Jeff Bezos’ brief trip to space was also a commercial for Rivian Sean O Kane © Photos by Joey Roulette / The Verge
After years of preparation and billions of dollars spent on the project, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos got to be one of the first people to ride a rocket built by his
other company, Blue Origin, to the edge of space. But the event itself was also a chance for Bezos to promote a third investment in the wider Amazon portfolio: EV startup Rivian.
Throughout the broadcast, Rivian’s electric pickup truck and SUV could be seen shuttling Bezos and his fellow astronauts around an unsurprising decision considering Amazon now owns more than 10 percent of the EV startup after leading and participating in multiple funding rounds. The hosts of Blue Origin’s livestream made sure to let everyone watching know what they were seeing, too.
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Jeff Bezos apprécie vos efforts qui lui ont permis de réaliser son rêve de voyager dans l espace alors que les internautes ont comparé sa fusée à celle du méchant du film Austin Power
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Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin s first crewed spaceflight is a success and it s prompted an announcement of more passenger flights this year. Two more spaceflights are planned for 2021. Both flights will accommodate paying passengers.
According to Blue Origins Director for Astronaut and Orbital Sales Ariane Cornell as cited in a report by Space, Sales are open, everybody!
The next crewed flight could even happen as early as September, per Blue Origin CEO Robert Smith.
Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin Plans to Launch Two More Spaceflights
(Photo : Screenshot taken from Blue Origin s Twitter)
Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin have yet to announce prices for seats or any other details about the future spaceflights. Cornell has revealed, however, that she has been in talks with bidders who tried to win a seat in Blue Origin s maiden flight.
Jeff Bezos Launches to Space in Blue Origin s First Passenger Spaceflight
MORGAN MCFALL-JOHNSEN, BUSINESS INSIDER
21 JULY 2021
Jeff Bezos just joined the very small cohort of people who have launched into space and gazed at Earth from above.
The richest man on Earth briefly left the planet early Tuesday morning aboard a New Shepard rocket designed and built by Blue Origin, the spaceflight company Bezos founded in 2000. The vehicle had flown 15 times before, but never with people on board; this was Blue Origin s first passenger flight.
The company is hoping for many more, though – it plans to fly tourists regularly on New Shepard but has yet to open ticket sales.