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Jeff Bezos to be on first Blue Origin space flight next month

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Jeff Bezos said on Monday that he would be on board when his rocket company, Blue Origin, conducts its first human spaceflight next month. He said his brother Mark Bezos would join him on the flight. Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Mr. Bezos in 2000, is also auctioning off a passenger seat on the New Shepard, a suborbital spacecraft that is set to take off on July 20. Bidding has reached almost $3 million with nearly 6,000 participants from 143 countries, the company said. (www.nytimes.com) और अधिक...

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ADXbear
ADXbear 12
I just don't get it, as a former shuttle engineer, why would anyone pay 3.2 million for 10 minutes? Its really not space..
jimjallen
Jim Allen 2
I'm sure it's cheaper to ride a "vomit comet" :-)
musephoto
Geoff Rowe 11
This is just a sub-orbital hop. Really, why are Blue Origin so far behind SpaceX? They are now threatening the survival of SpaceX rival, ULA’, and the Vulcan rocket as Blue Origin can’t deliver engines.

Pitiful performance by Blue Origin.
watkinssusan
mary susan watkins 5
mr bezos has the money to be onboard thIs flight..I wish him well, but i would be a bit fearful, considering the problems there have been ,other than with flights done by NASA..what is the plan for getting back to earth???
lynx318
lynx318 5
Maybe they'll release a stack of Amazon drones, on cables, to lower the capsule back to Earth?!
sgbelverta
sharon bias 13
Hope he and his brother have updated their wills, put their assets in a trust, and have good management in place to run their companies. Wonder if he'll marry his girlfriend before this flight? I look at all the training real astronauts get, and this epitomizes the fact that money can override common sense.

pr0ject
El Kabong 9
The first thing I thought was "think he'll be coming back?"
jimjallen
Jim Allen 3
First thing I thought - if he crashes bitcoin is crashing with him.
jimsarushfan
Huck Finn 3
Bitcoin is already crashing!
jimwallsf
James Wall 5
Wonder if Melinda has signed up Bill Gates to join Jeff. Could solve those testy divorce matters.
sparkie624
sparkie624 10
So they have gone back to using Monkeys for Space Test Flights!
lynx318
lynx318 7
Hopefully the 3rd guy will be a celebrity flatearther and will have his mind blown.
jimsarushfan
Huck Finn 1
Gorgonzola323
David Schneider 2
We all get to participate virtually with Jeff in his space venture by making up the revenue shortfall that allows him to live the good life tax free.
williamableman
William Ableman 2
Dr. Evil, I mean Bezos, will be petting a white cat on his lap as he goes up.
uapilot
uapilot 1
Wait a minute…does his ship resemble a huge penis? Pecker, Johnson, etc?
mbrews
mbrews 1
Better to keep J. Bezos in orbit permanently. Might crimp his company's big box warehouse operations which are a pestilence.
lfilipov747
lfilipov747 1
I have to wonder where he's REALLY going, cuz I doubt it's where they say.
alan75035
alan75035 0
Godspeed, Jeff Bezos.

/s
jimsarushfan
Huck Finn 0
Send the jerk to Mars!
uapilot
uapilot -1
FINALLY a chance to rid the world of Dr. Evil, aka Jeff Bezos! Can someone alter the navigation system and send him to the Sun? ☀️

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