<story><title>Jeff Bezos will fly on the first passenger spaceflight of Blue Origin in July</title><url>https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/07/jeff-bezos-to-fly-on-blue-origin-first-passenger-flight-in-july.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>JohnJamesRambo</author><text>I’m wondering if Amazon wouldn’t let him do this while he was at the helm.  It sounds quite dangerous.  Your first manned flight and it has the world’s richest man and owner in it?&lt;p&gt;I don’t keep up with Blue Origin, have they demonstrated the ability to do this safely?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>bryanlarsen</author><text>They&amp;#x27;ve done 14 successful launches.   It&amp;#x27;s probably considerably safer than mountain climbing etc.&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, Blue Origin&amp;#x27;s competitor Virgin Galactic isn&amp;#x27;t automated and looks a lot more dangerous.</text></comment>
<story><title>Jeff Bezos will fly on the first passenger spaceflight of Blue Origin in July</title><url>https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/07/jeff-bezos-to-fly-on-blue-origin-first-passenger-flight-in-july.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>JohnJamesRambo</author><text>I’m wondering if Amazon wouldn’t let him do this while he was at the helm.  It sounds quite dangerous.  Your first manned flight and it has the world’s richest man and owner in it?&lt;p&gt;I don’t keep up with Blue Origin, have they demonstrated the ability to do this safely?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>gameswithgo</author><text>They have lots of successes in testing and it is a far less dangerous thing than orbital flight and reentry</text></comment>