Sonic BOOM as Bezos’ Blue Origin fires five tourists into space on New Shephard rocket

Bezos, the billionaire founder of online retail giant Amazon, tagged along himself on Blue Origin’s inaugural crewed flight to the edge of space last July.

He accompanied his brother, Mark Bezos, trailblazing octogenarian female aviator Wally Funk and an 18-year-old Dutch high school graduate.

Speaking ahead of the launch, one of the passengers – Mr Allen – said: “I’ve loved aviation from the time I was a kid.

“I used to build rockets and play with them as a kid. I always dreamed about space.”

Mr Allen added that each passenger was given a small bag to take aboard.

He also took a small American flag with him.

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