Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos to Be on Blue Origin’s First Human Space Flight

By Scott Marlette On Jun 7, 2021

Jeff Bezos in front of a model of Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar lander in 2019.

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Patrick Semansky/Associated Press

Jeff Bezos

plans to travel to space next month as one of the first passengers carried by Blue Origin, the

Amazon.

com Inc. founder’s space-travel company.

Mr. Bezos said in a post on Instagram Monday that he will be one of the inaugural travelers on Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft, during a flight scheduled for launch from West Texas on July 20. Mr. Bezos said that his brother, Mark Bezos, will also be part of the crew.

“I want to go on this flight because it’s a thing I’ve wanted to do all my life,” Mr. Bezos said in a video posted to Instagram. “It’s an adventure. It’s a big deal for me.”

NASA is partnering with SpaceX, Blue Origin and others to search for water on the moon. Water is the foundation for rocket propellant, which could supply refueling stations in the cosmos and make Mars trips cheaper. Photo illustration: Crystal Tai

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