Jeff Bezos To Fly To Space In Blue Origin Flight

Jeffrey Preston Bezos more commonly known as Jeff Bezos is an American business magnate, media proprietor and investor. He is the founder and chairman of the American multinational technology company and the biggest e-commerce site – Amazon. The company started as a bookstore in 1994 and since then, has expanded to a diversity of e-commerce, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and digital streaming.

As of June 2021, according to the net worth of $200 million he is the richest person in the world according to

Both Forbes and Bloom Berg’s Billionaire index.

Bezos was named the “richest man in modern history” after his net worth increased to $150 billion in July, 2018.

During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Jeff’s wealth increased by $24 billion.

Jeff founded his aerospace manufacturing and sub-orbital flight services company Blue Origin in 2000. Blue Origin’s new shepard vehicle reached space in 2015 and afterwards safely and successfully landed back on Earth.

On February 5, 2021 Bezos stated that he would fly to space alongside his brother Mark on July 20, 2021.

“On July 20th, I will take that journey with my brother”, he wrote in an instagram post. “The greatest adventure with my best friend.

Mark, Bezo’s brother, called it a “remarkable opportunity” in the video.

This will be the first time Blue Origin has launched humans in space beyond, beyond an altitude of 100 kilometers. Alongside Jeff Bezos and his brother, an auction is being carried out to occupy the third seat in the sheperd for this journey.

Flight Profile of the New Shepard

The mission will take place on board Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle, a reusable rocket and capsule. Since 2015, It has launched the rocket multiple times into space from a site in Texas, America.

Once the rocket reaches the maximum height, the capsule carrying six people detaches itself from the rocket. According to Blue Origin’s website, the company plans to launch its passengers more than 100km (62 miles) above the Earth’s surface allowing them to experience microgravity. The capsule returns safely under a parachute.

Bezos’ announcement is quite surprising as he has not yet proven that it can safely launch humans. Believing the flight to be successful, he will become the first of several billionaires also planning to go to space soon.