Blue Origin, billionaire Jeff Bezos’ rocket organization, disclosed $2 million as the present highest bid for a seat on its New Shepard spacecraft right after the startup closed the initial phase of its auction.
The second phase of the auction is underway and will last till June 10. The course of action will conclude in a final phase on June 12 with a live on the web auction. (www.blueorigin.com)
The rocket organization is targeting July 20 for its initial suborbital sightseeing trip on its spacecraft, a landmark moment in a competitors to usher in a new era of private industrial space travel.
The New Shepard rocket-and-capsule combo is developed to autonomously fly six passengers more than 62 miles (one hundred km) above Earth into suborbital space.
Reuters reported in 2018 that Blue Origin was organizing to charge passengers at least $200,000 for the ride, based on an appraisal of rival plans from billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc and other considerations, even though its considering could have changed.
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