Business
What it’ll be like to fly on Blue Origin’s first manned rocket – Executive Traveller
Wealthy would-be astronauts can now bid for a seat into space, and the auction’s already rocketed past $3.6 million.
Astronaut Alan Shepard trained for two years to become the first American to go into space in 1961. Sixty years later, a deep-pocketed civilian will journey toward the stars after just a two-day warm-up.
Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon.coms billionaire founder Jeff Bezos, is publicly auctioning off a seat on its first crewed flight, which is scheduled to occur on July 20.
At press time, the high bid stood at US$2.8 million. There have been more than 5,200 bidders, from 136 different…
-
Noosa News21 hours agoNew South Wales Blues left to pick up the pieces after fumbling a chance at State of Origin glory
-
Noosa News15 hours agoHelp to make recycling stick
-
General21 hours agoAmidst grief and sadness, Cameron Munster plays another iconic State of Origin performance after his father’s death
-
Noosa News13 hours agoFormer Darling Downs Zoo employee sheds new light on horrific lion attack on teacher Joanne Cabban