The money was raised by auctioning off a seat on Blue Origin s upcoming spaceflight.
Blue Origin s New Shepard Spacecraft First Step launches on a suborbital spaceflight from West Texas on April 14, 2021.
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Blue Origin raised some serious cash for space nonprofits from its recent auction of a trip to space with company founder
Last month, the company auctioned off a seat on the first crewed flight of its
New Shepard suborbital vehicle, which is scheduled to lift off from West Texas on July 20. Bezos himself will be on the flight, which is doubtless a big reason why the seat sold for such an astronomical price
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