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More Clues About Blue Origin's Space Plans

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the blue's-clues dept.

FleaPlus writes "Blue Origin, the secretive company started by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, has recently released a number of new details about their suborbital launch plans and their private desert launch facility. The vehicle will be fully reusable, and similar in many ways to the vertical-takeoff-and-landing DC-X. The details were part of a 229-page environmental impact statement the company filed to comply with federal regulations. The company plans to start launching test vehicles later this year, with commercial operations beginning in 2010."

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  1. I presume he's patented by Megaweapon · · Score: 4, Funny

    the One Click Launch?

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    1. Re:I presume he's patented by lottameez · · Score: 4, Funny

      Would you like to be the first to write a review on Blue Origin? Please also check out these fine offers from NASA, Virgin Galactic and more!

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  2. NASA joined with MasterCard... by PixelPirate · · Score: 2, Funny

    30 Billion to get to Mars...

    Another 30 billion to just get into space...

    Yet another 30 billion just to say you'll go back into space...

    Watching a first time yuppie from a dot-com industry spend...well... NOT 90 billion.... Pricel^H^H^H^H... it ain't 90 BILLION,/b>



    (Note: I just pulled that 90 billion from my posterior... it could well be more or less).

  3. Xenu by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    At least it's not replica of a DC-8

  4. Batcave? by RDW · · Score: 4, Funny

    "The acreage also has...a bat cave".

    A secretive billionaire with advanced aerospace technology and a Batcave? Holy Amazon, Batman!

  5. Can't wait for the promotional brochure! by Dekortage · · Score: 2, Funny

    I hope it includes this quote from the article: "[the] most significant man-made feature of the area from a visual-aesthetic perspective is State Highway 54, a two-lane blacktop that connects Interstate 10 to State Highways 62 and 180." Bring your cameras when you go.

    Plus, if you sign up now, you can get a ninety-day free trial of New Shephard Prime -- no minumum flights required, free shipping to and from the launch site (including your remains if you don't make it back in one piece), and you can share your flight with up to four family members.

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