Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to Begin Selling Tickets for Maiden Space Voyage

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to Begin Selling Tickets for Maiden Space Voyage .

On Thursday, Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company Blue Origin teased news of a future maiden private space voyage.

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In a post to social media, Blue Origin said seats would soon be available for purchase.

The voyage will take place aboard their suborbital launch vehicle, New Shepard.

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The social media post included a video showing off the successful landing of the vehicle.

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It is unclear how much tickets will cost, but TechCrunch reports they will likely be hundreds of thousands of dollars each.

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More information about the maiden voyage has been promised for release on May 5.

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Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket launched an “astronaut rehearsal” in mid-April.

It was the second time in 2021 that the rocket had launched and landed successfully