I think this is so cool, not that I will ever be able to afford it. Although it seems more like the ultimate fair ride versus space exploration called ‘the Astronaut Experience’ on their weppage is still amazing. The man behind this effort to have a privatized space race is Jeff Bazos is famous as the CEO and founder of Amazon. His company Blue Origin made history yesterday when their New Shepard space vehicle successfully flew to space and then performed a vertical landing back on the ground.

Although I could never find an estimated ticket price on-line with Blue Origin his direct competitor Richard Branson's  Virgin Galactic starts with a deposit of $250,000.00.

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