News > U.S. approves Blue Origin license for human space travel ahead of Bezos flight
U.S. approves Blue Origin license for human space travel ahead of Bezos flight
The Hindu | 13/07/2021 02:13 PM | Click to read full article
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Monday it approved a Blue Origin license to carry humans on the New Shepard launch system intospace. Former Amazon.com Chief Executive Jeff Bezos is set to fly to the edge of space on Blue Origin's maiden crewed voyage on July 20. Blue Origin is authorized to carry humans while its FAA license is valid through August and is approved to conduct these missions from its Launch Site One facility in Texas, the agency confirmed.
