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Jeff Bezos, the 57-year-old founder of Amazon and richest person in the world, plans to become the first person to travel into space in his own rocket.
On July 20, Bezos will ride on the first flight by a New Shepard rocket to carry a crew. The reusable rockets, built by Bezos' company Blue Origin, have been successfully tested without a crew 15 times before.
Bezos said he will be joined by his younger brother Mark. The Bezos brothers will fly from Texas, along with the winner of an online charity auction that ends in July. The rocket can carry up to six people, but it's not known if anyone else will also be on the flight.
Lasting only 10 minutes, the flight will take its passengers 105 kilometers up, just past the edge of space. Before returning to Earth, Bezos and his guests will enjoy about three minutes of weightlessness and will see the Earth through the largest windows ever built for a space vehicle.
Bezos said he has wanted to go to space since he was just 5 years old. "It’s a big deal for me," he wrote on Instagram.
Just 15 days before the flight, Bezos will also step down as CEO of Amazon. He announced months ago that he wants to spend more time on Blue Origin as well as his newspaper, The Washington Post.

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身兼亞馬遜創辦人及全球最富有人士的 Jeff Bezos 今年 57 歲,他計畫要成為第一個搭乘自己的火箭前往外太空的人。Bezos 從五歲開始就一直想要去外太空,他在 Instagram 上表示這對他而言非常重要。這些可重複使用的火箭由 Bezos 自己的公司 Blue Origin 打造,先前進行無人測試時已成功 15 次。Bezos 表示這趟火箭之旅同行的人,還有他的弟弟 Mark,以及一位線上慈善拍賣會的贏家。這架火箭將從德州起飛,目前還不知道是否還會有其他人加入此趟飛行。

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