29 Apr Blue Origin launch live-stream: How to watch the New Shepard rocket blast off
If all goes well, Blue Origin will launch its first flight of the year this morning. The rocket will take off from the company’s facility near Van Horn, Texas, when the launch window opens at 9:45 a.m. ET, weather permitting. This will be the eighth test launch of a New Shepard rocket, founder Jeff Bezos said in a tweet. The rocket takes its name from astronaut Alan Shepard, the first person in space.
Blue Origin said it will provide a live-stream of the launch on its website. Check it out here.
Today’s launch will help Blue Origin on its way toward sending tourists into space, which CEO Bob Smith hopes will happen before the end of the year, he told CNBC. Bezos reportedly invests $1 billion of his Amazon riches each year in Blue Origin, which might explain why the price of Prime membership will jump 20% this year.
Current liftoff target for New Shepard’s 8th test flight is 845am CDT tomorrow, 4/29. Livestream starts at T-15 mins on https://t.co/XNq9WB3aZ2 pic.twitter.com/bVkedsOjza
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) April 28, 2018
Source: Fast Company
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