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Virgin Galactic s Richard Branson may try to beat Jeff Bezos to space next month, an industry blog suggests.
Virgin Galactic did not deny the claim when asked by Insider, saying that Branson is expected to fly in the summer.
An outside expert says the rumored July 4 weekend launch date is very doable.
The billionaire space race appears to be in full swing, and it s getting close. Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson may both have the edge of space in their sights next month.
Bezos announced on Monday that he plans to fly into space aboard the New Shepard rocket developed by Blue Origin, the aerospace company he founded in 2000. The launch is set for July 20.
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FOX News William La Jeunesse reports it s possible the vessel could land in an inhabited area on The Story
Experts say the uncontrolled reentry of China’s Long March 5B rocket has only a small chance of hurting anyone on the ground – but Beijing’s blast-off subsidies may already be hurting the budding U.S.launch industry.
The craft launched just over a week ago carrying components for China’s upcoming Tianhe space station. Its first stage rocket, for undisclosed reasons, traveled too far up, resulting in an unpredictable, unrestrained reentry path expected to splash – or crash – down sometime this weekend.
Biden to nominate former space shuttle commander for NASA s number 2 spot ANI | Updated: Apr 17, 2021 06:14 IST
Washington DC [US], April 17 (ANI): US PresidentJoe Biden is set to nominate eight leaders to key administration posts, including former space shuttle commander Pamela Melroy for the post of Deputy Administrator in NASA, the White House statement said on Friday.
Melroy, a retired US Air Force test pilot, is an aerospace executive with government and industry experience across civil, commercial, and national security space. It s a great honour to be nominated by @POTUS to support @SenBillNelson and help lead NASA. The agency is critical in America s fight to combat climate change and maintain leadership in space, Melroy tweeted.