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Science Bezos joins the private space race
Science Bezos joins the private space race | Bezos joins the private space race |
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| Written by Stan Beer | |
| Friday, 05 January 2007 | |
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The site features pictures and videos of the futuristic spacecraft taking off from a vertical position, rising to a height of about 100 meters and then landing again on its legs. The Goddard is the first development vehicle in Blue Origin's New Shepard program, which aims to develop a vertical take-off, vertical landing vehicle designed to take a small number of astronauts on a sub-orbital journey into space. "We’re working, patiently and step-by-step, to lower the cost of spaceflight so that many people can afford to go and so that we humans can better continue exploring the solar system. Accomplishing this mission will take a long time, and we’re working on it methodically," says Bezos on the Blue Origin site. Part of the Blue Origin publicity drive on its site appears to involve attracting aerospace engineering talent to the project. According to Bezos: "Blue Origin is looking for experienced propulsion engineers and experienced turbomachinery engineers, as well as a senior leader to head our turbopump group. Folks with turbopump or propulsion experience on large, modern, cryogenic engines such as the RS-68 are of particular interest."{moscomment}
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