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Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc. and founder of Blue Origin LLC, speaks at the unveiling of the Blue Origin New Shepard system during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. Bloomberg
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Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc. and founder of Blue Origin LLC, smiles while speaking at the unveiling of the Blue Origin New Shepard system during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. Bloomberg
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Attendees sit inside the high fidelity crew capsule mock up of the Blue Origin LLC New Shepard system during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. Bloomberg
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Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc. and founder of Blue Origin LLC, sits inside the high fidelity crew capsule mock up of the Blue Origin New Shepard system during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. Bloomberg
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Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc. and founder of Blue Origin LLC, speaks at the unveiling of the Blue Origin New Shepard system during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. Bloomberg
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Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc. and founder of Blue Origin LLC, speaks at the unveiling of the Blue Origin New Shepard system during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. Bloomberg
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The interior the high fidelity crew capsule mock up of the Blue Origin LLC New Shepard system sits on display during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. Bloomberg
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Attendees sit inside the high fidelity crew capsule mock up of the Blue Origin LLC New Shepard system during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. Bloomberg
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Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc. and founder of Blue Origin LLC, speaks at the unveiling of the Blue Origin New Shepard system during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. Bloomberg
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Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc. and founder of Blue Origin LLC, smiles while speaking at the unveiling of the Blue Origin New Shepard system during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. Bloomberg
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Attendees sit inside the high fidelity crew capsule mock up of the Blue Origin LLC New Shepard system during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. Bloomberg
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Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc. and founder of Blue Origin LLC, sits inside the high fidelity crew capsule mock up of the Blue Origin New Shepard system during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. Bloomberg
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Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc. and founder of Blue Origin LLC, speaks at the unveiling of the Blue Origin New Shepard system during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. Bloomberg
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Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc. and founder of Blue Origin LLC, speaks at the unveiling of the Blue Origin New Shepard system during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. Bloomberg
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The interior the high fidelity crew capsule mock up of the Blue Origin LLC New Shepard system sits on display during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. Bloomberg
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Attendees sit inside the high fidelity crew capsule mock up of the Blue Origin LLC New Shepard system during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. Bloomberg
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Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc. and founder of Blue Origin LLC, speaks at the unveiling of the Blue Origin New Shepard system during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. Bloomberg
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