While auctions for Blue Origin's third flight ticket have reached $2.8 million. Virgin Galactic has already sold nearly 600 tickets with prices ranging from $200,000 to $250,000. Richard Branson could also take part in a test flight this summer, but no date has yet been confirmed. However, the flight on 20 July will be the first with humans on board.įor Virgin Galactic, the start of regular commercial operations is planned for 2022. So far, Blue Origin's rocket, named "New Shepard", has successfully completed 15 tests above the Karman line, the line that marks the beginning of space according to international convention, 100 km above the Earth. The SpaceX group led by Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, and the Virgin Galactic company created by Richard Branson are also in the race for recreational space travel. This post is obviously strategically thought out as competition between the various space companies is increasing. Jeff Bezos announced his participation in this first flight on Monday 7 June, via a post on his Instagram account where he can be seen announcing the news to his brother while inviting him to come along. The money raised will go to the Club for the Future Foundation, set up by Blue Origin, which aims to encourage the younger generation to pursue careers in science. By then, the amount of money at stake could still increase considerably. However, the auction is not over yet, it will end on 12 June. The project, although controversial, is still of great interest to many people, as illustrated by the number of participants in the auction to win the third ticket, with nearly 6,000 from 143 different countries chasing the prize. The trip marked the first-ever crewed flight of his company. Jeff Bezos, Amazon's CEO and founder of Blue Origin Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and the worlds richest man, launched himself Tuesday on a supersonic joyride to the edge of space. The greatest adventure, with my best friend. On 20 July, I will be taking this trip with my brother. Since I was five years old, I've dreamed of going into space. The billionaire will not be taking the trip alone, but will be accompanied by his brother Mark Bezos and the winner of the trip's auction. Shatner took off aboard a New Shepard spacecraft the one developed by Jeff Bezos rocket company, Blue Origin, and the same vehicle that took Bezos himself to space this summer just before. The first tourist space trip will take place on 20 July 2021 thanks to the company Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon. CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network.It was only a draft project a few years ago, but it will become a reality this summer. Market holidays and trading hours provided by Copp Clark Limited. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices Copyright S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates. Standard & Poor’s and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Chicago Mercantile: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account
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