Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin, inspects New Shepard’s West Texas launch facility before the … [+]
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After Sir Richard Branson’s successful space flight last week he won’t be the first billionaire in space, but the journey of Jeff Bezos into space just nine days later is sure to stoke the imagination of many wannabe “space tourists.”
Whether you agree or not with space tourism as a valid pastime for billionaires, the Amazon and Blue Origin founder’s July 20 trip is sure to get a lot of attention. After 15 test flights, it will be the first time people will be inside the capsule on top of his company Blue Origin’s New Shepherd space tourism rocket.
Here’s everything you need to know about how, when and where to see Jeff Bezos in space:
New Shepard NS-14 lifts off from Launch Site One in West Texas. (January 14, 2021)
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