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Saturday, June 12, 2021

THE HAPPENING WORLD: Fools and Their Money—Blue Origin New Shepard Seat Auctioned for US$28 Million

To put this in perspective, US$ 28 million for an eleven minute carnival ride with about three minutes of weightlessness is about half the current estimated price of a Soyuz orbital tourist flight lasting around a week and including a visit to the International Space Station.

I have cued the video to start at the actual auction. If you'd like to see the fifteen minute preliminary, scroll back to the beginning.

Posted at June 12, 2021 18:58