Blue Origin says the first seat on its New Shepard rocket, which is set to take flight on July 20, sold at auction for $28 million.
(Image: Blue Origin) Blue Origin announced that the first seat on its New Shepard rocket sold for $28 million in an auction that included nearly 7,600 registered bidders from 159 countries. The winning bidder’s name will be revealed “in the weeks following the auction’s conclusion,” the company said. The $28 million will go to the Club for the Future foundation Blue Origin created “to inspire future generations to pursue careers in STEM and to help invent the future of life in space” via “ Postcards to Space, space-focused curriculum, and access to space on Blue Origin’s rockets.
