{"id":272030,"date":"2021-06-11T14:55:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T11:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bidding-on-space-flight-with-jeff-bezos-to-start-at-4-8m\/"},"modified":"2021-06-11T14:55:33","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T11:55:33","slug":"bidding-on-space-flight-with-jeff-bezos-to-start-at-4-8m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bidding-on-space-flight-with-jeff-bezos-to-start-at-4-8m\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bidding on space flight with Jeff Bezos to start at $4.8M"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Bidding on space flight with Jeff Bezos to start at $4.8M<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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The bidding battle for a seat on Jeff Bezos\u2019 spacecraft has reached new heights. <\/p>\n

Pre-auction bidding for a slot on Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos\u2019 July 20 Blue Origin flight closed Thursday at nearly $5 million, according to the space company\u2019s website<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The live auction<\/a> for the seat launches this Saturday at 12:45 p.m. with an opening bid of $4.8 million, according to Blue Origin.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The winner will accompany Bezos and his brother Mark into orbit on an 11-minute flight.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If the live auction bidding were to close at $4.8 million, the winner would be paying close to $500,000 per minute in space. <\/p>\n

The pre-auction attracted bidders from more than 140 countries, the company said. The winning bid will be donated to Blue Origin\u2019s foundation, Club for the Future, which encourages children to pursue careers in STEM.<\/p>\n

Bezos\u2019 spacecraft, called the New Shepard, can carry up to six people, but only the two Bezos brothers have been confirmed as passengers.<\/p>\n

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Pre-auction bidding for a seat on Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos\u2019 July 20 Blue Origin flight closed Thursday at nearly $5 million.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The New Shephard has flown more than a dozen successful flights without crews. Boasting massive windows, the craft is designed to give space tourists unforgettable views of Earth\u2019s curvature, as well as several minutes in zero gravity. <\/p>\n

July\u2019s flight is scheduled for just two weeks after Bezos steps down as CEO of Amazon. It will make Bezos, who has a net worth of $193.5 billion according to Forbes<\/a>, by far the richest man to go to space.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Jeff Bezos\u2019 spacecraft, called the New Shepard, can carry up to six people, but only the two Bezos brothers have been confirmed as passengers. <\/figcaption>
Blue Origin\/MEGA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cEver since I was five years old, I\u2019ve dreamed of travel<\/a>ing to space,\u201d Bezos wrote on Instagram on Monday. \u201cOn July 20th, I will take that journey with my brother. The greatest adventure, with my best friend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson is reportedly trying to beat Bezos to orbit, weighing a flight over July 4 weekend.<\/p>\n

Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk has not announced plans to travel to space. In April, Musk warned that \u201ca bunch of people will probably die\u201d as he and other cosmos capitalists try to reach mars. <\/p>\n

While Blue Origin\u2019s site says that a bidding livestream for the seat opens at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, it\u2019s unclear what time bidding will close. The space company did not immedia<\/a>tely reply to a request for comment. <\/p>\n

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The winning bid will be donated to Blue Origin\u2019s foundation, Club for the Future, which encourages children to pursue careers in STEM.<\/figcaption>
Blue Origin\/MEGA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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July\u2019s flight is scheduled for just two weeks after Jeff Bezos steps down as CEO of Amazon.<\/figcaption>
Blue Origin\/MEGA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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