Finally, the childhood dream of Jeff Bezos to reach the space has come true on Tuesday. The founder of Amazon and Blue Origin Company took a flight with his crew members Wally Funk, brother Mark Bezos and Oliver Daemen in New Shephard.
He has shared his experience from space and thanked every Amazon customer.
Jeff Bezos Praised Earth’s Beauty From Space
After successfully returning to earth along with his crew members, the former CEO of Amazon shared how it feels like to be in space.
.@JeffBezos speaking truth after successful #BlueOrigin flight:
“I also want to thank every Amazon employee and every Amazon customer because you guys paid for all of this.” https://t.co/hMS01eRzMs pic.twitter.com/3CueAOX9M8
— Dan Linden (@DanLinden) July 20, 2021
“Every astronaut who’s been up into space, they say that it changes them … they look at it and they’re kind of amazed and awestruck by the Earth and its beauty, but also by its fragility, and I can vouch for that,” said Bezos.
He also shared a small clip from his space trip on Instagram with the caption “ This is how it starts.”
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The Oldest Crew Member Called Its “Fantastic”
Wally Funk who was the oldest in the crew said “ Fantastic…that’s great….I love it.”
via:Aljazeera
Launching Of New Shephard
Blue origin made history by becoming the first private company to launch an indigenous build spacecraft in space. Their space journey captured the world’s attention and right from the launching of New Shephard to its landing everything was shared by the company.
Here’s the video posted by Blue Origin:
Beautiful launch from West Texas this morning. #NSFirstHumanFlight pic.twitter.com/JUpRA7PHvv
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) July 20, 2021
The Successful Landing Of New Shephard
Never gets old! Third consecutive landing for this booster. #NSFirstHumanFlight pic.twitter.com/E26ZJW9vd0
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) July 20, 2021
Picture perfect landing in the West Texas desert! #NSFirstHumanFlight pic.twitter.com/UXQvzBkq6P
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) July 20, 2021
A few days ago, Billionaire Richard Branson flew to space along with its 6 members crew including Indian-American Sirisha Bandla. He has congratulated the entire team of Blue Origin along with best wishes.
Well done @blueorigin, @jeffbezos, Mark, Wally and Oliver. Impressive! Very best to all the crew from me and all the team at @virgingalactic
— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) July 20, 2021
Jeff Bezos Donates $200 Million After Returning To Earth
Jeff Bezos announced his new philanthropic work after his trip to space. He announced a donation of $200 million during a press conference. In addition to this, he also announced the winners of the Courage and Civility award.
Celebrity chef Jose Andres and Van Jones who is a political analyst won this award along with prize money of $100 million.