For those missions, New Shepard launches a capsule to the edge of space to float in microgravity for roughly five minutes before making a parachute-assisted return landing. The mishap paused Blue Origin's only active rocket at the center of its space tourism and microgravity research business. The company has provided few details on an investigation into why its 59-foot-tall (18-meter-tall) New Shepard rocket aborted a research capsule roughly one minute after lifting off in Texas in September. The passenger is a board member of the nonprofit, Chrisman said."We are looking to get back into flight with New Shepard by the end of this year," Ariane Cornell, vice president of commercial and international sales, said at a conference in Washington. But a passenger who is scheduled to fly this December paid only $1 million for his seat, according to Tim Chrisman, a former CIA officer and the cofounder of the Foundation for the Future, a nonprofit advocating for infrastructure development in space. After the winner said he couldn’t make the trip due to a schedule conflict, the seat was sold to the second highest bidder, who reportedly paid nearly as much. In June 2021, Blue Origin auctioned off a seat on its maiden flight for $28 million-more than 100 times what Virgin Galactic charges for a similar experience.
Even the most out-of-reach space experience has a price tag: Axiom Space, a Texas startup, is marketing a 10-day trip to the International Space for $55 million.īlue Origin ticket ranges from zero to $28 million Space Perspective charges $125,000 per person on a six-hour journey to the stratosphere in a balloon-borne pressurized capsule. Virgin Galactic sells a 90-minute ride to suborbital space for $450,000 per seat. Most of Blue Origin’s competitors follow a simpler approach. Blue Origin declined to discuss its pricing strategy. It’s kind of a package deal,” said Roman Chiporukha, cofounder of SpaceVIP, a platform that helps the wealthy book space trips, including Blue Origin’s. “It’s not about money it’s about who you are, your social capital, whether you align with their launch purposes.
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