Seat next to Jeff Bezos, mystery bidder pays this much for space trip with Amazon CEO
A single-seat aboard the New Shepard crew capsule, dubbed the RSS First Step Crew Capsule, went up for auction earlier this month, starting with a sealed bidding round that drew "more than 5,200 bidders from 136 countries".
Jun 14, 2021, 13:21 PM IST
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's aerospace company Blue Origin conducts 'astronaut rehearsal' in test flight
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's aerospace company Blue Origin has conducted an "astronaut rehearsal" during the successful 15th uncrewed test flight of the company`s reusable suborbital rocket New Shepard, dubbed NS-15.
Apr 15, 2021, 13:47 PM IST
Bezos is selling $1 billion of Amazon stock a year to fund rocket venture
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos said on Wednesday he is selling about $1 billion worth of the internet retailer`s stock annually to fund his Blue Origin rocket company, which aims to launch paying passengers on 11-minute space rides starting next year.
Apr 06, 2017, 11:54 AM IST
