VAN HORN, Texas—Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft. The Amazon founder was accompanied by a hand-picked group: his brother, an 18-year-old from the Netherlands and an 82-year-old aviation pioneer from Texas—the…
Blue Origin’s Bezos Reaches Space on First Passenger Flight
July 20, 2021
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The Simpsons Predicted Richard Branson’s Space Trip
By Entrepreneur Staff Every time a relevant event occurs in the world, The Simpsons fans look for clues that the yellow family would have anticipated it. This time, the protagonist of a supposed premonition is Richard Branson’s trip to space. The Virgin Atlantic Twitter account, owned by the British mogul, posted alleged evidence that the space odyssey…
‘Not Really Nervous’: Billionaire Bezos Girds for Inaugural Space Flight
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‘Congrats Team’: Hubble Space Telescope Fixed in Tricky Repair Job
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Deep Dive (July 16): 18-Year-Old to Be Youngest to Space in Upcoming Bezos Flight
President Joe Biden is considering a number of ways to help the Cubans. He also had strong words about communism. He said, “Communism is a failed system, universally failed system.” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki had similar words to say Thursday. She said, “Communism is a failed ideology, and we certainly believe that. It…
New German Space Command to Tackle Russian, Chinese Threat, Overcrowding
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Israeli Lunar Landing Venture Says It Secures $70 Million for 2024 Launch
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Virgin Galactic’s Branson Takes Off for High-Altitude Launch Into Space
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Billionaire Richard Branson Soars to Space Aboard His Own Rocket Plane
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M.—British billionaire Richard Branson on Sunday soared more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert aboard his Virgin Galactic rocket plane and safely returned in the vehicle’s first fully crewed test flight to space, a symbolic milestone for a venture he started 17 years ago. Branson, one of six Virgin Galactic…
Billionaire Branson Set to Fly to Space Aboard Virgin Galactic Rocket Plane
Decades after burnishing his reputation as a wealthy daredevil mogul in a series of boating and hot-air balloon expeditions, Richard Branson is poised to promote his burgeoning astro-tourism venture by launching himself to the final frontier. Branson’s Virgin Galactic Holding Inc is due on Sunday to send the company’s passenger rocket plane, the VSS Unity,…
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