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Blue Origin Unveils Major New Breakthrough On The Moon
Blue Origin has announced a critical design milestone for its in-space resource utilization system called Blue Alchemist — a technology designed to turn lunar soil into metals, solar arrays, breathable oxygen and propellant on the Moon.
Bearing the secretive code name Project Alpha, Blue Origin's future industrial facility will be built on 30 acres off Armory Road near Launch Complex 36.
"Oh my God, oh my God!" Karagussova could be heard exclaiming as they reached space. She and her crewmates had dubbed themselves the "Space Nomads" for the flight, as each Blue Origin crew picks its own nickname, the company said.
Blue Origin is working with partners in Luxembourg on a campaign called Project Oasis, which aims to identify valuable resources on the moon.
According to Jeff Bezos himself, his new space company Blue Origin will one day be bigger than Amazon, worth $2.4 trillion or more.
Preparations for the second-ever launch of Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket are underway on Florida's Space Coast, as NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes await their mission to Mars.
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