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Significance
Nine days later, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (net worth USD208bn) reached 106 kilometres on the New Shepard rocket developed by his space company, Blue Origin. Both say regular rides for paying passengers will commence soon.
Impacts
At some point a fatal accident is likely; the sooner it happens, the more it will damage the industry.
Media coverage of the industry and its founders will fuel resentment over inequality and perceptions of space flight as a useless luxury.
Each 'space billionaire' has plans that go beyond space tourism and that will have greater commercial and strategic impact.
Keywords:
industry,
aerospace,
space,
technology,
Aerospace & defence,
International,
AP,
United States
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