Jeff Bezos mentioned he’ll go to area when his firm, Blue Origin, launches its first passenger-carrying mission subsequent month. The billionaire, who plans to journey alongside his brother, Mark, made the announcement in an Instagram put up on Monday. The launch is ready for July 20, about two weeks after he plans to step down as chief government officer of Amazon.com Inc.
“Ever since I was five years old, I’ve dreamed of travelling to space,” Bezos mentioned within the put up. “On July 20th, I will take that journey with my brother. The greatest adventure, with my best friend.”
Blue Origin is considered one of a number of high-profile space-tourism corporations backed by a rich entrepreneur, alongside Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and Richard Branson-backed Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc.
Blue Origin is auctioning off one seat on its New Shepard rocket for the July 20 flight, an 11-minute journey to suborbital area that can attain an altitude of about 100 kilometres (62 miles). That seat would be the just one obtainable for buy on the flight, and the proceeds will go to Blue Origin’s basis, Club for the Future, which promotes math and science training.
