpaceX’s next-generation Starship rocket passed its most critical test yet, taking off and landing in a short flight on Tuesday at the company’s facility in Texas. Starship prototype Serial Number 5, standing …
SpaceX flies Starship prototype rocket Starhopper for the first time
SpaceX’s prototype rocket “Starhopper” flies for the first time on a short flight, which saw the rocket launch and land. @elonmusk | gif by @thesheetztweetz SpaceX on Thursday launched and landed its “Starhopper” rocket in its first flight, a short test that saw the company take a notable step forward in its development of a …
Watch Falcon Heavy launch complex Air Force mission
[The stream is slated to start at about 11 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] SpaceX is launching its massive Falcon Heavy rocket for the second time this year on Monday night in an experimental mission for the U.S. Air Force. The rocket is …
