Blue Origin's New Shepard on track for first crewed launch Tuesday

[turbinetree]

U.S. NEWS JULY 18, 2021 / 1:56 PM

By Daniel Uria

July 18 (UPI) -- Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital rocket is a go for launch on Tuesday for its first crewed spaceflight, including billionaire and founder Jeff Bezos, the company said Sunday.

Flight Director Steve Lanius said during a press conference Sunday that the flight remained on track for launch at 9 a.m. EDT from the company's Corn Ranch launch site 160 miles east of El Paso, Texas, stating there were no issues with the vehicle systems, wind forecasts were favorable for the flight and weather was not currently a constraint to launch.

"New Shepard is ready to fly," said Lanius

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/07/18/Blue-Origin-on-track-first-crewed-flight-New-Shepard/1281626627985/

[MontanaMama]

1. It's tragic that these billionaire brats

don’t find saving our planet or providing a living wage or healthcare for their employees as interesting as blasting their own butts into space.