BREAKING: A currently unidentified bidder won the auction for a seat aboard Blue Origin's first human space flight, with a top bid of $28 million. The New Shepard is set to take its first human flight on July 20.
The auction is about to begin on who will be join billionaire Jeff Bezos on a trip into space.That's the winning bid for a seat aboard the New Shepard, when Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin flies people to space for the first time next month.
The name of the winner won't be announced immediately because the company needs to"complete some final paperwork with them," Ariane Cornell, Blue Origin's director of astronaut and orbital sales, said ahead of the live auction. "Ever since I was five years old, I’ve dreamed of traveling to space," the Amazon founder said in a social media post."On July 20, I will take that journey with my brother. The greatest adventure, with my best friend."The final fourth crew member will be announced after the name of the auction winner is released, the company said.
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