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Blue Origin will launch a rocket containing cargo for the first time in 15 months

  • December 13, 2023
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The New Shepard launch vehicle of the Blue Origin company, founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, will attempt to make its first cargo flight in 15 months on December

Blue Origin will launch a rocket containing cargo for the first time in 15 months

Blue Origin will launch a rocket containing cargo for the first time in 15 months

The New Shepard launch vehicle of the Blue Origin company, founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, will attempt to make its first cargo flight in 15 months on December 18.

This was reported by Space.com, as reported by Ukrinform.

“We plan to launch our next New Shepard mission with a payload when the launch window opens on December 18,” Blue Origin said.

The NS24 mission will involve transporting 33 scientific and research payloads into space, as well as 38,000 postcards for the Slub for Future Foundation.

It was stated that the company founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos has not flown New Shepard since the rocket exploded during the unmanned NS23 research flight on September 12, 2022.

New Shepard is a reusable suborbital manned launch vehicle capable of vertical takeoff and vertical landing. Blue Origin uses it to deliver people and payloads into suborbital space.

To date, it has made 23 launches, six of which were with passengers.

As reported by Ukrinform, private space company Blue Origin plans to send a female crew into space in 2024, led by Jeff Bezos’ girlfriend Lauren Sanchez.

Photo: “Blue Origin”

Source: Ukrinform

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