Jeff Bezos Blasts Off, and the Billionaire Space Race Is On

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Jeff Bezos launched into space on Tuesday, carried aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft in its first human flight. While there was no live video from the capsule, there was audio — with shouts of “Wow!” and “Woohoo!” audible from the astronauts

In a note to the crew before the launch, Jeff and Mark’s sister Christina Bezos reminded them that they used to playas kids, with Jeff playing Captain Kirk, Mark playing the role of Sulu and Christina playing Lt. Uhura.The Washington Post

, which Bezos also owns, covering via video as well, in partnership with Discovery Inc. The launch also garnered live coverage on the cable news channels, NBC, ABC and CBS. The launch officially kickstarts something of a billionaire space race, with Bezos’ Blue Origin, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, and Elon Musk’s SpaceX all looking to kickstart the space economy. Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic are focused on space tourism, while SpaceX is already bringing satellites to orbit and astronauts to the International Space Station.

 

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How is this sad crap inter-tainment? Of yes... it keeps the masses dis-empowered 🛸

💔🤬🤦🏻‍♂️. Wealth tax NOW!

Space race? One huge commercial to buy tickets, you too can go with enough bucks! bancommercializationofspace

Sounded like children after being on a rollercoaster or something

Rich white men who can't get it up anymore.

He’s going to find an alien civilization to live with and not pay proper taxes there either.

Race? Didn't Branson beat him already? Last week?

Hopefully he stays there

I’d like to know who the Amazon narrator having an orgasm was.

He's back actually... So what was the point? 🤷‍♂️

Starting to think you might be the reacher.

That's why I need $200 billion

He looks like an alien. Are we certain he doesn’t have a built in advantage?

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