Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, took to social media on Monday and announced that he, along with his brother, will fly to space on July 20, 2021.
Earlier in May, Jeff Bezos company Blue Origin announced that it will send its first crew to space and is also offering one seat to the winner of the auction. Little did we know that Jeff Bezos would also be part of the first flight.
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Bezos, in an Instagram video, shared how he dreamt of travelling to space since he was 5-year-old and said that it will be a beautiful journey as Mark Bezos will be accompanying him.
Jeff and Mark Bezos will be flying to the edge of space aboard Blue Origin’s resume rocket New Shephard. According to reports, the rocket will take off from Earth and will reach the Karman line, which is 100 km above sea level.
The trip will be 10 minutes long and the capsule will detach from the booster, which will allow all four passengers to view the curvature of the earth and experience weightlessness and the booster and capsule will land separately.
The online auction for one winner, who will get a chance to be on the flight, will end on June 12 and currently, it has a total bid of $ 2,800,000.
