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Jeff Bezos returns to Earth after brief flight to outer space

The wealthiest man on the planet becomes the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own rocket into space, with the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket reaching an altitude of about 106 kilometres - higher than Richard Branson’s July 11 ride.

Jeff Bezos plans to ride his own rocket into space in July

The Amazon billionaire seeks to raise trust in his fledgling space tourism business by making a journey outside Earth in a Blue Origin capsule.

Blue Origin to launch its first space tourism trip in July

The company says the trip will last a total of ten minutes, four of which passengers will spend above the Karman line, that marks the recognised boundary between Earth's atmosphere and space.

Blue Origin challenges NASA over SpaceX moon landing contract

Blue Origin argues that NASA has misjudged the risks involved in choosing SpaceX's entirely new launch vehicle.

SpaceX wins $2.9B NASA tender to take astronauts to moon

SpaceX beat Blue Origin and Dynetics to win the contract and become what NASA called its "most trusted private sector partner."

The race for space colonisation and limitless wealth is already here

China and Russia are committed to collaborating on lunar colonisation, joining the tier of corporate titans and governments who recognize space is not only the last frontier, but a geopolitical endgame.

Is outer space becoming the new wild west?

A growing number of countries and private companies are developing and expanding their space programs. What does it mean to have so many new actors with extraterrestrial ambitions?

SpaceX launch marks a new era in the privatisation of space

One small step for man and one giant leap for the commercial space industry.

SpaceX announces partnership to send tourists to ISS

Elon Musk's SpaceX has signed a deal with Axiom Space to transport the tourists along with a commander on one of its Crew Dragon capsules in the second half of 2021.

Amazon's Bezos finalises divorce with $38B settlement - report

MacKenzie Bezos will receive 19.7 million Amazon.com shares, which will leave her with a total of 4 percent stake of the company.

Elon Musk's latest idea: Intercontinental rocket travel

Musk says, “If you build a ship that’s capable of going to Mars, what if you take that same ship and go from one place to another on Earth? We looked at that and the results are quite interesting.”

Billionaire Elon Musk unveils plans of human trips to Mars

Musk shares a concept of an Interplanetary Transport System based on reusable rockets, a propellant farm on Mars and 1,000 spaceships on orbit, carrying about 100 people each.