Record-breaking sale: Space tourist flight ticket fetches $28 million
Unlocking the Cosmos: Justin Sun Wins a Ride with Jeff Bezos on Blue Origin's Spacecraft
In a jaw-dropping frenzy, Jeff Bezos' ticket for a cosmic adventure has found a passenger! The buzzing auction hosted by RR Auction in Boston, as Techcult confirms, sealed the deal for a seat on an upcoming Blue Origin space flight.
The auction, conducted over the phone, was so in-demand it had to divide into three phases, boosting the number of phone operators threefold. The grand total of bids? A staggering 7,600 showered in from 159 countries across the globe!
The initial phase saw the ticket priced at a cool $1.4 million. In the second, some wealthy earthling splurged $4.8 million, and in the final, whirlwind phase, the price skyrocketed to an astounding $28 million within a mere 5 minutes! Although the winner's name remains veiled until the legal paperwork is signed, we know they'll be zooming off to the stars alongside Jeff and his brother, Mark, aboard the New Shepard spacecraft. We're also yet to learn the identity of the fourth space traveler.
From a private space flight development standpoint, this audacious event breaks new grounds, yet it delivers relatively limited cosmic excitement compared to other space journeys. Instead, this expedition offers a personalized tour to the edge of space, soaring to an altitude of 100 km and enduring an exhilarating 10-minute ride. Comparatively, the first space tourist, Dennis Tito, parted with $20 million in 2001, exchanging his hard-earned cash for seven days on the ISS and a massive 128 orbits around our planet[1][3].
[1] Enrichment Data: investigation into the identity of the original winner, who later withdrew from the competition and details about the next highest bidder, who ended up winning the seat.
[3] Enrichment Data: detailed report from BBC about Justin Sun's victory in the auction and his identity being revealed.
- The winner of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space flight ticket, yet to be revealed, spent an unprecedented $28 million for the opportunity.
- This cost is significantly less than what space tourist Dennis Tito spent in 2001, $20 million, for a seven-day stay aboard the ISS and 128 orbits around the Earth.
- Despite Jeff Bezos' upcoming space flight breaking new grounds in private space flight development, it offers a more personalized tour to the edge of space, reaching 100 km and lasting 10 minutes.
- This event comes after an eventful auction, with bids coming from 159 countries, leading tech entrepreneur and philanthropist, Jeff Bezos, to embark on a space journey alongside his brother Mark, aboard the New Shepard spacecraft, a fascinating notion within the realm of space-and-astronomy and technology.
