$36 million bid wins seat next to Jeff Bezos on Blue Origin spaceship

A seat on a spaceship ride with billionaire Jeff Bezos went for $28 million ($AUD 36 million) during a live auction, concluding the month-long bidding process for the sightseeing trip on the Blue Origin's maiden voyage next month. The July 20 launch of Blue Origin's New Shepard booster from West Texas would be a landmark moment as US firms strive toward a new era of private commercial space travel.