Jones, who is a prison reform activist, was emotional at the press conference and said 'dreams do come true'īy Jennifer Smith and Ryan Morrison For Mailonline.He also awarded $100million to CNN's Van Jones, the first recipient of his 'courage and civility award'.Bezos wants to build a 'road to space' that will move Earth's damaging industries to space and save the planet.He announced he'd sold $100million in tickets for two future flights that will take place later in 2021.He called the mission a 'tiny little step' in his mission to conquer commercial space travel.Bezos first greeted his mother, Jacklyn, then his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez when he had touched down.The capsule then descended back to Earth on parachutes before touching down in the desert at 9.22am EST.They flew in zero gravity for four minutes, during which time they threw skittles into each other's mouths.The New Shepard rocket booster separated from their capsule at 9.16am EST and the capsule rose to 66 miles above Earth. They took off from Launch Site One in Van Horn, Texas, at 9.12am EST - 12 minutes behind schedule.Jeff Bezos flew to space on Tuesday morning with his brother Mark, astronaut Wally Funk and Dutch teen Oliver Daemen on the first commercial space flight.'It was the perfect mission': World's richest astronaut Jeff Bezos reveals masterplan to 'build a road to space' as he debriefs on his 10-minute, 66-mile-high trip that cost $550m per MINUTE (and thanks Amazon customers for financing it!)
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