Bidding race hots up for a flip on Blue Origin’s first crewed flight into space
26 May 2021 - 05:06
Astronaut Alan Shepard trained for two years to become the first American to go into space in 1961. Sixty years later, a deep-pocketed civilian will journey towards the stars after just a two-day warm-up.
Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon.com’s billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos, is publicly auctioning off a seat on its first crewed flight, scheduled for July 20. ..
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