# Looks Like The Civilian Space Race Is Heating Up!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 16, 2005, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-the-civilian-space-race-is-heating-up/284942 "2005-01-16T01:00:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-the-civilian-space-race-is-heating-up/284942/1 "2005-01-16T01:00:56Z")

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[The CEO of Amazon goes public with his plans.](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6822763/)

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> 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.

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-the-civilian-space-race-is-heating-up/284942/2 "2005-01-16T01:04:44Z")

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