Blue Origin New Shepard go for launch – Ticket pricing appears dynamic

The New Shepard first crew. From left to right: Oliver Daemen, Wally Funk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Bezos. Credit: Jeff Bezos/Blue Origin.

On Sunday, July 18, 2021, two days before the first crewed flight of the New Shepard suborbital launch vehicle, Blue Origin provided the media with an update that answered some questions but left others unanswered.

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