April 6, 2020 05:26 pm
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. | Image: Blue Origin
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/6/21209809/blue-origin-new-shepard-employees-covid-19-coronavirus-positive-test
Three employees at Blue Origin test positive for COVID-19 after workers voice concern over test launch
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. | Image: Blue Origin
Three Blue Origin employees have now tested positive for COVID-19 in Washington, according to emails from the company seen by The Verge. The cases, first reported by CNBC and GeekWire, were just announced over the weekend, days after Blue Origin management pressured employees to conduct an upcoming test launch of the company’s New Shepard rocket during a meeting.
“Over the weekend, we unfortunately had two more Blue Origin employees test positive for the COVID-19 virus,” Mary Plunkett, the senior director of organizational development at Blue Origin, wrote in an email, referencing another employee who had been confirmed on Friday. The two new confirmed cases are a married couple who work at Blue Origin’s headquarters in Kent, Washington....
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/6/21209809/blue-origin-new-shepard-employees-covid-19-coronavirus-positive-test
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