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<blockquote data-quote="Hobbes" data-source="post: 2791739" data-attributes="member: 3371"><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/si.wsj.net_public_resources_images_BN_KH675_0915bl_M_20150915105524.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>A space-exploration startup run by <a href="http://quotes.wsj.com/AMZN" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a> Inc. Chief Executive <a href="http://topics.wsj.com/person/B/Jeff-Bezos/698" target="_blank">Jeff Bezos</a> announced a roughly $200 million investment to build rockets and capsules in Florida, and then launch them from a nearby Cape Canaveral launchpad that hasnt been used for a decade.</p><p></p><p> Surrounded by Florida Gov. Rick Scott and various national and local politicians, Mr. Bezos said his closely held company, Blue Origin LLC, planned to create 300 jobs as part of its initiative. Florida beat roughly a dozen other U.S. states to get the production facility, and Gov. Scott said it highlights the states position in the forefront of new space technologies.</p><p></p><p> Mr. Bezos, who over the years has kept many details of Blue Origins plans private, said the space startup will use historic Launch Complex 36, located on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, which among other firsts launched the initial American spacecraft to visit other planets.</p><p> Were not just launching from here, were building here, Mr. Bezos said at the news conference. The pad has been quiet for too long, he added. We cant wait to fix that.</p><p></p><p> In a brief phone interview following the announcement, Mr.Bezos said orbital missions will be conducted from Florida but production of suborbital spacecraft and launches will continue from an existing facility in west Texas.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/bezos-space-startup-blue-origin-lifting-off-in-florida-1442329226" target="_blank">http://www.wsj.com/articles/bezos-space-startup-blue-origin-lifting-off-in-florida-1442329226</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hobbes, post: 2791739, member: 3371"] [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/si.wsj.net_public_resources_images_BN_KH675_0915bl_M_20150915105524.jpg[/IMG] A space-exploration startup run by [URL="http://quotes.wsj.com/AMZN"]Amazon.com[/URL] Inc. Chief Executive [URL="http://topics.wsj.com/person/B/Jeff-Bezos/698"]Jeff Bezos[/URL] announced a roughly $200 million investment to build rockets and capsules in Florida, and then launch them from a nearby Cape Canaveral launchpad that hasnt been used for a decade. Surrounded by Florida Gov. Rick Scott and various national and local politicians, Mr. Bezos said his closely held company, Blue Origin LLC, planned to create 300 jobs as part of its initiative. Florida beat roughly a dozen other U.S. states to get the production facility, and Gov. Scott said it highlights the states position in the forefront of new space technologies. Mr. Bezos, who over the years has kept many details of Blue Origins plans private, said the space startup will use historic Launch Complex 36, located on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, which among other firsts launched the initial American spacecraft to visit other planets. Were not just launching from here, were building here, Mr. Bezos said at the news conference. The pad has been quiet for too long, he added. We cant wait to fix that. In a brief phone interview following the announcement, Mr.Bezos said orbital missions will be conducted from Florida but production of suborbital spacecraft and launches will continue from an existing facility in west Texas. [URL]http://www.wsj.com/articles/bezos-space-startup-blue-origin-lifting-off-in-florida-1442329226[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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