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FAA approves Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin for trip to space

By Jeremy Beaman
Published July 14, 2021 3:22am ET
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FAA approves Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin for trip to space
Billionaire Jeff Bezos’s rocket company received full approval for its crewed flight into space on Monday. The Federal Aviation Administration approved a modified license allowing aerospace manufacturer Blue Origin to send Bezos and three other passengers into suborbital space from a Texas launchpad on July 20. “On July 12, the FAA approved the Blue Origin […]

Billionaire Jeff Bezos’s rocket company received full approval for its crewed flight into space on Monday.

The Federal Aviation Administration approved a modified license allowing aerospace manufacturer Blue Origin to send Bezos and three other passengers into suborbital space from a Texas launchpad on July 20.

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