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Live updates: Jeff Bezos heads to space

Jul. 20, 2021 10:03AM EST
Dan Ackermann

Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, and three other passengers will fly on a suborbital mission into space Tuesday morning aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard.

The latest: The New Shepard is set to take flight around 9 a.m. ET with Bezos, his brother Mark, aviator Wally Funk and the company's first paying customer, 18-year-old Oliver Daemen. The livestream will be aired on Blue Origin's website.

Catch up quick: Tuesday's flight is the Blue Origin's first crewed launch and is the culmination of years of work for the company, which is trying to beef up its customer base for these suborbital flights.

The big picture: Bezos is the second billionaire this month to launch into space in his company's own rocket, after Richard Branson completed his own Virgin Galactic suborbital flight on July 11.

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This story is developing and will be updated.

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Why it matters: The Taliban have promised amnesty to their opponents and sought to cast themselves as more moderate than when they ruled in the 1990s. But reports of door-to-door searches and targeted killings, as well as this week's crack down on protesters, have renewed fears the group will return to its brutal and repressive rule.

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Why it matters: Roblox is among the companies trying to create a Ready Player One-like "metaverse," while trying to avoid the dystopian future often associated with such virtual environments.

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