Jeff Bezos announces he will fly to space; Twitterati respond with stellar memes

Jeff Bezos announces he will fly to space; Twitterati respond with stellar memes

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Tuesday, June 08, 2021, 04:34 PM IST
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos | AFP Photo

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Monday announced that he will be flying to space on the first crewed flight of the New Shepard, the rocket ship made by his space company, Blue Origin next month.

The information about his space travel was shared through Bezos' Instagram post that ended with Blue Origin's Latin motto, Gradatim Ferociter - which the company translates as "step by step ferociously."

The flight is scheduled for July 20, just a couple of weeks after Bezos plans to resign as Amazon's CEO. Amazon's new incoming CEO is Andy Jassy. The date also marks the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Blue Origin announced that Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark will join the auction winner on New Shepard's first human flight on July 20th Auction bidding is already at USD 2.8 million with nearly 6,000 participants from 143 countries.

Bidding is underway now at BlueOrigin.com and will conclude with a live online auction on June 12. The winning bidder will fly to space on New Shepard's first human flight on July 20.

The winning bid amount will be donated to Blue Origin's foundation, Club for the Future, whose mission is to inspire future generations to pursue careers in STEM and to help invent the future of life in space, said an official release.

With inputs from ANI.

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