Looks Like The Civilian Space Race Is Heating Up!

[Tuckerfan]

The CEO of Amazon goes public with his plans.

Bezos’ Seattle-based Blue Origin suborbital space venture is starting the process to build an aerospace testing and operations center on a portion of the Corn Ranch, a 165,000-acre spread that the 41-year-old billionaire purchased north of Van Horn, Texas. Over the next six or seven years, the team would use the facility to test components for a craft that could take off and land vertically, carrying three or more riders to the edge of space.

If everything goes as planned, they’ll be taking off after VirginGalactic.

[Ephemera]

I can’t verbalize how incredibly cool this is. Kick ass.