While building space infrastructure will take decades, Bezos said, “This is how it starts. He also estimated that Blue Origin has approached some $100 million in private ticket sales already. “When you go to space and see how fragile it is, you want to take care of it even more, and that's what this is about,” Bezos said. The billionaire said Earth is “the only good planet” in our solar system, and “we’ve sent robotic probes to all of them.” “We're going to build a road to space so that our kids and their kids can build the future, and we need to do that, we need to do that to solve the problems here on Earth,” Bezos added. “Big things start small, but you can tell when you're onto something, and this is important.” “What we're doing is the first step of something big, and I know what that feels like, I did it three decades ago, nearly three decades ago, with Amazon,” Bezos said. "What a remarkable opportunity, not only to have this adventure but to do it with my best friend," Mark Bezos said.Jul 20, 12:55 PM EDT Bezos discusses ambitious plans for Blue Origin’s future Link Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email this articleīezos revealed what the astronauts spoke about as they were in the capsule ahead of the launch, saying he told his crew mates that the flight is not just about “adventure” but also the start of “something big.” Mark Bezos said he wasn’t expecting his famous older brother to be on the flight - let alone both of them together. That opened up the slot for Daemen, a college-bound student whose father was among the unsuccessful bidders.īezos announced last month that his brother would also join the milestone mission. The mystery winner bowed out of Tuesday's launch because of a scheduling conflict. The company has yet to open ticket sales to the public and is filling upcoming flights with those who took part in last month's $28 million charity auction for the fourth capsule seat.
RELATED: Virgin Galactic launches Richard Branson, 5 others into space Unlike Branson’s piloted rocket plane, Bezos’ capsule was completely automated and required no official staff on board for the up-and-down flight. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said it will review safety concerns raised by whistleblowers at Blue. New Shepard reached an altitude of roughly 66 miles - more than 10 miles higher than Branson's Virgin Galactic trip. Jeff Bezos after travelling into space onboard a Blue Origin rocket in July.
(Photo credit: FOX)īezos became the second billionaire to ride his own rocket after Richard Branson’s ride on July 11.
Oliver Daemen, Wally Funk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Bezos will be on New Shepard’s first human flight.
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