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US approves Blue Origin licence for human space travel aboard new shepard

Times Now | 13/07/2021 04:23 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 into space.

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. FAA license is valid through August and is approved to conduct these missions from its Launch Site One facility in Texas.

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