20 July 2021, 08:07 pm
Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin s first crewed spaceflight is a success and it s prompted an announcement of more passenger flights this year. Two more spaceflights are planned for 2021. Both flights will accommodate paying passengers.
According to Blue Origins Director for Astronaut and Orbital Sales Ariane Cornell as cited in a report by Space, Sales are open, everybody!
The next crewed flight could even happen as early as September, per Blue Origin CEO Robert Smith.
Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin Plans to Launch Two More Spaceflights
(Photo : Screenshot taken from Blue Origin s Twitter)
Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin have yet to announce prices for seats or any other details about the future spaceflights. Cornell has revealed, however, that she has been in talks with bidders who tried to win a seat in Blue Origin s maiden flight.
20 July 2021, 08:07 pm
Blue Origins vs. Virgin Galactic may soon be the main event of future space tourism offers, as the New Shepard has debuted with a successful mission to orbit earlier today. The spacecraft can now line up next to Virgin s Unity-22 which launched with RIchard Branson earlier this month, alongside Elon Musk s SpaceX, and ULA.
Jeff Bezos first spaceflight was a dream come true for the Amazon founder and was made possible by his space company, Blue Origin, which only had the FAA s approval for its mission more than a week from its flight.
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Apr 27, 2021
The Washington County Career Center honors its April Students of the Month, Montana Brown, Katana Felter, and Zoe Graham.
Montana Brown is a Belpre senior enrolled in the Auto Mechanics program. He is the son of Alan Smith and Kelli Brown of Belpre and the grandson of William and Ann Kidder of Belpre.
At the Career Center, Brown is a member the SkillsUSA youth organization. He has been on the Career Center’s Honor Roll, Merit Roll and the Energy Bus Driver program, for meeting all three criteria for 3.0 GPA or higher, 95% attendance or higher, and no office referrals.
#BehindtheBrandManager: Terri Verhoeven of Big Concerts on navigating the new events, entertainment space
Covid-19
This month, we uncover the heroes behind the brands that millions of South Africans take into their homes and hearts every day. We find out more from Terri Verhoeven, senior operations manager at Big Concerts, about managing such a well-known SA company and navigating and surviving the devastating effects of Covid-19.
Terri Verhoeven
How has Big Concerts had to adapt strategies since the Covid-19 pandemic?
Needless to say, the pandemic has had a devastating effect on the events industry as a whole. The live entertainment industry has been particularly hard hit, especially at the scale that we operate. For me, I would say adapting has been more about survival.