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October 25, 2021 04:15 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/25/22744526/blue-origin-space-station-orbital-reef-announcement
Blue Origin reveals plans for future commercial space station called Orbital Reef
Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight venture Blue Origin announced plans to build its own free-flying space station today. Called Orbital Reef, the future space station will begin operating in the second half of this decade, according to Blue Origin, providing a place for researchers, industrial and commercial customers, and international partners to visit and work.
Blue Origin is working on the Orbital Reef project in partnership with spaceflight company Sierra Space, a subsidiary of the Sierra Nevada Corporation. Sierra Space’s most well-known project is the Dream Chaser, a winged spaceplane designed to carry cargo — and perhaps people one day — to the International Space Station. Dream Chaser is scheduled to begin cargo flights in 2022. Blue...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/25/22744526/blue-origin-space-station-orbital-reef-announcement
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