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The interior of the Blue Origin Crew Capsule.PHOTO: AFP/BLUE ORIGIN
PublishedMay 20, 2021, 2:36 am SGT
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Seattle | Blue Origin, billionaire Jeff Bezosâ rocket company, said it is targeting July 20 for its first suborbital sightseeing trip on its New Shepard spacecraft, a landmark moment in a competition to usher in a new era of private commercial space travel.
Blue Origin also said it will offer one seat on the first flight to the winning bidder of a five-week online auction, the proceeds of which will be donated to the space firmâs foundation.
Jeff Bezos said he would sell shares worth $US1 billion to fund Blue Origin projects.Â
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The New Shepard rocket-and-capsule combo is designed to autonomously fly six passengers more than 100 km above Earth into suborbital space, high enough to experience a few minutes of weightlessness and see the curvature of the planet before the pressurised capsule returns to earth under parachutes.
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