# Now it’s Jeff Bezos’ turn to make history with flight into space

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/now-its-jeff-bezos-turn-to-make-history-with-flight-into-space/
- Published: 2021-07-19T10:00:01-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image by digital designer from Pixabay. Article by Denise Chow. Yahoo! – July 18, 2021. Original article by Denise Chow for NBC News. Just over a week after Richard Branson flew to the edge of space, fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos is set for a similarly high-stakes trip aboard his own rocket. Bezos will attempt to fly to space on Tuesday, July 20, launching aboard a rocket and capsule developed by Blue Origin, the Amazon founder’s private space company. It will be the first crewed launch for Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, and if successful, Bezos will make history for taking part in the first unpiloted suborbital flight with a civilian crew. […] Click here to view original web page at news.yahoo.com