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Bezos thanks Amazon employees and customers for making spaceflight possible

By Kaelan Deese
Published July 20, 2021 5:53pm ET
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Bezos thanks Amazon employees and customers for making spaceflight possible
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during his news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Bezos announced the Climate Pledge, setting a goal to meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early. | (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

Jeff Bezos thanked Amazon employees and customers who made his spaceflight with his company Blue Origin possible Tuesday.

Bezos, the founder of the retail giant Amazon, completed his first suborbital spaceflight Tuesday aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, soaring to peak altitudes of 351,210 feet. The billionaire announced his departure as Amazon’s CEO in February to take on an executive chairman role.

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