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Jeff Bezos Plans to Travel to Space on Blue Origin Flight
- ‘I’ve dreamed of traveling to space’ since age 5, he says
- Bidding stands at $2.8 million for seat on July 20 mission
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Jeff Bezos will go to space next month when his company, Blue Origin, launches its first passenger-carrying mission.
The 57-year-old, who plans to travel alongside his brother, Mark, made the announcement in an Instagram post Monday. The scheduled launch next month will be about two weeks after the billionaire plans to step down as chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc.