While the diminutive New Shepard is meant to launch people on brief flights to the edge of space, the mega New Glenn will be capable of hauling cargo and eventually crew into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida, possibly beginning late next year.īlue Origin also has its eyes on the Moon. Nineteen space advocacy and education groups are getting $US1 million each as a result, with the rest to be used by Blue Origin's Club for the Future for its own education effort. Blue Origins engines are powering the next generation of rockets for commercial, civil, national security and human spaceflight. The fourth seat on the upcoming flight was auctioned off for $US28 million. The company hasn't disclosed the cost of a ride. ( AP: Blue Origin ) What's next?īlue Origin is expected to open ticket sales soon and has already lined up some of the unsuccessful auction bidders. “My sister has one of them in her drawer,” joked one viewer, as reported in Gizmodo.Ī limit of 5 units per customer is already in place for pre-orders, indicating that Estes expects the rocket to soar off the shelves.Blue Origin's New Shepard crew capsule descends from space during a test. See the first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope New York (CNN Business) Blue Origin, the rocket and space tourism company founded by Jeff Bezos, is proposing a massive new commercial.
Like the New Shepard itself, Estes’ version can also be launched and reused over again. But the real action was in the comments section. Like the Blue Origin New Shepard, you can fly the Estes New Shepard again and again.”Ī promotional video, available via YouTube, provides a side-by-side look at the New Shepard and its miniature in-action. REUTERSĪccording to Estes, “It too, after deploying the capsule, falls through the atmosphere under a large parachute to gently touch down.
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Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket made its inaugural launch last month with billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos aboard, plus crew mates Oliver Damen (far left), Wally Funk and brother Mark Bezos (far right).
The toy, available for preorder now ahead of its November 1 release, starts at $69.99 for the rocket itself but will cost an additional $40 to receive the launch pad, controller and single-use engines required to make it fly. Model rocket manufacturer Estes has debuted its miniature version of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space ship, starting at $69.99. The ready-to-fly New Shepard model is a perfect addition to your office shelf or launch it to recreate the spaceflight for yourself!” the company’s website reads. “Estes is proud to partner with Blue Origin to provide a piece of history that inspires kids to dream and imagine. Last month, the billionaire Amazon founder was aboard during his rocket’s inaugural space launch, ultimately reaching 62 miles above sea level before riding jet-powered rod back down to Earth. Manufactured by Blue Origin merchandising partner Estes, maker of high-quality model rockets and launchers, the toy is 1/66th the size of the New Shepard, with an ability to launch up to 400 feet in the air. NFL world was not ready for Jeff Bezos’ chummy conversation with Roger GoodellĪs if the image of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket launch wasn’t burned into our collective retinas already, fans of the sexualized spaceship can now own their very own scaled-down model - for a suggestive price of $69.99.
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