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A Seat on Bezos’s Rocket Is Going for $2.2 Million and Counting
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The bidding stands at $2.2 million and counting for a seat on a spaceflight by Jeff Bezos’s rocket company.
More than 5,200 bidders from 136 countries have vied to ride on the July 20 flight of Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, its first carrying people, the company said Wednesday. The top bid was $1.4 million after two weeks of sealed offers. The value surged when Blue Origin began displaying the bidding on its website ahead of a live auction June 12 to determine the winner.