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Michael Sheetz

5 May, 5 tweets, 3 min read

News – Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin says the first passenger flight on its space tourism rocket New Shepard will launch on July 20.

The company has yet to reveal pricing for New Shepard tickets, but will hold a charity auction for a seat on the first flight: cnbc.com/2021/05/05/jef…

The New Shepard seat auction (register.flynewshepardauction.com):

Today to May 19: Sealed online bidding, up to $50,000 (additional ID verification and a $10,000 deposit required for higher bids).

May 19: Unsealed online bidding

June 12: Live online auction
cnbc.com/2021/05/05/jef…

If you win Blue Origin's auction, the Astronaut Experience comes with a number of required documents to sign:

1-A company NDA
2-FAA "informed consent" document
3-Claims waiver
4-Launch services contract
cnbc.com/2021/05/05/jef…

Blue Origin's astronaut experience also comes with "functional requirements" too:

–18 years or older
–between 5’0” 110 lbs. and 6’4” 223 lbs
–"Dress themselves" in a flight suit
–climb the 7 flights of stairs of the launch tower in under 90 seconds
cnbc.com/2021/05/05/jef…

New Shepard passenger requirements, continued:

–Fasten/unfasten seat harness in under 15 seconds
–Spend 40 to 90 minutes strapped in the capsule with the hatch closed
–experience 3Gs during ascent, 5.5gs during descent
blueorigin.com/astronaut-expe…

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a-No opportunity to compete
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