“That would have been unthinkable!” Bimm said. Imagine if the head of NASA decided he wanted to launch in 1961 instead of Shepard on the first U.S. University of Chicago space historian Jordan Bimm said the passenger makeup is truly remarkable. They spent two days together in training. The next went to his 50-year-old brother, Mark Bezos, an investor and volunteer firefighter, then Funk and Daemen. The Federal Aviation Administration agreed last week, approving the commercial space license.īezos, 57, who also owns The Washington Post, claimed the first seat. After 15 successful unoccupied test flights to space since 2015, Bezos finally declared it was time to put people on board. Founded by Branson in 2004, the company has sent crew into space four times and plans two more test flights from New Mexico before launching customers next year.īlue Origin’s approach was slower and more deliberate.
Virgin Galactic already has more than 600 reservations at $250,000 apiece.
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