Jeff Bezos’ space company plans to conduct the first suborbital sightseeing trip of its New Shepard rocket on July 20, a competition to enter a new era of private commercial space travel milestone.

Blue Origin, the space company of billionaire Jeff Bezos, revealed that as the second round of auctions continues, the highest bid for the first flight seat of its New Shepard spacecraft is currently 2.4 million. US dollars.

The company said it had received more than 5,200 bidders from 136 countries in the first round, but since the round of bidding has ended, it did not disclose the highest bid.

According to data from the Blue Origin website, the second round started with an initial price of $1.4 million.

The process will continue until June 10, and an online real-time auction will be conducted on June 12.

The company is Set on July 20 This is the first time a spacecraft has made a suborbital sightseeing trip. This is a milestone moment in competition, and it will usher in a new era of private commercial space travel.

The New Shepard rocket and capsule combo is designed to automatically fly six passengers more than 100 kilometers (62 miles) above the earth into suborbital space.

Reuters reported in 2018 that based on the evaluation of billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc competitor plan and other considerations, Blue Original plans to provide passengers with Charge at least $200,000 for the ride, although its thinking may have changed.

First passenger

Five of the six seats on the first flight will be filled by astronauts, and the Blue Origin project will be named at a later time. If the requirements are met, the sixth seat will be awarded to the winner of the auction.

According to the rules, the weight of the winning astronaut must be between 50 kg (110 lbs) and 101 kg (223 lbs), and the height should be between 1.5 meters (5 feet) and 1.9 meters (6 feet 4 inches).

Passengers should also be able to withstand a force of up to 3gs for a few minutes (or three times their weight) during the ascent process, and five and a half of their weight (or 5.5gs) in a few seconds during the ascent. The company said it dropped into the atmosphere.