Blue Origin to launch astronauts on July 20
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Blue Origin to launch astronauts on July 20
I just received this e-mail message from Blue Origin:
"On July 20th, New Shepard will fly its first astronaut crew to space. We are offering one seat on this first flight to the winning bidder of Blue Origin’s online auction. Starting today, anyone can place an opening bid by going to BlueOrigin.com.
Here are the three phases of the auction:
May 5-19: Sealed online bidding – you can bid any amount you want on the auction website (no bids are visible)
May 19: Unsealed online bidding – bidding becomes visible and participants must exceed the highest bid to continue in the auction
June 12: Live auction – the bidding concludes with a live online auction
The winning bid amount will be donated to Blue Origin’s foundation, Club for the Future, to inspire future generations to pursue careers in STEM and help invent the future of life in space.
On this day 60 years ago, Alan Shepard made history by becoming the first American to fly to space. In the decades since, fewer than 600 astronauts have been to space above the Kármán Line to see the borderless Earth and the thin limb of our atmosphere. They all say this experience changes them.
We named our launch vehicle after Alan Shepard to honor his historic flight. New Shepard has flown 15 successful consecutive missions to space and back above the Kármán Line through a meticulous and incremental flight program to test its multiple redundant safety systems. Now, it’s time for astronauts to climb onboard.
This seat will change how you see the world.
-Gradatim Ferociter "
Here's wishing them the best of luck with the launch!
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"On July 20th, New Shepard will fly its first astronaut crew to space. We are offering one seat on this first flight to the winning bidder of Blue Origin’s online auction. Starting today, anyone can place an opening bid by going to BlueOrigin.com.
Here are the three phases of the auction:
May 5-19: Sealed online bidding – you can bid any amount you want on the auction website (no bids are visible)
May 19: Unsealed online bidding – bidding becomes visible and participants must exceed the highest bid to continue in the auction
June 12: Live auction – the bidding concludes with a live online auction
The winning bid amount will be donated to Blue Origin’s foundation, Club for the Future, to inspire future generations to pursue careers in STEM and help invent the future of life in space.
On this day 60 years ago, Alan Shepard made history by becoming the first American to fly to space. In the decades since, fewer than 600 astronauts have been to space above the Kármán Line to see the borderless Earth and the thin limb of our atmosphere. They all say this experience changes them.
We named our launch vehicle after Alan Shepard to honor his historic flight. New Shepard has flown 15 successful consecutive missions to space and back above the Kármán Line through a meticulous and incremental flight program to test its multiple redundant safety systems. Now, it’s time for astronauts to climb onboard.
This seat will change how you see the world.
-Gradatim Ferociter "
Here's wishing them the best of luck with the launch!
smp
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Re: Blue Origin to launch astronauts on July 20
Best of luck to B.O. and Jeff Bezos. I think I'll skip the auction though. I once almost put up the $250k that Richard Branson was charging for reservations on his space plane (That was back in 2008). I would guess the price tag for the winner will be over $20 million for the seat.
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Re: Blue Origin to launch astronauts on July 20
Good to see another entrant put hardware aloft. Helps keep the rest honest.
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Re: Blue Origin to launch astronauts on July 20
That's great that another space company is taking part in space exploration and launches in space. I wonder what kind of mission it's going to be, and I wish the best for Blue Origin.
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Re: Blue Origin to launch astronauts on July 20
Bidding war over seats on the Blue Origin spacecraft reaches $3 million per seat...
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/want- ... 1620335966
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/want- ... 1620335966
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Re: Blue Origin to launch astronauts on July 20
$3M, eh?helicon wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 9:53 pm Bidding war over seats on the Blue Origin spacecraft reaches $3 million per seat...
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/want- ... 1620335966
That ruins my idea, that all of us here at
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