Pioneering female aviator Wally Funk News, 18, are set to become the oldest and youngest people to reach space. It is completely computer-flown and will have none of Blue Origin's staff astronauts https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/bezos-blue-origin-make-history-with-unpiloted-civilian-space-flight-2021-07-14 or trained personnel onboard. On Twitter, Musk wished https://bit.ly/2TqOL9I the Blue Origin crew "best of luck" for the launch. Blue Origin has not offered details on its longer-term pricing strategy or how quickly it will ramp up the frequency of its launches. Bezos, who founded Blue Origin in 2000, has a net worth of $206 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires.
Source: The Star July 20, 2021 08:15 UTC