Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark Bezos will be flying into space on July 20, about two weeks after Jeff is set to resign as Amazon CEO. Jeff will become one of the first civilians to travel to space.
The brothers will be flying on the first human flight of the New Shepard spacecraft, which is made by Jeff's aerospace company Blue Origin.
"Ever since I was five years old, I've dreamed of traveling to space. On July 20th, I will take that journey with my brother," Jeff Bezos posted on Instagram on Monday.
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