Billionaire Jeff Bezos-owned space company Blue Origin aims to carry the first passengers on its New Shepard space vehicle as early as April, CNBC reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Blue Origin completed the fourteenth test flight of its New
Shepard rocket booster and capsule on Thursday, marking one of the last
remaining steps before the company flies its first crew to space, the report
said. (https://cnb.cx/3sswOEc)
Responding to a Reuters request for comment on the report, a
company spokesperson said "this is rumor and speculative - not
confirmed."
The CNBC report said Blue Origin aims to launch the second
test flight within six weeks, or by late February, and the first crewed flight
six weeks after that, or by early April.