Jeff Bezos, the world's richest person, is set to ride his rocket to outer space on Tuesday. Bezos's Blue Origin company will launch its first crewed mission on its New Shepard rocket on July 20. The flight represents an important milestone in the establishment of the space tourism industry. Blue Origin on Tuesday tweeted, "Our astronauts have completed training and are a go for launch". 12 January 1964: On January 12, Jeffrey Preston Bezos (Jeff Bezos) is born in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Jacklyn Gise and Ted Jorgensen and is later adopted by Miguel Bezos1986: Bezos graduated from Princeton University after studying electrical engineering and computer science1990: Joined investment bank D.E.

Source: Mint July 20, 2021 07:50 UTC