US approves Blue Origin for Human Space Travel

WHY IN NEWS? Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved “Blue Origin license” in order to carry humans on New Shepard launch system into space. Key Points Former Amazon.com Chief Executive, Jeff Bezos, is to fly to space on July 20 through Blue Origin’s maiden crewed voyage. Blue Origin is authorized to carry humans while FAA license is valid through August. Blue Origin is approved to conduct these missions from its Launch Site One facility in Texas. This flight is coming after space-tourism rival Virgin Galactic successfully sent its crew to the edge of space.Read More