I’m fighting for an economy that values the dignity of their work, not the multiplication of his wealth." Amazon warehouse workers on 'megacycle' shifts will be on their feet for 10 hours. Andy Levin, D-Mich., noted on Twitter that Bezos rode his rocket ship for "a little over 10 minutes. He thanked “every Amazon employee, and every Amazon customer.
#JEFF BEZOS TOUCHES SPACE ABOARD BLUE ORIGIN ROCKET WINDOWS#
Plenty of elbow room and the largest windows in space: A deeper look at Jeff Bezos' trip to spaceīezos, who stepped down as CEO of Amazon, didn't forget how the trip was bankrolled. "Very best to all the crew from me and all the team at Virgin Galactic." Impressive!," Branson said via Twitter after touchdown. "Well done Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos, Mark, Wally, and Oliver. One of the many benefits of flying with Blue Origin."ĭespite the competition, Blue Origin and Bezos posted a congratulatory message on social media after Branson landed. "New Shepard flies above both boundaries. "Only 4% of the world recognizes a lower limit of 80 km or 50 miles as the beginning of space," Blue Origin tweeted before Branson's flight. That's past the so-called Karman line, 62 miles above Earth, recognized by most international aviation and aerospace federations as the threshold of space. Thus passengers on Virgin Galactic tourist trips, which can reach a maximum altitude of about 55 miles, will earn astronaut wings. NASA, the Air Force, the Federal Aviation Administration and some astrophysicists consider the boundary between the atmosphere and space to begin 50 miles up. Launch of a new era or flights of fancy? Branson, Bezos ventures may open space travel to all Bezos and Blue Origin have been somewhat dismissive of Branson's flight nine days ago, saying Virgin Galactic's top altitude of 53.5 miles came up short of reaching true space.
It's the 16th flight for New Shepard but the first to include people. Bezos and his team said they breached it. Competitor Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic has more than 800 employees. A ticket to space can cost $200,000 or more.īezos said Blue Origin plans two more flights this year, and sales of private seats on his flights are approaching $100 million.īranson and his crew hurtled historically to the edge of space last week. Blue Origin employs thousands across several states and campuses. Bezos launched a much quicker trip to space in what the world's richest man hopes will be a lucrative business. Tuesday's flight marked the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. "Congratulations to all of Team Blue past and present on reaching this historic moment in spaceflight history," Blue Origin tweeted. "This first astronaut crew wrote themselves into the history books of space, opening the door through which many after will pass." The exultant travelers climbed out of the capsule to hugs from family and friends.
Funk, 82, is the oldest person ever in space. "Best day ever," Jeff Bezos said after touchdown, greeted by a sea of cheering Blue Origin employees and others at the company's campus.Īlso on board were his brother Mark, longtime women-in-space advocate Mary Wallace "Wally" Funk, and Oliver Daemen, the de facto winner of an auction for the capsule’s fourth seat. The capsule containing the astronauts landed with parachutes and a "cushion of air" created by retrorockets a little more than 10 minutes after liftoff. The booster rocket touched down smoothly, a vertical landing about seven minutes after liftoff. The New Shepard provided large windows to enjoy the view, and the crew was treated to three or four minutes of weightlessness. "Happy, happy, happy!" Jeff Bezos said from space. VAN HORN, Texas – Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his Blue Origin rocket crew realized dreams and made history Tuesday, blasting off from the West Texas desert, reaching space and returning to Earth in a smooth parachute landing minutes later. Watch Video: Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin crew make history after reaching space
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