Jeff Bezos wore El Paso-made cowboy boots to space
EL PASO, Texas -- An El Paso company made the cowboy boots that amazon founder Jeff Bezos wore when he went to space this week.
He wore the boots, that he bought a few years ago, while he was weightless inside Blue Origin's New Shepard spaceship, which launched near Van Horn, about 100 miles east of El Paso.
The manufacturer that made the boots is the JB Hill Boot Company, which also has a store in El Paso near the airport.
Owner Jim Hill told ABC-7 that he found out Bezos wore his company's boots a few hours after the spaceflight.