BILLIONAIRE Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is blasting off into space TODAY.
He’s taking part in the first crewed flight of his space firm Blue Origin – but where is it taking place?
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Space launches are always a big deal, especially if there are astronauts on board.
Now that commercial space firms are getting off the ground (literally and figuratively), we can expect to see many more space flights.
Many of Nasa’s launches are live-streamed and often have in-person viewings.
But while Bezos’ launch will be watchable online, there’s no on-site public viewing.
Blue Origin’s secretive site
It’s taking place at Blue Origin’s Launch Site One.
This is described as a remote location in the West Texas desert.
It’s around 25 miles north of the town of Van Horn, and around 120 miles southeast of El Paso – close to the Mexican border.
Blue Origin says that the Texas Department of Transportation will be closing a portion of State Highway 54 adjacent to the launch site.
And spectators won’t be allowed on the closed portion of the road during launch.
In fact, Blue Origin has made a point of keeping the exact location of the site very secret.
Launch Site One isn’t advertised by signs to the public, and the best road to view Blue Origin launches from – Highway 54 – is closed this time around.
The location has a launch site and a landing site, separated by a hefty chunk of desert and a single roadway.
Bezos’ July 20 launch livestream will kick off at 6.30am local time and 12.30 UK time.
Lift-off is targeted for 8am local time and 2pm UK time.
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