
I want to go on this flight because it’s a thing I’ve wanted to do my entire life, Mr. There are two more flights planned in 2021 and ticket sales are now open, she said. Bezos said he wanted to put more time and energy into his other passions, including Blue Origin. “This is so much better than anything we could have ever imagined,” said Blue Origin executive Ariane Cornell during a live stream of the flight. The latest: On May 9, Bezos revealed Blue Origins new Blue Moon lander, which is designed to get. Bezos has often stated the companys goal is to help bring about a future in which millions are living and working in space.

This marked the second tourist flight to space this month: on 11 July, Richard Branson visited the edge of space aboard a Virgin Galactic flight, narrowly beating Bezos to become the first person to fly on a spacecraft made by their own company. Jeff Bezos Blue Origin is a private space company hoping to send paying customers to space in the very near future. The flight lasted around 11 minutes, including about 3 minutes of weightlessness at the peak of its trajectory, and reached a top altitude of 107 kilometres. The craft is fully autonomous, so the crew didn’t need to do anything but enjoy the ride. Jeff Bezos announced he will be flying to space with his brother in the companys first human spaceflight on June 7, 2021.

The New Shepard rocket has completed 15 test flights, but this flight was the first to carry passengers. Jeff Bezos Blue Origin is a private space company hoping to send paying customers to space in the very near future. Read more: More people are going to space, but diversity is still grounded
