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Blue Origin and its partners deliver a lunar lander mock-up to NASA

  Blue Origin and its partners deliver a lunar lander mock-up to NASA An engineering mock-up of the crew lander vehicle designed by Blue Origin and its partners stands tall inside Building 9 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas. (Blue Origin Photo) More An all-star space industry team led by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’  Blue Origin  space venture has assembled a mock-up of its proposed lunar lander right where it’ll do the most good, in a training area at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas. The full-scale engineering module showcases Blue Origin’s Blue Moon descent element, which  Bezos unveiled last year ; as well as the ascent element designed by Lockheed Martin. It stands more than 40 feet tall in Johnson Space Center’s Space Vehicle Mockup Facility, alongside mock-ups of the space shuttle, space station modules and next-generation space capsules. Members of the industry team — from Blue Origin and Lockheed Martin as well as Northrop Grumman and Draper — will collaborate with NASA e

SpaceX victory as Elon Musk’s rocket firm wins US Air Force space contract

SpaceX victory as Elon Musk’s rocket firm wins US Air Force space contract ELON Musk remains a step ahead of space-faring rival Jeff Bezos after the US Air Force said it would prefer to use the former's rockets for future missions. By  EDWARD BROWNE PUBLISHED:  07:40, Tue, Aug 11, 2020   | UPDATED:  07:40, Tue, Aug 11, 2020 0 SpaceX: Falcon 9 lands on ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ droneship Video Player is loading. Play Mute Current Time  0:00 / Duration  0:00 Loaded :  0%   Fullscreen Sign up for  FREE  now and never miss the top politics stories again.   SUBSCRIBE We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our  Privacy Notice  for details of your data protection rights. Mr Musk’s SpaceX won one of two contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars to phase out Russian rocket technology. The rocket firm was competing with Blue Origin – owned by Amazon CEO Mr Bezos – for the spot. TRENDING Brink of World War 3: Chinese jets 'tracked by missiles&

Billionaire Richard Branson set to be first passenger on his Virgin Galactic spaceplane that could launch in early 2021 with seats reserved for $250,000

  Billionaire Richard Branson set to be first passenger on his Virgin Galactic spaceplane that could launch in early 2021 with seats reserved for $250,000 Virgin Galactic revealed its founder Richard Branson will be its first passenger  Branson is set to launch into Earth's orbit in the spaceplane early 2021  Virgin Galactic competes with other ventures such as Jeff Bezo's Blue Origin  By  AFP PUBLISHED:   06:47, 4 August 2020  |  UPDATED:   16:05, 4 August 2020           e-mail   32 shares 296 View comments Billionaire Richard Branson could launch into space aboard his Virgin Galactic aircraft as its first passenger early 2021, potentially blazing a path for commercial flights. The firm has repeatedly pushed back the date it will take the first tourists outside Earth's atmosphere, but said 600 'future astronauts' have already paid $250,000 to reserve a seat. Branson's trip to space hinges on the success of two upcoming test flight programs, Virgin Galactic Hold