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6 hours ago
Bezos talks about critics of billionaires in space
During an interview that aired on "New Day," Rachel Crane asked Jeff Bezos: "There has been a chorus of critics who say that these flights into space are, you know, just rides for the rich, and that you should be spending your time and your money and energy, trying to solve problems here on Earth. So what do you say to those critics? "
Bezos didn't avoid the question, "Well, I say they are largely right. We have to do both. You know, we have a lot of problems here and now on Earth and we have to work on them, and we always have to look towards it. future. We have always done it as a species, as a civilization. We have to do both, "he replied.
He said this mission is about "building a path into space for the next generations to do amazing things there, and those amazing things will solve problems here on Earth."
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As he prepares to take off, Jeff Bezos admits that critics of billionaires in space are "very right"
10 mins ago
How risky is the trip?
By Jackie Wattles
Space travel is historically fraught with danger.
Although the risks are not necessarily astronomical for Jeff Bezos' excursion into the cosmos, as his space company Blue Origin has spent most of the last decade running the New Shepard suborbital rocket in which it will travel through a series of flights of successful test.
(Plus, being in space is Bezos's lifelong dream.)
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Jeff Bezos will go into space for 11 minutes.
How risky is this?
11 hours ago
The timeline of the key moments of supersonic travel
By Jackie Wattles
Here's a breakdown of all the important moments of the day (Note: T- indicates "time before takeoff." If all goes according to plan, "T" will be at 9am ET. If there are weather delays, the timeline below will remain, but "T" will change):
T-90 minutes:
Internet broadcast begins
T-45 minutes:
Astronauts leave the Blue Origin training center for the launch pad
T-30 minutes:
Astronauts climb the launch tower. If everything is "ready", they will board the
T-
crew capsule
24 minutes:
The New Shepard capsule hatch will close
T0:
Takeoff
T + 3 minutes (approximately):
The capsule exceeds 62 miles altitude, a widely recognized limit of outer space
T + 4 minutes (approximately):
The capsule reaches the top of its flight path and passengers spend a few minutes in weightlessness
T + 8 minutes:
New Shepard's booster rocket lands on a nearby ground platform
T + 11 minutes:
New Shepard's crew capsule, with parachutes deployed, lands near
T + 22 minutes:
Hatch opens and astronauts disembark
T + 30 minutes :
Webcast ends
T + 2 hours (approximately):
Press conference with Bezos and other astronauts begins
13 hours ago
How to watch Jeff Bezos' journey into space
By Jackie Wattles
The tour, which will last approximately 11 minutes from takeoff to landing, will begin from the Blue Origin facility in extremely remote terrain near Van Horn, Texas, which is about two hours from El Paso, on Tuesday, July 20 at 8 a.m. CT or 9 a.m. ET, weather permitting.
The public will be able to see the whole thing on the Blue Origin live stream, which will begin airing at 6:30 am CT / 7:30 am ET.
Viewers can look forward to exterior shots of the rocket and capsule as it blasts off into the cosmos.
(Shots of the interior, and Bezos's facial expressions, won't be released until after the flight.)
CNN will also have journalists on the ground and a live blog.
Blue Origin is also expected to host a post-flight press conference with Bezos and his fellow travelers.
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