Mark Bezos
Mark Bezos | |
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| Born | May 17, 1968 |
Mark Bezos | |
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| Space career | |
| Blue Origin astronaut | |
Time in space | 7 minutes |
| Missions | New Shepard-16 |
Mark Bezos (/ˈbeɪzoʊs/ BAY-zohss;[1]; born May 17, 1968) is an American businessman, investor and commercial astronaut. He is the younger brother of Jeff Bezos, the founder and executive chairman of Amazon.
On July 20, 2021, Mark Bezos flew to space alongside his brother Jeff Bezos, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen.[2] The suborbital flight lasted over 10 minutes, reaching a peak altitude of 66.5 miles (107.0 km).[3]
- ^ "Jeff Bezos pronounces his name". The Washington Post. 2009. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2013.; and Robinson (2010), p. 7.
- ^ "Jeff Bezos and brother to fly to space in Blue Origin flight". BBC News. June 7, 2021.
- ^ "Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen reach edge of space, return safely on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket". Washington Post. July 20, 2021.