After Bezos safe return from his 10-minute 10-second flight into space, ex-Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos held a press conference. He was wearing a large cowboy hat and carrying Amelia Earhart’s aviator goggles to celebrate the occasion. With this successful launch, Bezos became the second billionaire to fly in space. And Bezos had a lot to say. Some people contend he is saying the wrong things.
Bezos thanked everyone that made the launch possible, including “every Amazon employee and every Amazon customer,” assuring them that, “you guys paid for all this.”Social media bashed the Blue Origin CEO’s response to those comments.
The company’s first crewed rocket was the New Shepard. It was carrying Bezos and his brother Mark. Also on board were the oldest and youngest people who have ever flown in low-orbit space.
Billionaire Space Race
When Bezos announced he was headed to space, a petition got 33,000 signatures. It was named the “Do not allow Jeff Bezos to return to Earth.” And the signers were all claiming that Bezos should stay in space.
