The cost of space travel with Jeff Bezos?
In 11 minutes, you will go into space. Not too far, just over 100 kilometers from the ground. How much would you be prepared to pay for a spacecraft? Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, the world’s richest man.
At a recent auction on Saturday, one person agreed to spend two crores 28 million on such a seat.
Jeff Bezos’ rocket engine maker Blue Origin plans to launch human-crewed spaceflight for the first time on July 20. Jeff Bezos himself is the first to take part in the journey, accompanied by his younger brother Mark Bezos.
In addition, an auction was held last month to select passengers for a vacant seat on the New Shepard spacecraft. The three-episode auction ended last Saturday. The event is broadcast live online. Ariana Colonel, then director of sales at Blue Origin, said 7,600 people from 159 countries registered to participate in the auction. Boston-based RR Auctions conducted the auction. The winner was not named in the auction.
New Shepard will take off from Blue Origin’s rocket launch site in South Texas on July 20 to mark the 52nd anniversary of the human-crewed landing on the Apollo 11 mission.
Blue Origin was founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos. The company has been experimenting with a 60-foot-high New Shepard rocket for a long time. Although a total of 15 test flights were conducted since 2015, there were no people in them. Blue Origin’s primary goal is to sell space travel tickets to the general public, even if it started with a rocket engine. Those who wish to travel will be flown from the land and turned around 100 km above the Karman Line.
They will return to the ground with the privilege of seeing the Earth from space as well as the experience of a few minutes of emptiness. The Karman Line is considered the boundary of space. That is the beginning of space from there.
According to the company’s website, proceeds from the New Shepard seat auction will be donated to Blue Origin’s Club for the Future Foundation. This fund will be spent to make future generations interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Blue Origin rival Virgin Galactic has sold about 600 space travel tickets for 2 to 2.5 million dollars each. From there, it may seem like more than 28 million dollars. Of course, Elon Musk’s Space-X plans are far less than space travel.
And if you don’t want to spend 28 million dollars, you can ride a roller coaster.
SpaceX plans to orbit the Earth for a few days with humans. The plan includes staying at the International Space Station. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the center. According to an official document, the cost of staying on the space station could be 55 million dollars per seat.
Blue Origin differs day and night with the type of journey of Space-X. The New Shepherd will fly at three times the speed of sound, at a speed of about 2,300 miles per hour. It is supposed to fly straight vertically.
At some point, when the rocket runs out of fuel, the crew capsule will detach from the main rocket and cross the Karman line. The astronauts will experience emptiness there. Then on the way back, you will run to the Earth. The capsule is supposed to land safely with the help of a parachute.