Jeff Bezos, founder of the e-commerce giant Amazon, will be the first passenger on the first space flight to be launched next month by his company, Blue Origin.
Blue Origin has created the New Shepard tourist spacecraft, which will go into space for the first time on July 20, on the occasion of the 52nd anniversary of man’s landing on the moon occurred with the Apollo 11 mission.
Bezos will make the journey into space alongside his brother and the winner of the auction that launched last month. The highest bid is $ 2.8 million and came today, five days before the auction closed.
“Ever since I was five, I’ve always dreamed of taking a trip to space. On July 20, I will take that trip with my brother. The greatest adventure, with my best friend. #GradatimFerociter ”, wrote Jeff Bezos on his Instagram profile.
So brother Mark Bezos in a video: “I didn’t even expect (Jeff) to announce that he would be present on the first flight. What an incredible opportunity, not only to do this adventure but to do it with my best friend ”.