19, 2019, file photo, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during his news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. These orbital trips, generally lasting several days, with visits to the International Space Station, have cost tens of millions of dollars per person. Until now, thrill-seeking billionaires have had to buy capsule seats from the Russian space program or, more recently, Elon Musk's SpaceX, which plans its first private flight in September. His stake in Amazon stands at $164 billion, which will make him by far the wealthiest person to fly to space.
He announced months ago that he wants to spend more time on his rocket company as well as his newspaper, The Washington Post. It's a big deal for me."Īdded his brother: "I wasn't even expecting him to say that he was going to be on the first flight, and then when he asked me to go along, I was just awestruck."īezos will step down as Amazon's CEO 15 days before liftoff. "I want to go on this flight because it's a thing I've wanted to do all my life. It's one Earth," Bezos said in an Instagram post. It changes your relationship with this planet, with humanity. "To see the Earth from space, it changes you. The highest bidder in a charity auction also will make the 10-minute up-and-down hop. Bezos announced Monday, June 7, 2021, that not only will he launch July 20 from Texas, so will his fireman brother Mark. Jeff Bezos will ride his own rocket into space next month, joining the first crew to fly Blue Origin. In this image from video made available by Blue Origin, the New Shepard rocket lifts off during a test in West Texas on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. There's no word yet on who else might fill the six-person capsule during the 10-minute flight that will take its passengers to an altitude of about 65 miles (105 kilometers), just beyond the edge of space, and then return to Earth without going into orbit.īezos said he has dreamed of traveling to space since he was 5. The Bezos brothers will launch from remote West Texas alongside the winner of an online charity auction. He said that will make it more meaningful.īlue Origin's debut flight with people aboard-after 15 successful test flights of its reusable New Shepard rockets-will take place on July 20, a date selected because it is the 52nd anniversary of the first moon landing by Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. The 57-year-old Amazon founder and richest person in the world by Forbes' estimate will become the first person to ride his own rocket to space.īezos announced his intentions Monday and, in an even bolder show of confidence, said he will share the adventure with his younger brother and best friend, Mark, an investor and volunteer firefighter.
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