Winning Auction Bid to Fly in Space With Jeff Bezos: $28 Million

Winning Auction Bid to Fly in Space With Jeff Bezos: $28 Million
Jeff Bezos speaks at an event before unveiling Blue Origin's Blue Moon lunar lander, in Washington, on May 9, 2019. Patrick Semansky/AP Photo
|Updated:

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—An auction for a ride into space next month alongside Jeff Bezos and his brother ended with a winning $28 million bid Saturday.

The Amazon founder’s rocket company, Blue Origin, did not disclose the winner’s name following the live online auction. The identity will be revealed in a couple weeks—closer to the brief up-and-down flight from West Texas on July 20, the 52nd anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s moon landing.