Flights with Blue Origin will be expensive, according to a report.
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We might lastly have a concept of what a ticket to ride on a Blue Origin rocket will cost.
According to Reuters, area journeys on Amazon creator Jeff Bezos’ rocket business might cost in between $200,000 and $300,000 The news service pointed out 2 confidential Blue Origin workers as the source of the prospective rates.
Executives at the business had actually stated at a June conference that Blue Origin plans to begin test flights for its New Shepard area car with guests quickly and wants to offer tickets next year, according toReuters Bezos has actually been tight-lipped on ticket rates.
The business stated in a declaration that it had not set ticket rates and there had actually been “no serious discussions” within the business on the topic.
“We will fly passengers when we are ready,” the business stated. “We have a flight test schedule and schedules of those types always have uncertainties and contingencies. Anyone predicting dates is guessing.”
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In April, the company launched a recycled New Shepard rocket — along with a crew capsule carrying a dummy named “Mannequin Skywalker” — on a brief space flight. It touched back down safely in the west Texas desert minutes later.
At the time, Blue Origin, which competes with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, highlighted what it says is one of its system’s landing advantages.
A trip to space isn’t for the faint of heart as CNET’s Shara Tibken found out when she visited the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation habitat.
Updated at 10:15 a.m. PT: Adds statement from Blue Origin.
