a few seconds agoMoon Journey: Ticket Sale Begins
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(8 years ago)Amazon leader Jeff Bezos has begun selling tickets to visit the billionaire Monday next year, says Blue Origin, the space tourism machine owned by the billionaire. The company expects its new Subborital vehicle to hold its first space tourists in orbit in 2019, reports according to [the] spokesman.
The company expects its new Subborital vehicle to hold its first space tourists in orbit in 2019, reported according to Blue Origin's senior spokesman, Rob Meyerson. The company's space company manager has not provided details on ticket prices, “reported. RT” Transmission Periscope.
“We plan to start testing with the first passengers very quickly”, said Blue Origin Deputy Chairman Rob Meyerson, quoted by “Space Nese”. We expect the first tickets to sell in 2019”.
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The statement is the successor of a recently released video on the official website of Blue Origin. So far, all test flights have been performed by rockets that have been without people.
The aerospace company was established in 2000 by 53-year-old Jeff Bezos. The company is reportedly in a fierce competition fight with Elon Musk's rival SpaceX.
Richard Branson's subsidiary, Virgin Galactic, is Bezo's other rival, though more direct. Virgin said she sold about 650 tickets to fully commercial sub-orbial flights, which are now booked until 2021. /Periscopi/
