jeff bezos announced next month he ll fly aboard his company s first-manned rocket to space. bezos will be the first person in space to look down and say, i actually can see my house from here. that s right. bezos says it s perfectly safe because he s being packed by the same people who ship amazon boxes. must be nice. time now for something totally different, jeff bezos latest venture is out of this world. billionaire will join the first crewed space flight from his private rocket company blue origin next month. just 15 days after bezos is set to step down as chief executive of amazon. bezos s brother will also be on board. instagram post announcing the news, bezos writes, quote, ever since i was 5 years old i ve dreamed of traveling to space. calling the trip, quote the greatest adventure with my best friend. blue origins first flight is set to launch january 20th.