ET), when he hops aboard a Blue Origin rocket along with three others. Branson did not announce his intentions until after Blue Origin revealed the Bezos date, which comes exactly 52 years after Apollo 11 landed on the Moon. For the American Bezos, space tourism has often seemed a means to much more ambitious goals, including sending people to the moon. "The whole idea is to preserve the earth," Bezos told the newspaper. While Blue Origin, SpaceX and Virgin Galactic were all established by then, it helped spur their activities.

Source: CBC News July 19, 2021 21:56 UTC