Going into space with Jeff Bezos? This will cost you!
You can go into space with Jeff Bezos, the first tourist ticket for a space flight has been sold. Read here how much that will cost you if you are interested.
After all, it is the eternal dream of man: to go into space. And the billionaires of this world, such as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, naturally grant you that too. That is why they are developing space programs that make this possible. Do you want to go into space? Then you can, but it will cost you something.
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A ticket for Blue Origin’s first tourist spaceflight was auctioned off yesterday. The ticket cost 28 million dollars, which is a good 23 million euros for us. That is quite something, but you also get a unique experience in return. Because who can say they’ve been to space? Not me in any case.
CNN is writing this based on information received by bidders who were actually at the auction. Unfortunately, they did not know who the ultimate buyer is. What we do know is that there were 7,600 bidders from 159 countries. That’s a lot of people who have shown interest. The question is whether they could all afford the final price tag.
Taking a trip with Jeff Bezos
The lucky buyer will go into space with the Amazon boss. Bezos is so confident in his technique (luckily), that both he and his brother will be coming along. Not entirely coincidentally, the launch is scheduled to be two weeks after Bezos’ departure as Amazon CEO. The trip is scheduled for July 20 next.
So that’s three places that are already occupied. The rocket has room for six people, so there is still room. On the New Shepard rocket – no little boy, the rocket is 18 meters high – a capsule will be placed where the passengers will sit. They will be launched to an altitude of 100 kilometers. There they experience what it is like to be weightless and they can enjoy the breathtakingly beautiful view. This will only take a few minutes before the capsule will return to Earth. In total, the flight takes about 11 minutes. Money well spent!
Do you also want? You can still reserve your seat.