JAKARTA - One of the richest people in the world Jeff Bezos has returned from space, his journey has seen Bezos strengthen his commitment to tackling climate change and environmental problems.
The Amazon founder managed to get his astronaut wings yesterday Tuesday, July 20, after launching a rocket and capsule developed by Blue Origin, his private space aviation company.
Summarized from NBC News, Wednesday, July 21, the historic launch was the first suborbital flight without a pilot and with the first crew on board a New Shepard Blue Origin rocket. This trip was the culmination of Bezos' lifelong dream.
"Amazing. No words. I'm not talented enough to express this in words," said Bezos.
He also talked about how seeing Earth from suborbital space changed his perspective, "When you look at this planet, there are no boundaries. It's one planet, and we share and it's fragile," Bezos said.
Bezos added that the trip reinforces his commitment to solving climate change, and plans to invest in space technology that can help future generations.
"We live on this beautiful planet. You can't imagine how thin the atmosphere is when you look at it from space. We need to take all the heavy industries. All the industries that pollute and move them into space, also keep Earth as a beautiful gem of a planet. ," explained Besoz.
"So for me it reinforces my commitment to climate change, to the environment, I think if you look at it, we have too much slander in today's society, not enough unity. So we want to unify, not destroy and when you look at the planet, no no limits, nothing, it's one planet and we share, and it's fragile."
In particular, Bezos stressed the need for reusable rockets for space launches and that polluting industries could be moved into space to preserve the environment on Earth.
"It will take decades to achieve, but big things start with small steps," Bezos said.
Bezos' flight was a suborbital excursion, meaning he and his crew members didn't actually go into orbit around Earth. Instead, the capsule made it to the edge of space, at an altitude of more than 65 miles, where the passengers experienced about four minutes of weightlessness.
Previously reported, Bezos flew with his brother Mark and 82-year-old Wally Funk, a former pioneering test pilot who underwent training in the 1960s to demonstrate that women could qualify for NASA's astronaut corps.
Funk, whose launch took place over 60 years, is now the oldest person to reach space. Dutch teenager Oliver Daemen, 18, completes the crew of four and makes him the youngest astronaut to date.
Blue Origin's success makes it hopeful to start operating flights with paying customers in the near future, "I'll save seats for others, but I want to go again," he said.
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