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208 relations: Accessibility, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aerospace manufacturer, Alan Shepard, Amazon (company), American City Business Journals, Angle of attack, Arlington County, Virginia, Armstrong Siddeley Viper, Artemis 5, Artemis program, Astrobotic Technology, Astronaut, Astronautics, Atlas V, Audrey Powers, Autonomous spaceport drone ship, BE-3, BE-4, BE-7, Billionaire space race, Blue Moon (spacecraft), Blue Origin, Blue Origin Goddard, Blue Origin NS-16, Blue Origin NS-17, Blue Origin NS-18, Blue Origin NS-19, Blue Origin NS-20, Blue Origin NS-21, Blue Origin NS-22, Blue Origin NS-23, Blue Origin NS-24, Blue Origin NS-25, Blue Ring, Boeing, Boeing Starliner, Booster (rocketry), Cape Canaveral, Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida, Cargo, Charon (moon), Chief executive officer, Classified information, CNBC, Collier Trophy, ... Expand index (158 more) »
- 2000 establishments in Washington (state)
- Jeff Bezos
- Privately held companies based in Washington (state)
- Space Act Agreement companies
- Technology companies established in 2000
Accessibility
Accessibility is the design of products, devices, services, vehicles, or environments so as to be usable by people with disabilities.
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Aerojet Rocketdyne
Aerojet Rocketdyne is a subsidiary of American defense company L3Harris Technologies that manufactures rocket, hypersonic, and electric propulsive systems for space, defense, civil and commercial applications. Blue Origin and Aerojet Rocketdyne are aerospace companies of the United States.
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Aeronautics
Aeronautics is the science or art involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of air flight-capable machines, and the techniques of operating aircraft and rockets within the atmosphere.
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Aerospace
Aerospace is a term used to collectively refer to the atmosphere and outer space.
Aerospace manufacturer
An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacecraft.
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Alan Shepard
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut. Blue Origin and Alan Shepard are Collier Trophy recipients.
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Amazon (company)
Amazon.com, Inc., doing business as Amazon, is an American multinational technology company, engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. Blue Origin and Amazon (company) are Jeff Bezos.
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American City Business Journals
American City Business Journals, Inc. (ACBJ) is an American newspaper publisher based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Angle of attack
In fluid dynamics, angle of attack (AOA, α, or \alpha) is the angle between a reference line on a body (often the chord line of an airfoil) and the vector representing the relative motion between the body and the fluid through which it is moving.
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Arlington County, Virginia
Arlington County, or simply Arlington, is a county in the U.S. state of Virginia.
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Armstrong Siddeley Viper
The Armstrong Siddeley Viper is a British turbojet engine developed and produced by Armstrong Siddeley and then by its successor companies Bristol Siddeley and Rolls-Royce Limited.
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Artemis 5
Artemis 5 (officially Artemis V) is the fifth planned mission of NASA's Artemis program and the first crewed flight of the Blue Moon lander.
Artemis program
The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program that is led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and was formally established in 2017 via Space Policy Directive 1.
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Astrobotic Technology
Astrobotic Technology inc., commonly referred to as Astrobotic is an American private company that is developing space robotics technology for lunar and planetary missions. Blue Origin and Astrobotic Technology are aerospace companies of the United States and private spaceflight companies.
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Astronaut
An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek ἄστρον, meaning 'star', and ναύτης, meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft.
Astronautics
Astronautics (or cosmonautics) is the practice of sending spacecraft beyond Earth's atmosphere into outer space.
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Atlas V
Atlas V is an expendable launch system and the fifth major version in the Atlas launch vehicle family.
Audrey Powers
Audrey Powers is the vice president of mission and flight operations of American aerospace and spaceflight company Blue Origin.
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Autonomous spaceport drone ship
An autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) is an ocean-going vessel derived from a deck barge, outfitted with station-keeping engines and a large landing platform, and is autonomously positioned when on station for a landing.
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BE-3
The BE-3 (Blue Engine 3) is a liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen rocket engine developed by Blue Origin.
BE-4
The BE-4 (Blue Engine 4) is an oxygen-rich liquefied-methane-fueled staged-combustion rocket engine produced by Blue Origin.
BE-7
The Blue Engine 7 is a liquid hydrogen/oxygen dual expander cycle engine for use with the Blue Moon family of lunar landers.
Billionaire space race
The billionaire space race is the rivalry among entrepreneurs who have entered the space industry from other industries - particularly computing. Blue Origin and billionaire space race are Jeff Bezos.
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Blue Moon (spacecraft)
Blue Moon is a family of lunar landers and their associated infrastructure, intended to carry humans and cargo to the Moon, under development by a consortium led by Blue Origin and including Lockheed Martin, Draper, Boeing, Astrobotic, and Honeybee Robotics.
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Blue Origin
Blue Origin Enterprises, L.P., commonly referred to as Blue Origin is an American aerospace manufacturer, government contractor, launch service provider, and space technologies company headquartered in Kent, Washington, United States. Blue Origin and Blue Origin are 2000 establishments in Washington (state), aerospace companies of the United States, American companies established in 2000, Collier Trophy recipients, Jeff Bezos, private spaceflight companies, privately held companies based in Washington (state), space Act Agreement companies, space tourism and technology companies established in 2000.
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Blue Origin Goddard
Blue Origin Goddard is the name of the first development vehicle in Blue Origin's New Shepard program, which flew for the first time on November 13, 2006. Blue Origin and Blue Origin Goddard are space tourism.
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Blue Origin NS-16
Blue Origin NS-16 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission operated by Blue Origin which flew on 20 July 2021. Blue Origin and Blue Origin NS-16 are space tourism.
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Blue Origin NS-17
Blue Origin NS-17 was an uncrewed sub-orbital spaceflight mission of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, which launched on 26 August 2021. Blue Origin and Blue Origin NS-17 are space tourism.
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Blue Origin NS-18
Blue Origin NS-18 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission operated by Blue Origin that launched on 13 October 2021. Blue Origin and Blue Origin NS-18 are space tourism.
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Blue Origin NS-19
Blue Origin NS-19 was a crewed New Shepard sub-orbital spaceflight mission operated by Blue Origin that launched on 11 December 2021. Blue Origin and Blue Origin NS-19 are space tourism.
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Blue Origin NS-20
Blue Origin NS-20 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission operated by Blue Origin, which launched on 31 March 2022 using the New Shepard rocket. Blue Origin and Blue Origin NS-20 are space tourism.
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Blue Origin NS-21
Blue Origin NS-21 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, which launched on 4 June 2022 using the New Shepard rocket. Blue Origin and Blue Origin NS-21 are space tourism.
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Blue Origin NS-22
Blue Origin NS-22 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, which launched on 4 August 2022 using the New Shepard rocket. Blue Origin and Blue Origin NS-22 are space tourism.
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Blue Origin NS-23
Blue Origin NS-23 was an uncrewed sub-orbital spaceflight mission of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, which launched on 12 September 2022.
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Blue Origin NS-24
Blue Origin NS-24 was an uncrewed sub-orbital spaceflight mission of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, which launched on 19 December 2023.
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Blue Origin NS-25
Blue Origin NS-25 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, which was launched on 19 May 2024 using the New Shepard rocket. Blue Origin and Blue Origin NS-25 are space tourism.
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Blue Ring
Blue Ring is a spacecraft platform designed to support spacecraft operation, under development by Blue Origin.
Boeing
The Boeing Company (or simply Boeing) is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and missiles worldwide. Blue Origin and Boeing are aerospace companies of the United States, Collier Trophy recipients and space Act Agreement companies.
Boeing Starliner
The Boeing Starliner (or CST-100) is a class of partially reusable spacecraft designed to transport crew to the International Space Station (ISS) and other low-Earth-orbit destinations.
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Booster (rocketry)
A booster is a rocket (or rocket engine) used either in the first stage of a multistage launch vehicle or in parallel with longer-burning sustainer rockets to augment the space vehicle's takeoff thrust and payload capability.
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Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral (Cabo Cañaveral) is a cape in Brevard County, Florida, in the United States, near the center of the state's Atlantic coast.
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Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36
Launch Complex 36 (LC-36)—formerly known as Space Launch Complex 36 (SLC-36) from 1997 to 2010—is a launch complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Brevard County, Florida.
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Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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Cape Canaveral, Florida
Cape Canaveral is a city in Brevard County, Florida.
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Cargo
In transportation, freight refers to goods conveyed by land, water or air, while cargo refers specifically to freight when conveyed via water or air.
Charon (moon)
Charon, or (134340) Pluto I, is the largest of the five known natural satellites of the dwarf planet Pluto.
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Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer (CEO) (chief executive (CE), or managing director (MD) in the UK) is the highest officer charged with the management of an organization especially a company or nonprofit institution.
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Classified information
Classified information is material that a government body deems to be sensitive information that must be protected.
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CNBC
CNBC is an American business news channel owned by NBCUniversal News Group, a unit of Comcast's NBCUniversal.
Collier Trophy
The Robert J. Collier Trophy is an annual aviation award administered by the U.S. National Aeronautic Association (NAA), presented to those who have made "the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year." Robert J. Blue Origin and Collier Trophy are Collier Trophy recipients.
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Combustion chamber
A combustion chamber is part of an internal combustion engine in which the fuel/air mix is burned.
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Combustion tap-off cycle
The combustion tap-off cycle is a power cycle of a bipropellant rocket engine.
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Commercial Crew Program
The Commercial Crew Program (CCP) provides commercially operated crew transportation service to and from the International Space Station (ISS) under contract to NASA, conducting crew rotations between the expeditions of the International Space Station program.
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Commercial Lunar Payload Services
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) is a NASA program to hire companies to send small robotic landers and rovers to the Moon.
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Corn Ranch
Corn Ranch, commonly referred to as Launch Site One (LSO), is a spaceport owned and operated by Blue Origin which is located approximately 30 miles north of the town of Van Horn, Texas, United States.
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Crash test dummy
A crash test dummy, or simply dummy, is a full-scale anthropomorphic test device (ATD) that simulates the dimensions, weight proportions and articulation of the human body during a traffic collision.
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Cryogenic rocket engine
A cryogenic rocket engine is a rocket engine that uses a cryogenic fuel and oxidizer; that is, both its fuel and oxidizer are gases which have been liquefied and are stored at very low temperatures.
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DARPA
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military. Blue Origin and DARPA are Collier Trophy recipients.
DARPA lunar programs
Recognizing the rapid lunar exploration, DARPA envisions a thriving cislunar and lunar economy of scientific research and commercial development over the next decade.
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Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations
The Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) is an under-development launch vehicle by Lockheed Martin in partnership with BWX Technologies as part of a DARPA program to be demonstrated in space in 2027.
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Denver
Denver is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado.
Development of the Commercial Crew Program
Development of the Commercial Crew Program (CCDev) began in the second round of the program, which was rescoped from a smaller technology development program for human spaceflight to a competitive development program that would produce the spacecraft to be used to provide crew transportation services to and from the International Space Station (ISS). Blue Origin and development of the Commercial Crew Program are space Act Agreement companies.
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Draper Laboratory
Draper Laboratory is an American non-profit research and development organization, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts; its official name is The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc (sometimes abbreviated as CSDL).
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Dream Chaser
Dream Chaser is an American reusable lifting-body spaceplane developed by Sierra Space.
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Dude Perfect
Dude Perfect (DP) is an American sports and comedy group and YouTube channel headquartered in Frisco, Texas.
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Dylan Taylor (executive)
Dylan Taylor (born October 23, 1970) is an American executive, space tourist, and super angel investor in the NewSpace industry.
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Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.
Ed Dwight
Edward Joseph Dwight Jr. (born September 9, 1933) is an American sculptor, author, former test pilot, and astronaut.
EscaPADE
Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (EscaPADE) is a planned spacecraft mission to Mars consisting of two spacecraft known as Blue and Gold.
Expander cycle
The expander cycle is a power cycle of a bipropellant rocket engine.
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Exploration Park
Exploration Park is a partnership formed in 2011 between NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Space Florida. Blue Origin and Exploration Park are aerospace companies of the United States.
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Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is a U.S. federal government agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation which regulates civil aviation in the United States and surrounding international waters.
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Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, five major self-governing territories, several island possessions, and the federal district/national capital of Washington, D.C., where most of the federal government is based.
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Florida
Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
Florida Today
Florida Today is the major daily newspaper serving Brevard County, Florida.
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Framatome
Framatome is a French nuclear reactor business.
Gary Lai
Gary Lai is an American aerospace engineer.
GE Aerospace Research
GE Aerospace Research, formerly GE Research, is the research and development division of GE Aerospace.
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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) is a provider of advanced reactors and nuclear services.
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General Atomics
General Atomics (GA) is an American energy and defense corporation headquartered in San Diego, California, that specializes in research and technology development.
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Geology of the Moon
The geology of the Moon (sometimes called selenology, although the latter term can refer more generally to "lunar science") is quite different from that of Earth.
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Glen de Vries
Glen de Vries (June 29, 1972 – November 11, 2021) was an American entrepreneur in the field of medical science and pharmacology.
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Government Accountability Office
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan government agency within the legislative branch that provides auditing, evaluative, and investigative services for the United States Congress.
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Hamish Harding
George Hamish Livingston Harding (24 June 1964 – 18 June 2023) was a British businessman, pilot and adventurer based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Heavy-lift launch vehicle
A heavy-lift launch vehicle is an orbital launch vehicle capable of generating a large amount of lift to reach its intended orbit.
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High-test peroxide
High-test peroxide (HTP) is a highly concentrated (85 to 98%) solution of hydrogen peroxide, with the remainder consisting predominantly of water.
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Honeybee Robotics
Honeybee Robotics, LLC is a subsidiary of Blue Origin that builds advanced spacecraft, robotic rovers, and other technologies for the exploration of Mars and other planetary bodies in deep space. Blue Origin and Honeybee Robotics are aerospace companies of the United States.
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Human spaceflight
Human spaceflight (also referred to as manned spaceflight or crewed spaceflight) is spaceflight with a crew or passengers aboard a spacecraft, often with the spacecraft being operated directly by the onboard human crew.
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Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama.
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International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station assembled and maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan), and CSA (Canada).
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Jeff Bezos
Jeffrey Preston Bezos (and Robinson (2010), p. 7.; born January 12, 1964) is an American business magnate best known as the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing company.
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Jim Kitchen
Jim Kitchen (born August 15, 1964) is an American entrepreneur and professor.
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John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician.
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Justin Sun
Justin Sun (born July 30, 1990) is a Chinese-born Grenadian cryptocurrency entrepreneur and business executive.
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Katya Echazarreta
Katya Celeste Echazarreta González (born June 15, 1995) is a Mexican electrical engineer, science communicator, and Citizen Astronaut.
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Kármán line
The Kármán line (or von Kármán line) is a conventional definition of the edge of space.
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Kennedy Space Center
The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC, originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center), located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) ten field centers.
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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39
Launch Complex 39 (LC-39) is a rocket launch site at the John F. Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island in Florida, United States.
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Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is the visitor center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida.
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Kenneth Hess
Kenneth Lafferty Hess (born January 22, 1953) is an engineer, author, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.
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Kent, Washington
Kent is a city in King County, Washington, United States.
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Lander (spacecraft)
A lander is a spacecraft that descends towards, then comes to rest on the surface of an astronomical body other than Earth.
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Lane Bess
Lane Bess (born September 18, 1961) is a venture capitalist known for his work in technology.
Launch escape system
A launch escape system (LES) or launch abort system (LAS) is a crew-safety system connected to a space capsule.
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Launch vehicle
A launch vehicle is typically a rocket-powered vehicle designed to carry a payload (a crewed spacecraft or satellites) from Earth's surface or lower atmosphere to outer space.
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Liquid hydrogen
Liquid hydrogen is the liquid state of the element hydrogen.
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Liquid oxygen
Liquid oxygen, sometimes abbreviated as LOX or LOXygen, is a clear light sky-blue liquid form of dioxygen.
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Liquid rocket propellant
The highest specific impulse chemical rockets use liquid propellants (liquid-propellant rockets).
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Liquid-propellant rocket
A liquid-propellant rocket or liquid rocket utilizes a rocket engine burning liquid propellants.
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List of launch service providers
A launch service provider is a type of company that uses launch vehicles and related services provided by a Launch Agency, including furnishing the launch vehicles, launch support, equipment and facilities, for the purpose of launching satellites into orbits or deep space.
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List of Survivor (American TV series) contestants
Survivor is an American reality television show, based on the Swedish program Expedition Robinson.
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Lockheed Martin
The Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American aerospace and defense manufacturer with worldwide interests. Blue Origin and Lockheed Martin are aerospace companies of the United States and Collier Trophy recipients.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.
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Low Earth orbit
A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit around Earth with a period of 128 minutes or less (making at least 11.25 orbits per day) and an eccentricity less than 0.25.
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Lunar lander
A lunar lander or Moon lander is a spacecraft designed to land on the surface of the Moon.
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Mach number
The Mach number (M or Ma), often only Mach, is a dimensionless quantity in fluid dynamics representing the ratio of flow velocity past a boundary to the local speed of sound.
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Mark Bezos
Marcus Jim "Mark" Bezos (born) is an American space tourist and former advertising executive.
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Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.
Marshall Space Flight Center
The George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), located in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (Huntsville postal address), is the U.S. government's civilian rocketry and spacecraft propulsion research center.
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Materion
Materion Corp.
Mário Ferreira
Mário Nuno dos Santos Ferreira (born 1968) is a Portuguese businessman and entrepreneur.
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Merritt Island, Florida
Merritt Island is a peninsula, commonly referred to as an island, in Brevard County, Florida, United States, located on the eastern Florida coast, along the Atlantic Ocean.
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Michael Strahan
Michael Anthony Strahan (born November 21, 1971) is an American television host, journalist, and former professional football player.
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Military
A military, also known collectively as an armed forces, are a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare.
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.
Multistage rocket
A multistage rocket or step rocket is a launch vehicle that uses two or more rocket stages, each of which contains its own engines and propellant.
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Museum of Flight
The Museum of Flight is a private non-profit air and space museum in the Seattle metropolitan area.
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NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. Blue Origin and NASA are Collier Trophy recipients.
National Aeronautic Association
The National Aeronautic Association of the United States (NAA) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and a founding member of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI).
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National security
National security, or national defence (national defense in American English), is the security and defence of a sovereign state, including its citizens, economy, and institutions, which is regarded as a duty of government.
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New Glenn
New Glenn is a Heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by Blue Origin, named after NASA astronaut John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit Earth. Blue Origin and New Glenn are space tourism.
New product development
In business and engineering, product development or new product development (PD or NPD) covers the complete process of bringing a new product to market, renewing an existing product and introducing a product in a new market.
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New Shepard
New Shepard is a fully reusable sub-orbital launch vehicle developed for space tourism by Blue Origin. Blue Origin and New Shepard are space tourism.
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Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense company. Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman are aerospace companies of the United States and Collier Trophy recipients.
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Nuclear fission
Nuclear fission is a reaction in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller nuclei.
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Nuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity.
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Oliver Daemen
Oliver Daemen (born 20 August 2002) is a Dutch space tourist who flew as part of the 20 July 2021, sub-orbital Blue Origin NS-16 spaceflight.
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Orbital Reef
Orbital Reef is an under development low Earth orbit (LEO) space station being designed by Blue Origin and Sierra Nevada Corporation's Sierra Space for commercial space activities and space tourism uses. Blue Origin and Orbital Reef are space tourism.
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Orbital spaceflight
An orbital spaceflight (or orbital flight) is a spaceflight in which a spacecraft is placed on a trajectory where it could remain in space for at least one orbit.
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Outer space
Outer space (or simply space) is the expanse that exists beyond Earth's atmosphere and between celestial bodies.
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Parachute
A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag or, in a ram-air parachute, aerodynamic lift.
Passenger
A passenger is a person who travels in a vehicle, but does not bear any responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination or otherwise operate the vehicle, and is not a steward.
Payload fairing
A payload fairing is a nose cone used to protect a spacecraft payload against the impact of dynamic pressure and aerodynamic heating during launch through an atmosphere.
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Peregrine Mission One
Peregrine Lunar Lander flight 01, commonly referred to as Peregrine Mission One, was an unsuccessful American lunar lander mission.
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Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020.
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Pluto
Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune.
Port Canaveral
Port Canaveral is a cruise, cargo, and naval port in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
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Private equity
Private equity (PE) is capital stock in a private company that does not offer stock to the general public.
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Private equity fund
A private equity fund (abbreviated as PE fund) is a collective investment scheme used for making investments in various equity (and to a lesser extent debt) securities according to one of the investment strategies associated with private equity.
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Private spaceflight
Private spaceflight refers to spaceflight activities undertaken by non-governmental entities, such as corporations, individuals, or non-profit organizations.
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Privately held company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets.
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Propellant
A propellant (or propellent) is a mass that is expelled or expanded in such a way as to create a thrust or another motive force in accordance with Newton's third law of motion, and "propel" a vehicle, projectile, or fluid payload.
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Public
In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings.
Range Safety and Telemetry System
Range Safety and Telemetry System (RSTS) is a GPS based, S-band telemetry receiving and UHF command destruct system, with two 5.4-meter telemetry and command destruct auto-tracking antennas.
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RD-180
The RD-180 is a rocket engine that was designed and built in Russia.
Redwire
Redwire Corporation is an American aerospace manufacturer and space infrastructure technology company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. Blue Origin and Redwire are aerospace companies of the United States and space tourism.
Refurbishment (electronics)
In electronics, refurbishment is the practice of restoring and testing a pre-owned electronic device so that it can be re-sold.
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Reusable launch vehicle
A reusable launch vehicle has parts that can be recovered and reflown, while carrying payloads from the surface to outer space.
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Reuse
Reuse is the action or practice of using an item, whether for its original purpose (conventional reuse) or to fulfill a different function (creative reuse or repurposing).
Rob Meyerson
Robert E. "Rob" Meyerson is an American aerospace engineer and executive.
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Rocket
A rocket (from bobbin/spool) is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using any surrounding air.
Rocket engine
A rocket engine uses stored rocket propellants as the reaction mass for forming a high-speed propulsive jet of fluid, usually high-temperature gas.
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Rocket engine test facility
A rocket engine test facility is a location where rocket engines may be tested on the ground, under controlled conditions.
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RP-1
RP-1 (alternatively, Rocket Propellant-1 or Refined Petroleum-1) is a highly refined form of kerosene outwardly similar to jet fuel, used as rocket fuel.
Satellite
A satellite or artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body.
Seattle metropolitan area
The Seattle metropolitan area is an urban conglomeration in the U.S. state of Washington that comprises Seattle, its surrounding satellites and suburbs.
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Selenography
Selenography is the study of the surface and physical features of the Moon (also known as geography of the Moon, or selenodesy).
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Sierra Space
Sierra Space Corporation, commonly referred to as Sierra Space, is a privately held aerospace and space technologies company headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, with additional facilities in Colorado, Wisconsin, Florida, North Carolina and a testing site at the Marshal Space Flight Center in Alabama. Blue Origin and Sierra Space are aerospace companies of the United States, private spaceflight companies and space Act Agreement companies.
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Soft landing
A soft landing is any type of aircraft, rocket or spacecraft landing that does not result in significant damage to or destruction of the vehicle or its payload, as opposed to a hard landing.
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Solid-propellant rocket
A solid-propellant rocket or solid rocket is a rocket with a rocket engine that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer).
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Soyuz (spacecraft)
Soyuz is a series of spacecraft which has been in service since the 1960s, having made more than 140 flights.
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Space Act Agreement
Space Act Agreements (abbreviated SAA) are a type of legal agreement specified in the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (and subsequent congressional authorizations) that uniquely empowers the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to work with any entity that enables fulfillment of the Administration's mandate. Blue Origin and Space Act Agreement are space Act Agreement companies.
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Space Coast
The Space Coast is a region in the U.S. state of Florida around the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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Space exploration
Space exploration is the use of astronomy and space technology to explore outer space.
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Space Systems Command
Space Systems Command (SSC) is the United States Space Force's space development, acquisition, launch, and logistics field command.
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Space technology
Space technology is technology for use in outer space.
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Space tourism
Space tourism is human space travel for recreational purposes.
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Spacecraft
A spacecraft is a vehicle that is designed to fly and operate in outer space.
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Spaceflight
Spaceflight (or space flight) is an application of astronautics to fly objects, usually spacecraft, into or through outer space, either with or without humans on board.
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SpaceNews
SpaceNews is a print and digital publication that covers business and political news in the space and satellite industry.
SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, commonly referred to as SpaceX, is an American spacecraft manufacturer, launch service provider and satellite communications company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. Blue Origin and spaceX are aerospace companies of the United States and private spaceflight companies.
SpaceX Dragon 2
Dragon 2 is a class of partially reusable spacecraft developed, manufactured, and operated by American space company SpaceX, for flights to the International Space Station (ISS) and private spaceflight missions.
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Staged combustion cycle
The staged combustion cycle (sometimes known as topping cycle, preburner cycle, or closed cycle) is a power cycle of a bipropellant rocket engine.
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Sub-orbital spaceflight
A sub-orbital spaceflight is a spaceflight in which the spacecraft reaches outer space, but its trajectory intersects the surface of the gravitating body from which it was launched.
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Takeoff
Takeoff is the phase of flight in which an aerospace vehicle leaves the ground and becomes airborne.
The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The Verge
The Verge is an American technology news website headquartered in Lower Manhattan, New York City and operated by Vox Media.
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.
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Thrust
Thrust is a reaction force described quantitatively by Newton's third law.
Thrust vectoring
Thrust vectoring, also known as thrust vector control (TVC), is the ability of an aircraft, rocket or other vehicle to manipulate the direction of the thrust from its engine(s) or motor(s) to control the attitude or angular velocity of the vehicle.
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Tory Bruno
Tory Bruno (born November 3, 1961, as Salvatore Thomas Bruno) is an American aerospace engineer and executive.
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Tourism
Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel.
Turbopump
A turbopump is a propellant pump with two main components: a rotodynamic pump and a driving gas turbine, usually both mounted on the same shaft, or sometimes geared together.
Two-stage-to-orbit
A two-stage-to-orbit (TSTO) or two-stage rocket is a launch vehicle in which two distinct stages provide propulsion consecutively in order to achieve orbital velocity.
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United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance, LLC (ULA) is an American launch service provider formed in December 2006 as a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Space and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance are aerospace companies of the United States and space Act Agreement companies.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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United States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government that oversees U.S. national energy policy and energy production, the research and development of nuclear power, the military's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, energy-related research, and energy conservation.
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United States Space Force
The United States Space Force (USSF) is the space service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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Van Horn, Texas
Van Horn is a town in and the seat of Culberson County, Texas, United States.
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Vanessa O'Brien
Vanessa Audi Rhys O'Brien (born 2 December 1964) is a British and American mountaineer, sub-orbital spaceflight participant, explorer, author and former business executive.
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Victor Vescovo
Victor Lance Vescovo (born February 10, 1966) is an American private equity investor, retired naval officer, sub-orbital spaceflight participant, and undersea explorer.
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Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. is a British-American spaceflight company founded by Richard Branson and the Virgin Group conglomerate which retains an 11.9% stake through Virgin Investments Limited. Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic are aerospace companies of the United States, private spaceflight companies and space tourism.
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VTVL
Vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL) is a form of takeoff and landing for rockets.
Vulcan Centaur
Vulcan Centaur is a heavy-lift launch vehicle created and operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA).
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Wally Funk
Mary Wallace Funk (born February 1, 1939) is an American aviator, commercial astronaut, and Goodwill Ambassador.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.
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Weightlessness
Weightlessness is the complete or near-complete absence of the sensation of weight, i.e., zero apparent weight.
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William Shatner
William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor.
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See also
2000 establishments in Washington (state)
- A Place for Mom
- America's Foundation for Chess
- Auburn station (Sound Transit)
- Avanade
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Blue Origin
- Cafe Juanita
- Cascadia College
- Chaos Chaos
- Emerald Ridge High School
- Evans Creek Preserve
- Faunalytics
- Flexcar
- Hall of Justice (studio)
- Hanford Reach National Monument
- Institute for Systems Biology
- Intellectual Ventures
- KWDK
- Ladyfest
- Mighty-O Donuts
- Museum of Pop Culture
- Northern Quest Resort & Casino
- Northwest Theological Seminary
- Olive Tree Bible Software
- Optimus Rhyme
- PopCap Games
- Regent Bakery and Cafe
- Seattle Riot (ultimate)
- Sounder commuter rail
- Stafford Creek Corrections Center
- Statue of George Vancouver (Vancouver, Washington)
- The Utilikilts Company
- Victrola Coffee Roasters
- Xbox Game Studios
- Yeti (magazine)
- Zachtronics
Jeff Bezos
- Amazon (company)
- Bezos Expeditions
- Bezos Family Foundation
- Bezos I
- Bike Parade
- Billionaire space race
- Blue Origin
- Jeff Bezos
- Jeff Bezos phone hacking incident
- Koru (yacht)
- The Everything Store
- The Space Barons
- Unfulfilled
- You Are Jeff Bezos
Privately held companies based in Washington (state)
- 5th Cell
- Anderson's Grocery
- Azaleos
- Azuqua
- Ballmer Group
- Banfield Pet Hospital
- Blue Origin
- Cascade Investment
- Cdigix
- Clipper Navigation
- Cyan Worlds
- Donuts (company)
- DoubleBear Productions
- Enom
- Eos Press
- Green Builder Media
- Have a Heart Compassion Care
- HipSoft
- Imedexchange
- InMediaRes Productions
- Intelius
- Intentional Software
- Ljutic Industries
- Mean Hamster Software
- Moss Adams
- No-Li Brewhouse
- Novel, Inc.
- OceanGate
- PayScale
- Sabey Data Centers
- Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
- Seattle-Tacoma Box Company
- Smith & Tinker
- Studio Wildcard
- THD Electronics
- Taylor Shellfish Company
- Teachstreet
- Vulcan Real Estate
- WE Communications
- WatchGuard
- Whitepages (company)
- Zip's Drive-in
Space Act Agreement companies
- Blue Origin
- Boeing
- Development of the Commercial Crew Program
- Lunar CATALYST
- Nanoracks
- Paragon Space Development Corporation
- Sierra Nevada Corporation
- Sierra Space
- Space Act Agreement
- Spectrum Astro
- United Launch Alliance
Technology companies established in 2000
- Accesso
- Accordent Technologies
- AgustaWestland
- Alarm.com
- Anystream
- Atcom
- Atria Convergence Technologies
- Autonomous Solutions
- BIW Technologies
- Blue Origin
- China Hualu Group
- Cognio
- Cultuzz
- Digital Reasoning
- Fractal Analytics
- Geotab
- KCF Technologies
- KP Technology
- Korea Internet Neutral Exchange
- Link3
- Nanex
- NanoWorld
- Silicon Optix
- Smartmatic
- SpaceMETA
- Steorn
- Thales Training & Simulation
- White Box Robotics
- Zacuto (camera accessories)
- Zamano
References
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