New Shepard Suborbital July 20 Space Ride Sells For $28 Million

Irene Klotz June 14, 2021
Blue Origin Crew Capsule Interior
Credit: Blue Origin
CAPE CANAVERAL—Bidding to ride on the first passenger flight of Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spacecraft closed at $28 million, with the unnamed winner to join company founder and funder Jeff Bezos, his brother and one other person, also not yet identified, for a ride slated for July 20. Blue...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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