Winning bidder paid $28M for ticket to space with Jeff Bezos

An auction winner paid more than $28 million for an 11-minute ride into space alongside Jeff Bezos through his space company, Blue Origin.

Nearly 7,600 people from 159 countries registered to bid on the flight aboard the New Shepard — its first with passengers — which is expected to launch on July 20 from West Texas.

The auctioned ticket went for $28 million, but the winner must also pay a 6% buyer’s commission, bringing the total cost to nearly $30 million. The proceeds from the winning ticket will be donated to Blue Origin’s foundation, Club for the Future, a science and education charity.

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