A showbiz actress criticizes Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos amid the business mogul’s civilian trip to space.
‘Do you know what a really great d – k energy would have been? If only I had deleted the Amazon lists of all teachers, ”actress Kristen Johnston tweeted Tuesday about the takeoff and return to earth of the founder of Blue Origin.
The tweet has more than 82,000 likes and has been retweeted or quoted almost 9,000 times.
On Tuesday, former Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard also voiced her position on Bezos’ space excursion, urging him to “please stay there.”
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Actress Kristen Johnston tweeted Tuesday about the Blue Origin founder’s takeoff and return to earth. (Twitter)
Do the world a favor, “Gabbard said before hitting send in another tweet that reads,” The only problem I have with Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket into outer space is that it’s coming back. “
Bezos successfully launched himself into space and landed back on Earth on Tuesday, all before 10 a.m. EST.
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Accompanying Bezos on the manned flight were Oliver Daemen, 18, who replaces the anonymous winner of a live auction that offered $ 28 million; 82-year-old “Mercury 13” aerospace pioneer Wally Funk; and Bezos’s brother, Mark Bezos.
“Our The training is comprehensive and prepares the crew for everything they need to know about the vehicle, ”said Blue Origin Chief Flight Director Steve Lanius.
Lanius added that the space flight company’s astronaut training fully met the requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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It was Blue Origin’s first manned spaceflight, days after Virgin Galactic sent billionaire founder Richard Branson into space.
Ronn Blizter, Julia Musto, and Fox News’ Associated Press contributed to this report.
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