Tourists can travel in space. It is made possible by the famous billionaire and philanthropist Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and the private aerospace company Blue Origin owner. The company has created a special spacecraft that performed 15 test flights in space. The spacecraft, called New Shepard, will pick up six passengers in orbit on Earth, where it will be in weightlessness for 10 minutes. After that, the ship will return to Earth again. Eventually, the flight takes 40 minutes.
Jeff Bezos has already shot a special video on behalf of Blue Origin, where he announces the sale of space travel tickets. The price of the tickets is yet unknown, but Bezos said: "The trip will be exciting, and the time has come." The company will publish additional information about the flight and tickets on May 5.
Itâs time. You can buy the very first seat on #NewShepard. Sign up to learn how at https://t.co/XNq9WALA7u. Details coming May 5th. #GradatimFerociter pic.twitter.com/K9jugCs9yz
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) April 29, 2021
The capsule is equipped with flexible seats and wide windows to make it convenient for tourists to get "unforgettable impressions" while traveling.
The company Blue Origin is a powerful aerospace agency that competes with Elon Musk's projects. Also, Jeff Bezos offers astronauts his contract - Blue Moon - to travel to the moon. The flight is scheduled for 2024.
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