Jeff Bezos beats Elon Musk: in space on July 20

Jeff Bezos in space before Elon Musk. The founder of Amazon, who will leave the post of CEO of the American giant on July 5 to Andy Jassy, ​​will carry out the first flight, with the New Shepard spacecraft, of his space company Blue Origin scheduled for next July 20. To announce it is Bezos himself on Instagram. Accompanying the founder of Amazon will also be his brother and the winner of a multimillion-dollar auction that is giving away another seat. If the launch proceeds as planned Bezos will manage to burn Tesla founder Elon Musk and Virgin founder Richard Branson who have the same goal. “Ever since I was five, I’ve dreamed of traveling to space,” Bezos explained in a post published on social media. “On July 20 I will take that trip with my brother. The greatest adventure, with my best friend.” “Seeing the earth from space changes you, it changes your relationship with this planet, with humanity. It is an Earth”, Bezos again points out in the video posted on Instagram on Monday. Brother Mark pointed out that his brother’s invitation was “unexpected” and that “this is a great opportunity to take this trip with my best friend.”