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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos going to space as part of crew on first human space flight

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Angmoh the best again. Big boss also not scared to die.
 

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos going to space NEXT MONTH as part of crew on first human space flight​

 

https://www.morningstar.com/news/do...e-origins-first-human-space-flight-3rd-update​

Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos to Be on Blue Origin's First Human Space Flight — 3rd Update​

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Provided by Dow Jones
Jun 8, 2021 4:26 AM GMT+8
By Matt Grossman
Jeff Bezos plans to travel to space next month as part of the first crew carried by Blue Origin, the Amazon.com Inc. founder's space company.
Mr. Bezos said in an Instagram post Monday that he will be one of the inaugural passengers on Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft, during its first crewed flight scheduled for launch from West Texas on July 20. Mr. Bezos, 57 years old, said that his brother, Mark Bezos, will also be on board.
Blue Origin and Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. are competing in the emerging market for suborbital travel. After years of delays, the two companies are promising passengers a short joy ride for prices expected to be less than $500,000, based on prior comments from Virgin executives. Mr. Branson plans to join Virgin Galactic's third crewed test flight later this year.
Blue Origin's New Shepard has made 15 uncrewed test flights, which the company said demonstrates the mission's safety. Most commercial aircraft don't carry passengers before undergoing an intensive series of hundreds of piloted flights.
"I want to go on this flight because it's a thing I've wanted to do all my life," Mr. Bezos said in a video posted to Instagram. "It's an adventure. It's a big deal for me."
Mr. Bezos is stepping down as Amazon's chief executive July 5 after leading the company for more than two decades, and has invested heavily in Blue Origin, contributing as much as roughly $1 billion a year.
The passenger list for Blue Origin's July flight is set to include the winner of a charity auction that attracted nearly 6,000 participants. The highest bid on Monday climbed $400,000 to $3.2 million, Blue Origin said, with the winner decided in a live auction slated for June 12.
Mark Bezos is a co-founder of HighPost Capital LLC and is on the leadership council for Robin Hood, a New York City-based nonprofit organization that invests in antipoverty programs. He has also served as a volunteer firefighter.
The New Shepard capsule has room for six people and is fully autonomous. A rocket propels the craft briefly above the Karman Line -- an imaginary boundary about 62 miles above sea level that is considered the beginning of space -- before the capsule returns to the ground beneath a parachute around 10 minutes after launch.
Mr. Bezos and his brother can expect to travel at three times the speed of sound and experience three times the force of gravity during their planned trip, less than on some large roller coasters. Prospective astronauts will have three days of training before flying, Ariane Cornell, Blue Origin's sales director, said last month.
Passengers have to be able to dress in a one-piece flight suit, and must be able to climb the New Shepard's launch tower -- about seven stories up -- in under 90 seconds, Blue Origin said. The winning bidder will have to waive his or her right to sue Blue Origin and must sign a consent form about the flight's risks that is required by the Federal Aviation Administration.
The FAA, which regulates space launches because they travel through public airspace, has seen traffic grow quickly as commercial spaceflight expands.
"This year, we're expecting a licensed launch or re-entry on average about once a week," FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said in March.
For their space-tourism efforts, Blue Origin and other companies including Virgin Galactic are targeting suborbital commercial space flight, where crew members are weightless for minutes and don't have to endure the rigors of specialized training for longer periods in space and re-entry.
 
ginfreely said:
Mr. Branson plans to join Virgin Galactic's third crewed test flight later this year.
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Even this chap only going on their third flight. Jeff Bezos angmoh the best number one indeed go on their first flight
 
He should take you to space too, your cheebye can be fucked by some aliens.

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