with bezos, is wally funk. four people will be on the blue origin rocket that includes an auction winner that will have the fourth seated. not forgotten in this, elon musk, the first private space company to carry astronauts. there s been a back and forth with musk and bezos. but musk has never gone into space, not yet. martha? martha: thanks, susan. fun to watch that competition. all right. so before question go, we have a drib tribute to a dear friend of ours. joe coburn. he passed away june 25 at the age of 95. jornl george is one of the characters in my back.
he fought with my grandfather. george kept his great boston accent until the end. as george put it, the two teenagers were closer than brothers. george was with harry when he was killed on iwo jima at the age of 18. last year in washington d.c., i had the pleasure to be with george and his wife and their wonderful family. he was so proud of all of them. i will never forget seeing george twirling his wife on the dance floor. look at these two. such a special night. i m so grateful that we shared it together. george we remember george coburn, celebrate his life as his family lays him to rest at cape canaveral national cemetery. god bless you, joe coburn. a hero, a life well-lived sir. rest in peace. we ll miss you. thanks to the coburn family.