The world’s richest man Jeff Bezos is flying in space. The Amazon boss has announced that he will be launching into space on July 20th in the Blue Origin vehicle.
Millionaire His brother Marek Bezos, who was selected as a result of the auction, and a man will be taken into space.
So far, 5,200 people from 136 countries have entered the first round of the auction.
Round two included Currently the highest bidder is 8 2.8 million, It is expected to end on June 10 The winner will be announced during the online auction on June 12th.
Blue Origin – an aerospace company founded by Bezos in 2000 – explains it on its websites The winning bid amount will be donated to the Blue Origin, Club for the Future Foundation.
The mission of the Foundation, founded in 2019 – as emphasized on its pages – is to provide “future generations of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, ie science, technology, engineering, mathematics – abstract)). RMF” And helps to think about the future of life in space. “
A crew spacecraft, consisting of Jeff Bezos and his comrades and 3 members, Takes 11 minutes A new Shepherd unmanned capsule will be launched with the help of the Blue Origin rocket At an altitude of about 100 km.
They are disconnected there: rocket landing using engines, a The capsule will be dropped on the parachute.
So it will be a sub-orbital plane: the vehicle will be in space, but will not enter orbit, after which it will return to Earth.
Bezos announced his flight via Instagram.
“Since the age of five, I have dreamed of traveling in space. On July 20, I will go on this journey with my brother. Great adventure with my best friend “ – The millionaire wrote in a short post.
In the video, upon entering, Amazon’s boss says: “Because I want to go on this plane It’s something I have wanted to do all my life, it’s an adventure, it’s a big thing for me. We called my brother because we are very close friends. “
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