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Can Jeff Bezos match Elon Musk in space?
After 25 years, Blue Origin finally heads to orbit, and hopes to become a contender in the private space race
Update: On January 16th Blue Origin did indeed reach orbit on its first try, though it did not manage to recover the first stage.
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