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Bidder splashes out $28 million to secure a
seat next to Jeff Bezos and his brother on
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket on its
first manned flight on the anniversary
of the moon landing

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Posted By: Imright, 6/12/2021 7:22:49 PM

An unnamed bidder paid $28million at auction Saturday for a seat onboard the first crewed spaceflight by Jeff Bezos' company Blue Origin, as one of four passengers including the Amazon founder himself.The winner, whose identity will be disclosed in the coming weeks, beat 20 other participants in an auction launched in late May that wrapped up with a 10-minute online bidding frenzy, livecast by Blue Origin. The July 20 launch - which coincides with the anniversary of the moon landing - will be the first test of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket with people on board, kicking off the company's space tourism business.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 6/12/2021 7:37:55 PM (No. 813992)
A note to the successful bidder - suicide together with a $10,000 casket and burial would be a lot cheaper, bro.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: GO3 6/12/2021 7:54:28 PM (No. 814003)
Bring barf bags.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: voxpopuli 6/12/2021 7:59:46 PM (No. 814007)
hope it's not that guy who threatened "suicide by rocket"..
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Reply 4 - Posted by: zephyrgirl 6/12/2021 8:38:27 PM (No. 814026)
the term "more money than sense" comes to mind.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: deerejon 6/12/2021 8:42:34 PM (No. 814030)
May the Airship Space Challenger God be with you.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Petronius 6/12/2021 9:26:48 PM (No. 814045)
I hope it is Zuckerberg.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Cindiana 6/12/2021 9:31:25 PM (No. 814050)
I thought it said "Biden", not "Bidder". Too bad.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: NorCaliInfidel 6/12/2021 10:10:03 PM (No. 814072)
#7. That would mean that "Heels Up" would become president.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: ROLFNader 6/12/2021 10:53:56 PM (No. 814100)
I'm sitting this one out......
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Reply 10 - Posted by: 4Liberty2020 6/12/2021 11:31:53 PM (No. 814112)
One way?
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Reply 11 - Posted by: DVC 6/13/2021 1:32:40 AM (No. 814157)
We can hope that it goes kerblewie and a huge fireball.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Safari Man 6/13/2021 1:33:06 AM (No. 814158)
I’ve got better things to do with my $28 million
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Reply 13 - Posted by: 4Justice 6/13/2021 3:35:51 AM (No. 814164)
Let them go! I pray for karma...
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Reply 14 - Posted by: Blue-Z-Anna 6/13/2021 9:41:18 AM (No. 814380)
Smells and tastes like a horror story. Best not to tempt the Gods with displays of wealth and hubris.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: ColonialAmerican1623 6/13/2021 7:05:32 PM (No. 814850)
Was it Obola ?
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Reply 16 - Posted by: BigGeorgeTX 6/15/2021 2:30:32 PM (No. 816621)
Would it be a sin to hope for spectacular rocket failure when Jeff Bezos is on board?
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Reply 17 - Posted by: Mushroom 6/15/2021 3:00:27 PM (No. 816659)
I'm happy for them. At least the money isn't just sitting in some Wall Street firm, it's providing jobs,in the US. Besides we will be able to use these kinds of things as examples when we compare the gluttony of the old Robber Barons and their private railroad cars.
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