"Ever since I was five years old, I've dreamed of traveling to
space. On July 20th, I will take that journey with my brother,"
Bezos said in an Instagram post.
Blue Origin closed the first round of the auction last month and
said it had received more than 5,200 bidders from 136 countries,
without disclosing the highest bid from the round.
The current highest bid stood at $2.8 million in the ongoing
second round of auction, according to Blue Origin's website. (www.blueorigin.com)
The process will last until June 10 and conclude in a final
phase on June 12, with a live online auction.
The company is targeting July 20 for its first suborbital
sightseeing trip on its spacecraft, a landmark moment in a
competition to usher in a new era of private commercial space
travel.
Reuters reported in 2018 that Blue Origin was planning to charge
passengers at least $200,000 for the ride, based on an appraisal
of rival plans from billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin
Galactic Holdings Inc and other considerations, though its
thinking may have changed.
(Reporting by Akanksha Rana; Editing by Aditya Soni)
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