‘Best day ever’: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos launches to space

South China Morning Post published this video item, entitled “‘Best day ever’: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos launches to space” – below is their description.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos blasted into space on his rocket ship New Shepard’s first crewed flight on July 20, 2021. The launch by his company, Blue Origin, was seen as another step into commercialising space flight.

Bezos, the world’s richest man, was accompanied by three crewmates: his brother Mark Bezos, pioneering aviator Wally Funk, 82, and recent high school graduate Oliver Daemen.

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