Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos has announced that he will travel into space in the first manned spacecraft, New Shepard, created by his company, Blue Origin. Together with him will go his brother Mark and the winner of the auction.
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The flight is scheduled for July 20.
“Since the age of five I have dreamed of traveling into space. On July 20, I will embark on this journey with my brother. The greatest adventure, with my best friend,” Bezos wrote in Instagram.
If all goes to plan, Bezos will be the first of the billionaire space tycoons to fly aboard the rocket he has invested millions in developing.
Blue Origin has announced that one seat will be awarded to the winner of the auction, which has been running for a month now. As of Monday morning, the amount traded reached $ 2.8 million.
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