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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5154/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Billionaire Race: Bezos Aims to Be First to Visit Space' data-article-id='5692'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10729'>Three of the founders of America’s top private space companies have stated their personal desire to fly into space.</span> <span data-start-time='10729' data-end-time='14688'>But only one will be first.</span> <span data-start-time='14688' data-end-time='20250'>Jeff Bezos is head of the rocket company Blue Origin. </span> <span data-start-time='20250' data-end-time='25146'>He also founded the online store Amazon. </span> <span data-start-time='25146' data-end-time='35354'>Bezos has announced plans to make his wish come true next month on the company’s first human space flight. </span> <span data-start-time='35354' data-end-time='45958'>If successful, the 57-year-old would become the first person to ride his own company’s rocket into space.</span> <span data-start-time='45958' data-end-time='61333'>Two other founders -- Elon Musk of SpaceX and Richard Branson of Virgin Galactic -- have said they also want to ride into space on a company-built spaceship.</span> <span data-start-time='61333' data-end-time='74104'>Ever since I was five years old, I've dreamed of traveling to space,” Bezos said in a message announcing his plans on Instagram. </span> <span data-start-time='74104' data-end-time='79271'>He said he would be making the trip with his brother, Mark. </span> <span data-start-time='79271' data-end-time='84729'>“On July 20th, I will take that journey with my brother. </span> <span data-start-time='84729' data-end-time='90438'>The greatest adventure, with my best friend,” Bezos said.</span> <span data-start-time='90438' data-end-time='99417'>Joining the brothers will be at least one other passenger who is being chosen by an online auction. </span> <span data-start-time='99417' data-end-time='107167'>Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket and capsule can carry up to six people.</span> <span data-start-time='107167' data-end-time='117771'>The spacecraft will take its passengers on a 10-minute flight to about 105 kilometers above Earth. </span> <span data-start-time='117771' data-end-time='128646'>That distance is a common international definition for the beginning of space, also known as the “Karman line.” </span> <span data-start-time='128646' data-end-time='143604'>The passengers are expected to spend about four minutes in this suborbital space, where they can experience weightlessness and observe the curvature of Earth.</span> <span data-start-time='143604' data-end-time='152458'>The rocket will take off from Blue Origin’s launch center in a rural area of West Texas. </span> <span data-start-time='152458' data-end-time='164563'>After the capsule separates, the reusable rocket is designed to return to Earth and land in an upright position by itself. </span> <span data-start-time='164563' data-end-time='172438'>The capsule is designed to float back to the surface with three large parachutes.</span> <span data-start-time='172438' data-end-time='183729'>Blue Origin said it has carried out 15 successful test flights of New Shepard, but none of those carried humans. </span> <span data-start-time='183729' data-end-time='193396'>The spacecraft is named after NASA astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American to go into space. </span> <span data-start-time='193396' data-end-time='197604'>The planned launch date is July 20. </span> <span data-start-time='197604' data-end-time='212146'>The date was chosen because it is the 52nd anniversary of the first moon landing by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.</span> <span data-start-time='212146' data-end-time='220188'>Bezos has said he will step down as Amazon’s chief 15 days before the launch. </span> <span data-start-time='220188' data-end-time='227667'>Earlier, he announced that he wanted to spend more time on projects for Blue Origin.</span> <span data-start-time='227667' data-end-time='239354'>On its website, the company says its goal is to develop reusable launch vehicles for civilian and defense purposes. </span> <span data-start-time='239354' data-end-time='246708'>The Bezos flight will officially launch the company's space tourism business. </span> <span data-start-time='246708' data-end-time='255542'>The company has yet to start selling seats to the public or announce prices for the short trips.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' 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