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Blue Origin launch; Will Bezos succeed?
7/19/21 | Hoagy62

Posted on 07/19/2021 9:16:16 PM PDT by hoagy62

So, tomorrow at 9:00am EDT, the Blue Origin New Sheppard is planned to launch into the West Texas skies, carrying its first human passengers to the edge of space.

The question is: will the world's richest man, Jeff Besos, pull off this stunt as fellow billionaire Sir Richard Branson did a few days ago?

He's supposed to go higher than Branson did, not to mention that he'll be accompanied by both the world's oldest (82) and youngest (18) people to go into space.


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KEYWORDS: besos; bigsplodie; blueorigin; jeffbezos; newshepard; newsheppard; richardbranson; rocket; washingtonpost
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Do you think it'll go smoothly?
1 posted on 07/19/2021 9:16:16 PM PDT by hoagy62
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And yes...it’s Bezos....


2 posted on 07/19/2021 9:17:11 PM PDT by hoagy62 (DTCM&OTTH)
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Bezos is going? I will pray fervently. That’s all I’m gonna say...


3 posted on 07/19/2021 9:18:09 PM PDT by DesertRhino (A coup government may not claim the protection of the same constitution it overthrew. )
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If I understand your drift, I’m sure there will be a bunch of people praying for the same thing.

*wink wink*


4 posted on 07/19/2021 9:20:36 PM PDT by hoagy62 (DTCM&OTTH)
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You do understand. lol


5 posted on 07/19/2021 9:22:06 PM PDT by DesertRhino (A coup government may not claim the protection of the same constitution it overthrew. )
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https://www.space.com/blue-origin-jeff-bezos-first-human-flight-launch-day


6 posted on 07/19/2021 9:24:12 PM PDT by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation.)
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I hope so.


7 posted on 07/19/2021 9:37:41 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I Love BULL MARKETS! HEAD EQUITIES TRADER FOR 30 YEARS!)
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Blue Origin Lunch? Hoagie sandwiches? Yeah I’ll have fries with that. Oh wait I read the article all wrong.


8 posted on 07/19/2021 9:39:10 PM PDT by Redcitizen
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The guy looks freakish.


9 posted on 07/19/2021 9:39:44 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Get off your ass and earn it!)
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So, tomorrow at 9:00am EDT, the Blue Origin New Sheppard Shepard is planned to launch

Named after the first American astronaut in space, Alan Shepard, one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts, who ascended to space in 1961 on a suborbital trajectory.

Regards,

10 posted on 07/19/2021 10:01:00 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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He’s barely DOING anything! Slightly higher than Branson’s silly plane ride. Much ado about nothing.


11 posted on 07/19/2021 10:02:16 PM PDT by montag813
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Bezos is going? I will pray fervently. That’s all I’m gonna say...

I will pray for his safety.

(Especially as an Amazon shareholder)

12 posted on 07/19/2021 10:03:00 PM PDT by montag813
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Someone seriously needs to photoshop the Amibiguously Gay Duo riding on the side of Bezos’ flying space penis.


13 posted on 07/19/2021 10:03:33 PM PDT by rivercat
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If he dies then will the workers at Amazon be better off?


14 posted on 07/19/2021 10:09:36 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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I know what I’m hoping for. Frankly, even though I know I should be ashamed for the thought, I’M NOT!


15 posted on 07/19/2021 10:16:38 PM PDT by The Right Edge (Staunch Trump Supporter AND PROUD to be!)
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I hope it goes perfectly, three lives at stake.


16 posted on 07/19/2021 10:20:38 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods ( comment might be sarcasm, or not. It depends. Often I'm not sure either.)
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I pray that it will go safely. Anything otherwise will set back private space exploration.


17 posted on 07/19/2021 10:22:22 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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The real question is since Elin has a working orbital spaceship the Dragon 2 why doesn’t he just pick 6 friends and take one up for a half day in orbit then land in the Gulf of Mexico. No additional work needed he already has a human rates spaceship that has twice now sent people to the ISS it would be super easy to just go up orbit for 12 hours or 24 and come back the Dragon certainly has the endurance for it. So why let Bezo be the “first”


18 posted on 07/19/2021 10:27:28 PM PDT by JD_UTDallas ("Veni Vidi Vici" )
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I’m no psychic,but I’m troubled by visions of his rocket exploding on the launch pad. I sincerely hope I’m wrong.


19 posted on 07/19/2021 10:35:22 PM PDT by Nachoman (Following victory, its best to reload.)
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probably it will


20 posted on 07/19/2021 10:57:15 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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