Topic: Blue Origin
Bezos, Branson & Musk — Are billionaires popularising space travel or just on an ego trip?
Jeff Bezos will travel to the edge of space in his New Shepard aircraft — more than a week after billionaire Richard Branson defeated him in a fast developing space race.
Jeff Bezos will fly to space next month on Blue Origin’s first passenger flight
Bezos-owned Blue Origin, one of several high-profile space-tourism companies, will carry out a suborbital space trip on 20 July, reaching an altitude of about 100km.
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Operation Lantern fails to light up in Bihar. And BJP in search of a Brahmin face in UP
The no-fuss change of government in Bihar, without horse-trading or MLAs in resorts, has prompted a coalition partner to request the CM to make arrangements for a trip to a hill station.
Good news from the farm as India’s FY22 foodgrain production estimated at record 316 mn tonnes
Wheat production estimate sees marginal upward revision to 106.8 million tons, though current rate lowest in 3 years.
Defence
USAF secy needs Pentagon escort but Indian attaché doesn’t — that’s how deep India-US ties are
Frank Kendall, Secretary of the US Air Force, says the unescorted access to Pentagon for Indian defence attaché 'is aligned with the trust and cooperation we share'.
Tiranga vs Tiranga: Gloves are off as Kejriwal joins the ‘nationalism’ battle with Modi
Kejriwal’s maun vrat on Modi has ended. This is an important turn in Indian politics. In some ways rivalling the dramatic turn in Bihar.