Jeff Bezos's space ambitions and the New Shepard spacecraft - news and discussion
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Yossarian
Get thee behind me, Santa
I don't buy the "scheduling conflict" excuse, the original winner probably backed out when they saw how much bad publicity Bezos and Branson were getting - by choosing an 82-year-old space pioneer and an 18-year-old student, Bezos seems to be trying to make people feel bad about hoping Blue Origin blows up.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
you don’t turn down a trip to space just cos you’re busy that weekend!
Raheem
Well-Known Member
You do if you don't want to publicly admit you can't pay for it.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
or have chickened out
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
maybe he bought his place on the rocket when he was pissed and forgot all about it.
we’ve all been there
we’ve all been there
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DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
"Yeah, there must have been a problem with PayPal, I'll try sending it through again..."
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
What bad publicity? Do you truly imagine for a nanosecond that Evil Overlord gives the tiniest of shits what the Great Unwashed thinks about his space adventures. No matter how many people are watching praying for it to end in an almighty fireball in the Texas desert, their prayers will have zero impact on the outcome.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
The old legend is a sacrifice for khorne, the young man is a vessel to be possessed by chaos undivided so Bezos can negotiate his terms with the ruinous powers.
Yossarian
Get thee behind me, Santa
Bezos clearly doesn't give a shit but a lot of the filthy rich hedge fund types who could afford a $28 million ticket to space like to keep a low profile, wouldn't surprise me if the Bezos backlash gave them cold feet and they decided to wait for a later flight.
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
What backlash? Have there been protests or marches about it? Questions in the Senate? Other than this petition (which is probably somewhat tongue in cheek) I'm not aware of any. Bezos is a a cunt of truly stupendous proportions, but even if he was a virtual saint, a very wealthy individual flaunting his wealth was bound to attract some criticism and a few hundred thousand disgruntled people signing a meaningless petition is hardly a backlash.
Yossarian
Get thee behind me, Santa
There's been a fair bit of commentary in the mainstream media critical of the "billionaire space race" and late-night comics etc. taking the piss, it's been enough to put Musk etc. on the defensive and could be enough to make a publicity-shy billionaire think twice, especially if they were so full of themselves they thought they'd be treated like a brave space pioneer.
Seems like a more likely explanation that somebody canceling their trip to space because they'd forgotten the Derpmanns were having their barbecue that weekend, anyway.
Seems like a more likely explanation that somebody canceling their trip to space because they'd forgotten the Derpmanns were having their barbecue that weekend, anyway.
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
You don't get to the point in life where you can blow $28m on a fairground ride if you are concerned about what the little people think especially when you know full well they can't actually do anything about it.
I don't buy the scheduling conflict either but I can't seriously believe it's because whoever it was is feeling embarrassed about flashing their wad.
David Clapson
Well-Known Member
Plenty of the super-rich try to stay out of the papers. Publicity attracts criminals and hangers-on. I find it very plausible that this person just wants to delay their trip until the second or third launch, when there will be hardly any press interest.
editor
hiraethified
It'll be streamed here tomorrow morning
www.blueorigin.com
Home | Blue Origin
Blue Origin was founded by Jeff Bezos with the vision of enabling a future where millions of people are living and working in space for the benefit of Earth.
moochedit
I'm not feeding seagulls
You haven't seen the flying dick yet?
8ball
1,200 lights
WouldBe
Dislicksick
It's the final countdown.It'll be streamed here tomorrow morning
Home | Blue Origin
Blue Origin was founded by Jeff Bezos with the vision of enabling a future where millions of people are living and working in space for the benefit of Earth.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
ffy
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I hope Bezos gets bludgeoned to death by his irritated crew after repeatedly prefixing every noun with the the word ‘space’.
Bezos: can you please pass me the space biscuit on a space saucer?
Crew: AAAAAAAAARRRGHHHH!
Bezos: can you please pass me the space biscuit on a space saucer?
Crew: AAAAAAAAARRRGHHHH!
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
okay i'm not sure i'm gonna last until launch 
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
here's hoping he gets the record for the longest ever spacewalk. or spacedrift. whatever it's called when you're defenestrated in space.
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess you'll be watching it hoping for a fireball. If there isn't you'll be disappointed. If theres is it won't matter if you miss it since you will be able to watch it over and over again.okay i'm not sure i'm gonna last until launch
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
I wonder if when he gets back he'll get bombarded with emails and ads for space flights.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Wonder what's on the in-flight movie playlist?
- 2001
- High Life
- Sunshine
- Event Horizon
- Alien
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
It'll go a little bit higher than the Virgin spaceplane, and it's a "proper" rocket, but it's still nowhere near proper spaceflight.
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