Space company Blue Origin of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos auctioned a ticket for the New Shepard spacecraft for $ 28 million. The name of the buyer has not been disclosed, he will fly into space with Mr. Bezos and his brother Mark.
In total, about 7.6 thousand people from 159 countries took part in the auction. The name of the one who received the opportunity to fly into space on the New Shepard will be announced in a few weeks, according to the Blue Origin website. The company will also announce who will be the “fourth and last” crew member.
Jeff Bezos is planning a suborbital flight in the New Shepard reusable spacecraft on July 20. The flight time should be about 10 minutes. New Shepard will be launched from a spaceport in Texas.
Read more about preparation for the flight – in the material “Kommersant FM” “Flight into space will go under the hammer.”
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