Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin, develops the New Shepard rocket for space tourism.
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Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin will soon be selling tickets for rides on its New Shepard space tourism rocket, the company said in a video released Thursday.
“Guys, how exciting is that – come on!” Bezos says the billionaire plays a prominent role in the video.
Blue Origin didn’t reveal how much tickets will cost, merely saying that those who submit their name and email address on a form on the company’s website will be given more details on May 5th.
“Sign up to learn how to buy first seat at New Shepard,” the company’s website says.
The video shows Bezos heading to the New Shepard capsule after the company’s test flight earlier this month.
New Shepard is designed to carry up to six people at a time on one trip over the edge of space, with the capsules reaching an altitude of more than 100 kilometers on previous test flights. The capsule spends up to 10 minutes in weightlessness before returning to Earth. The massive windows offer passengers a view.
Virgin Galactic’s shares fell up to 3% in trading after Blue Origin released its video as Bezos’ company will compete with Sir Richard Branson in the niche space of suborbital tourism.
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