Jeff Bezos Goes to Space. Day Two: Blastoff

To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories.To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories.Steven LevyTo revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories.To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories.Only a few months ago, Blue Origin, the space company founded and funded by Jeff Bezos, didn’t figure it would be making history on July 20, 2021. It was the day Mary Wallace (Wally) Funk went to space.Oh, yes, yes, Blue Origin and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was in the capsule, too, along with 18-year-old Oliver Daemen, his first paying space customer. Then, out of the blue, Bezos offered her a space on today’s New Shepard launch.WIRED's Steven Levy is reporting daily from Van Horn, Texas, where Jeff Bezos was among the first passengers aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket system. "Maybe we need to send a poet up,” he suggested, “Someone who would be better at describing it."Today, Funk’s energy spoke emphatically for space. ”I want to go again, fast!” she said.Funk’s boffo performance capped a perfect day for Bezos.