Take a peek inside Jeff Bezos’ first-class space flight – Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket and spaceship photos revealed (and it’s fancy)
- Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark and two mystery guests will be blasting off on Blue Origin’s first passenger launch on July 20 – after one buyer bid US$28 million
- But will Richard Branson beat them to the edge of space, with rumours of a Virgin Galactic launch on July 4?
“Ever since I was five years old, I’ve dreamed of travelling to space,” Bezos said in an Instagram post announcing his plans last week.
“I want to go on this flight because it’s a thing I wanted to do all my life. It’s an adventure – it’s a big deal for me.”
The capsule’s round, pressurised cabin has room for six passengers. But Jeff and Mark Bezos only plan to bring two companions to space – neither of whom have yet been named.
One of those passengers won the seat in an auction on Saturday, bidding US$28 million that will go to Blue Origin’s foundation, Club for the Future. Following the auction, Blue Origin said it would announce the fourth person in the coming weeks.
The five-storey rocket has flown successfully 15 times, but never with people on board