Last week, Robin Hood's annual benefit raised 126 million, including a 50 million commitment from New York City toward a 100 million joint child care initiative.
Charlie Puth Performs at Robin Hood Benefit
Credit/Copyright: Robin Hood
The event brought together the biggest names in entertainment, business, and philanthropy, and featured live performances from Charlie Puth, John Legend, and John Mulaney.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Deputy Mayor of Strategic Initiatives Sheena Wright, and Robin Hood CEO Richard R. Buery, Jr. announced the formation of a Child Care Quality & Innovation Initiative to expand access to high-quality, affordable child care programs across the five boroughs. Alexis Ohanian, the founder of Seven Seven Six and co-founder and former executive chairman of Reddit, joined the stage to announce a 25 million gift from his 776 Foundation towards Robin Hood’s 50 million commitment. A 10 million commitment by Bezos Family Foundation was also announced.
“Last night was a testament...
Charlie Puth Performs at Robin Hood Benefit
Credit/Copyright: Robin Hood
The event brought together the biggest names in entertainment, business, and philanthropy, and featured live performances from Charlie Puth, John Legend, and John Mulaney.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Deputy Mayor of Strategic Initiatives Sheena Wright, and Robin Hood CEO Richard R. Buery, Jr. announced the formation of a Child Care Quality & Innovation Initiative to expand access to high-quality, affordable child care programs across the five boroughs. Alexis Ohanian, the founder of Seven Seven Six and co-founder and former executive chairman of Reddit, joined the stage to announce a 25 million gift from his 776 Foundation towards Robin Hood’s 50 million commitment. A 10 million commitment by Bezos Family Foundation was also announced.
“Last night was a testament...
- 5/16/2022
- Look to the Stars
Pete Davidson, the”Saturday Night Live” comedian, is joining the crew of Jeff Bezos’ next Blue Origin flight, set for March 23. This marks the fourth human flight launched by the private spaceflight company and its 20th overall.
Announced on Monday, Davidson’s fellow crew members will be Party America CEO Marty Allen; philanthropist and real estate mogul Marc Hagle and his wife, Sharon Hagle; University of North Carolina professor Jim Kitchen; and Dr. George Nield, president of Commercial Space Technologies.
#NewShepard mission #NS20 will include Marty Allen, @Nbcsnl’s Pete Davidson, @SharonHagle, Marc Hagle, @JimKitchen, and @DrGeorgeNield. Liftoff on March 23 is targeted for 8:30 am Cdt / 13:30 Utc from Launch Site One. Read more...
Announced on Monday, Davidson’s fellow crew members will be Party America CEO Marty Allen; philanthropist and real estate mogul Marc Hagle and his wife, Sharon Hagle; University of North Carolina professor Jim Kitchen; and Dr. George Nield, president of Commercial Space Technologies.
#NewShepard mission #NS20 will include Marty Allen, @Nbcsnl’s Pete Davidson, @SharonHagle, Marc Hagle, @JimKitchen, and @DrGeorgeNield. Liftoff on March 23 is targeted for 8:30 am Cdt / 13:30 Utc from Launch Site One. Read more...
- 3/14/2022
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
William Shatner has reached the final frontier.
At 90 years old, the “Star Trek” actor entered space aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space shuttle on Wednesday morning, becoming the oldest person in history to boldly go where no man has gone before.
Also on board the second Blue Origin flight were Chris Boshuizen, a former NASA engineer and co-founder of Planet Labs; Glen de Vries, the co-founder of Medidata; and Audrey Power, Blue Origin’s vice president of mission and flight operations. The shuttle lifted off from Launch Site One in Texas, taking its passengers 62 miles above Earth’s surface and past the Kármán line, the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space. Shatner and the crew will experience around four minutes of weightlessness on board the shuttle.
The flight was originally set to take off on Tuesday, but it was delayed a few days ago due to bad weather and heavy winds.
At 90 years old, the “Star Trek” actor entered space aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space shuttle on Wednesday morning, becoming the oldest person in history to boldly go where no man has gone before.
Also on board the second Blue Origin flight were Chris Boshuizen, a former NASA engineer and co-founder of Planet Labs; Glen de Vries, the co-founder of Medidata; and Audrey Power, Blue Origin’s vice president of mission and flight operations. The shuttle lifted off from Launch Site One in Texas, taking its passengers 62 miles above Earth’s surface and past the Kármán line, the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space. Shatner and the crew will experience around four minutes of weightlessness on board the shuttle.
The flight was originally set to take off on Tuesday, but it was delayed a few days ago due to bad weather and heavy winds.
- 10/13/2021
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Life imitates… art?
William Shatner, famous for portraying Captain Kirk on the original “Star Trek” TV series in the ’60s, will join the crew of Blue Origin’s next space flight on Oct. 12. At the age of 90, he is set to become the oldest person to fly into space. Blue Origin is the aerospace company owned by Amazon founder and multibillionaire Jeff Bezos, who himself launched into orbit on one of the company’s rockets this summer.
“I’ve heard about space for a long time now,” Shatner said in a statement Monday provided by Blue Origin. “I’m taking the opportunity to see it for myself. What a miracle.”
The actor-director-producer-singer-horseman is officially part of Blue Origin’s New Shepard Ns-18 flight, whose passengers will include Audrey Powers, Blue Origin’s VP of mission and flight operations, alongside crewmates Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries.
The Oct. 12 flight comes...
William Shatner, famous for portraying Captain Kirk on the original “Star Trek” TV series in the ’60s, will join the crew of Blue Origin’s next space flight on Oct. 12. At the age of 90, he is set to become the oldest person to fly into space. Blue Origin is the aerospace company owned by Amazon founder and multibillionaire Jeff Bezos, who himself launched into orbit on one of the company’s rockets this summer.
“I’ve heard about space for a long time now,” Shatner said in a statement Monday provided by Blue Origin. “I’m taking the opportunity to see it for myself. What a miracle.”
The actor-director-producer-singer-horseman is officially part of Blue Origin’s New Shepard Ns-18 flight, whose passengers will include Audrey Powers, Blue Origin’s VP of mission and flight operations, alongside crewmates Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries.
The Oct. 12 flight comes...
- 10/4/2021
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos went to space Tuesday morning with a little less pomp and circumstance (and branding) than his competitor, Richard Branson. Scenes from #NSFirstHumanFlight astronaut load. pic.twitter.com/L7u1ZaYn60 — Blue Origin (@blueorigin) July 20, 2021 The four passengers, now astronauts, boarded New Shepherd around 8:30 a.m., walking across the adjacent tower’s bridge in their […]
The post Jeff Bezos Achieves Dream Of Going To Space, Taking Brother Mark Bezos & Wally Funk With Him appeared first on uInterview.
The post Jeff Bezos Achieves Dream Of Going To Space, Taking Brother Mark Bezos & Wally Funk With Him appeared first on uInterview.
- 7/20/2021
- by Madeline Hoverkamp
- Uinterview
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and three other passengers successfully reached the lower regions of space in New Shepard, a re-usable craft developed by the entrepreneur’s Blue Origin aerospace company, a new step in efforts to commercialize space flight and open potential trips to the cosmos to a broader array of visitors.
Bezos was joined in his quest by his brother, Mark Bezos; Wally Funk, an 82-year-old who previously took part in NASA’s Mercury program, but was unable to get into space herself; and Oliver Daemen, a Dutch student just 18 years old.
The event was broadcast by Blue Origin itself, and U.S. TV networks had to use the private footage. But the passengers could be heard marveling at the sights and sounds of their brief but important journey and also checking safety protocols. “Best. Day. Ever.” Bezos could be heard uttering after landing.
Bezos’ flight takes place just days after another self-made billionaire,...
Bezos was joined in his quest by his brother, Mark Bezos; Wally Funk, an 82-year-old who previously took part in NASA’s Mercury program, but was unable to get into space herself; and Oliver Daemen, a Dutch student just 18 years old.
The event was broadcast by Blue Origin itself, and U.S. TV networks had to use the private footage. But the passengers could be heard marveling at the sights and sounds of their brief but important journey and also checking safety protocols. “Best. Day. Ever.” Bezos could be heard uttering after landing.
Bezos’ flight takes place just days after another self-made billionaire,...
- 7/20/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Update 06:54 Am Pt: Jeff Bezos’ first trip to the edges of space was significant enough to draw coverage from all the major cable news and traditional broadcast networks, relying on the captivating Blue Origin footage of the launch, flight and landing.
“It’s amazing how short this adventure was,” CNN’s Anderson Cooper said after it was clear that Bezos and fellow astronauts were safe at the Texas landing site.
“Yeah, Anderson, but it is still kind of scary, when you are talking about rockets,” Miles O’Brien, aviation analyst who had long covered the NASA space program for the network.
The coverage had some shades of the past, what with some veteran astronauts providing commentary against the anticipation of countdown clocks. But the differences were especially apparent when CNN and other networks patched in audio from the capsule, hoots and cheering could be heard during the brief period of weightlessness,...
“It’s amazing how short this adventure was,” CNN’s Anderson Cooper said after it was clear that Bezos and fellow astronauts were safe at the Texas landing site.
“Yeah, Anderson, but it is still kind of scary, when you are talking about rockets,” Miles O’Brien, aviation analyst who had long covered the NASA space program for the network.
The coverage had some shades of the past, what with some veteran astronauts providing commentary against the anticipation of countdown clocks. But the differences were especially apparent when CNN and other networks patched in audio from the capsule, hoots and cheering could be heard during the brief period of weightlessness,...
- 7/20/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos launched into space on Tuesday, carried aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft in its first human flight.
Bezos, the richest person in the world, was joined by his brother, Mark Bezos, female aviation pioneer Wally Funk, and a Dutch student, Oliver Daemen.
There was no live video from the capsule as it passed the Kármán line, but there was audio, with shouts of “Wow!” and “Woohoo!” audible from the astronauts. “Oh my word,” Funk could be heard saying.
At 82 years old, Funk is the oldest person to go into ...
Bezos, the richest person in the world, was joined by his brother, Mark Bezos, female aviation pioneer Wally Funk, and a Dutch student, Oliver Daemen.
There was no live video from the capsule as it passed the Kármán line, but there was audio, with shouts of “Wow!” and “Woohoo!” audible from the astronauts. “Oh my word,” Funk could be heard saying.
At 82 years old, Funk is the oldest person to go into ...
- 7/20/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos launched into space on Tuesday, carried aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft in its first human flight.
Bezos, the richest person in the world, was joined by his brother, Mark Bezos, female aviation pioneer Wally Funk, and a Dutch student, Oliver Daemen.
There was no live video from the capsule as it passed the Kármán line, but there was audio, with shouts of “Wow!” and “Woohoo!” audible from the astronauts. “Oh my word,” Funk could be heard saying.
At 82 years old, Funk is the oldest person to go into ...
Bezos, the richest person in the world, was joined by his brother, Mark Bezos, female aviation pioneer Wally Funk, and a Dutch student, Oliver Daemen.
There was no live video from the capsule as it passed the Kármán line, but there was audio, with shouts of “Wow!” and “Woohoo!” audible from the astronauts. “Oh my word,” Funk could be heard saying.
At 82 years old, Funk is the oldest person to go into ...
- 7/20/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The first manned commercial spaceflight of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is all systems go, with the space company’s reusable launch vehicle New Shepard set for liftoff Tuesday morning.
Specifically, Blue Origin hopes to ascend to the heavens on Tuesday, July 20, from Launch Site One in the West Texas desert. A live broadcast walking up to the liftoff starts at 6:30 a.m. Cdt/4:30 a.m. Pt. The actual ignition is scheduled 90 minutes later, at 8 a.m. Cdt/5 a.m. Pt. As of Sunday, weather was not a constraint to launch and New Shepard is expected to launch on time.
Marking the significance of Bezos’ first flight to space, major cable news networks are planning live coverage, as well as the traditional broadcast networks. Craig Melvin will anchor on NBC, Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell will lead CBS’s coverage, and Robin Roberts and George Stephanopolous will anchor on...
Specifically, Blue Origin hopes to ascend to the heavens on Tuesday, July 20, from Launch Site One in the West Texas desert. A live broadcast walking up to the liftoff starts at 6:30 a.m. Cdt/4:30 a.m. Pt. The actual ignition is scheduled 90 minutes later, at 8 a.m. Cdt/5 a.m. Pt. As of Sunday, weather was not a constraint to launch and New Shepard is expected to launch on time.
Marking the significance of Bezos’ first flight to space, major cable news networks are planning live coverage, as well as the traditional broadcast networks. Craig Melvin will anchor on NBC, Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell will lead CBS’s coverage, and Robin Roberts and George Stephanopolous will anchor on...
- 7/20/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.