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Jeff Bezos, world's richest man, set for inaugural space voyage

VAN HORN, Texas (Reuters) -Jeff Bezos, the world's richest person, is set on Tuesday to blast off aboard his company Blue Origin's New Shepard https://graphics.reuters.com/SPACE-EXPLORATION/BLUEORIGIN/jbyprzzympe/blue-origin.jpg launch vehicle for a suborbital flight as part of a history-making crew - another milestone in ushering in a new era of private space travel.

Jeff Bezos, along with 3 others, to fly 'beyond Karman line' today

Jeff Bezos is all set to fly to the edge of space, beyond the Karman line, on Tuesday, along with three others, aboard his company Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.

Space tech start-ups raise record funding amid billionaire hype

Space-related technology is a $200 billion market that spans companies building products and services to use on Earth, in orbit or for space exploration and colonization missions

Can Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin be more than space joyrides for the rich?

The first billionaire in space has excited some, feeling that they too may one day see the Earth from 85km if they can afford $250,000 for a one-hour trip

Space investors need more than Richard Branson's trip to boost ETFs

It's likely to be a busy year for space developments, as Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos prepares for a space trip next week in a Blue Origin rocket

Bezos' Blue Origin gets approval to send him, three others to space

Bezos, 57, stepped down last week as Amazon's CEO.

Virgin Galactic ride: Race for space may not just be rich man's fun & game

Craft engineering may improve transport safety on Earth; also encourage space debris clean-up

Space tourism spinoffs

Technology could find application in multiple areas

Richard Branson's boldest space adventure and India connection

British billionaire Richard Branson on Sunday soared more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert aboard his Virgin Galactic rocket plane and safely returned in the vehicle’s first fully crewed test flight to space, a symbolic milestone for a venture he started 17 years ago. Watch the video for the related information and also the India connection.

Richard Branson vs Jeff Bezos: Who will really win this space race?

In a summer not lacking in awe-inspiring spectator sports, this rivalry remains pretty unique. And it's not without risk. It's taken a couple of decades for both men to realize their ambition of going

New tool limits disruptions caused by space operations, says FAA

Federal regulators said they now can better track rocket launches and space vehicles returning to Earth, which could cut amount of time that airplanes must be routed around space operations

Jeff Bezos retires officially, Andy Jassy takes over as Amazon CEO

Bezos founded Amazon exactly 24 years ago on July 5, 1994

Amazon to grant incoming CEO Andy Jassy over $200 million in stock

The award's exact value will depend on how the shares are trading when they pay out in future years, encouraging Jassy to grow a company that's worth $1.77 trillion today

Amazon to grant new CEO Jassy over $200 million in stock

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc plans to award incoming Chief Executive Andy Jassy more than $200 million in extra stock, which will pay out over 10 years, the company said in a regulatory filing on Friday.

Richard Branson plans first space trip days before Jeff Bezos blasts off

Branson will evaluate the "private astronaut experience," the company said, as Virgin Galactic prepares to offer flights to well-heeled customers in 2022.

Richard Branson aims to make space trip on July 11, ahead of Jeff Bezos

Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson will travel to the edge of space on Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc's test flight on July 11, Branson's space tourism firm said

Jeff Bezos' 2021 Space Odyssey proves a risk too far for insurers

Launching one of the richest individuals on earth into orbit has proved a leap too far for insurers, who are not ready to price the risk of losing Jeff Bezos or his fellow space travelers.

Explained: Why do people want Jeff Bezos to buy and eat the Mona Lisa?

An online petition that started as a joke has gone viral, becoming a kind of performance art piece all of its own

MacKenzie Scott donates $2.7 bn more within a year, blasts wealth gap

Scott, 51, shook up the philanthropy world last year with the pace and magnitude of her giving.

Bidder pays $28 mn to fly into space with Jeff Bezos next month

An auction for a ride into space next month alongside Jeff Bezos and his brother ended with a winning $28 million bid Saturday.