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10 Jun, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Blue Origin closes auction registration, with $4.8 million the highest bid so far.

The stage is set for the final phase – the live auction – on Saturday at 1 p.m. EDT (17:00 UTC), for a chance to fly with Jeff Bezos on New Shepard's first passenger spaceflight.
Here's the link to watch the livestream of the auction:
The company will donate the proceeds of the winning bid to its charity foundation Club for the Future.
The bidding is within the range some of you guessed a few weeks ago, but I'm still sticking with my $16 million guess.

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2-FAA "informed consent" document
3-Claims waiver
4-Launch services contract
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