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© Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Jeff Bezos blasts into space on own rocket
By MARCIA DUNN VAN HORN, Texas©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Madverts
The rocket looks phallic in every stage just different ones.
Bezos looks like a Willy.
Glad he made it back safe but it is still so so wrong for one man to have so much wonga.
M3M3M3
I'm not sure billionaires in space achieves anything but kudos to Bezos for actually reaching space, unlike Branson.
JeffLee
Modern space voyages are a lot less impressive than the ones 60 years ago, so I don't get all the hype. Yuri Gragarin went all the way around the Earth that year. It seems today's private space firms have a lot of catching up to do, if they manage to do that at all. Government space ventures are light years ahead.
starpunk
Yuri Gagarin took a big gamble in 1961 and it paid off, but he underwent training for the unknown possibilities. we've had some civilian millionaires guest on NASA flights. On this one, Bezos is on his own. He's being a predecessor to a 'Han Solo' with no government agency support. That's what making a difference today and what makes it historical.
The Avenger
I'm all for "you have to start somewhere" and congrats to both Branson and Bezos of course, but is it really that much of a deal they're making it to be though?? This is an expensive roller coaster ride. In my books, you become an "astronaut" and "been to space" when you get into orbit and complete at least one circle around the Earth and then land. THAT's "been in space".
They went up in the sky a bit, vertically, then came straight back down. That's not space flight. I've seen better rides at Alton Towers.
theFu
Single stage to space with a human payload is impressive. Why no orbit? It was literally a 5 minute ride up and back.
Every time the Blue Origin rocket lands, it looks like it is going to explode as the outside stays on fire for a few minutes.
The fact that they detached the payload from the rocket also makes me wonder if they don't trust the rocket not to explode on landing?
Somehow all I see is rich white people. Is that wrong or all the others just smarter for wanting to wait and see before they go up too?
JeffLee
Indeed, 10 minutes in space in 2021 compared to nearly 2 hours achieved by a socialist agency 60 years earlier. Capitalism is so much more advanced.
Express sister
Jeff Bezos' brother is only four years younger than him, yet he looks about twenty years younger. Not being evil is the best skincare routine there is.
Zaphod
That was one Freudian looking rocket. Is it bigger than Elons?
YuriOtani
The capsule on this booster can not control itself in orbit. It has no reentry (smirks) capacity. It is nothing but a rich persons toy.
YuriOtani
Keep looking at the capsule and I am not impressed. It can not make it into orbit. If it did, it has no means to control itself and it can not return to the Earth without burning up.
Asakaze
What a sensless, useless and narcissic way to burn huge amount of money while Amazon workers toil almost as slaves. Pathetic.
buchailldana
Does your company pay taxes Mr.Bezos? The gall to thank all his Amazon workers as if he is some philanthropist.
lostrune2
At least private companies developing vehicles to space not for war
While governments developing rockets to militarize space
ReynardFox
The best part was when he admitted that people criticizing him for spending millions on a vanity project when there are problems on earth his money could be solving were right.
And then went into space anyway.
And then had the audacity to say his Amazon employees ‘made it possible’. No, your refusal to to pay a decent wage to people who aren’t even allowed bathroom breaks made it possible, you absolute rifle.
ReynardFox
Oh just you wait. I’m sure Raytheon et al will be putting weapons in space as soon as the checks clear.