The first flight of the company's New Shepard rocket and capsule will take place July 20 and one seat will be auctioned off to the highest bidder.May 5, 2021, 4:43 PM UTCThe Amazon founder's rocket company,, announced Wednesday that the first flight aboard its New Shepard rocket, designed to carry up to six tourists per flight, will take place July 20 and one seat will be auctioned off to the highest bidder.
The money raised will be donated to Blue Origin's foundation, Club for the Future, which promotes STEM education initiatives, the company said. The New Shepard rocket and capsule, which flies autonomously, will take passengers to suborbital space, past what's sometimes known as"the edge of space." Unlike orbital flights, the capsule won't actually circle the planet, but at an altitude of more than 62 miles above Earth, people will experience a few minutes of weightlessness before the capsule and its parachutes touch down.
Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin, tests communications systems before the first flight of the New Shepard space vehicle.Blue Origin is one of several companies looking to capitalize on the nascent space tourism industry. The English billionaire Richard Branson's company,, is also aiming to fly passengers on suborbital space flights beginning in 2022. The company has said tickets will likely cost more than $250,000 each, but final pricing has not yet been announced.
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