After stepping down as Amazon’s CEO in early July, Jeff Bezos is giving himself some space.
Or, rather, blasting off to the edge of it.
Bezos, 57, will be one of the first-ever passengers on his Blue Origin space-travel company’s New Shepard spacecraft. The Amazon founder announced in an Instagram video on Monday that he and his brother, Mark Bezos, will be members of the inaugural crew on New Shepard’s first manned flight when it launches from West Texas on July 20.
“I want to go on this flight because it’s the thing I’ve wanted to do all my life,” Mr. Bezos said in the video post. “It’s an adventure. It’s a big deal for me.”