William Shatner, of 'Star Trek' fame, will travel to space aboard Blue Origin flight Shatner, 90, will become the oldest person to fly into space, according to Blue Origin. The company, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its first human spaceflight in July. Joe Hernandez
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Sues NASA Over A Lunar Lander Contract Given To Rival SpaceX In April, NASA chose Elon Musk's SpaceX to receive a highly sought-after $2.9 billion contract. It would involve the first spacecraft to land humans on the moon since 1972. Sharon Pruitt-Young
Why Companies Can't Stop Top Execs From Blasting Off To Space or Flying Fighter Jets Corporate boards often try, but fail, to rein in CEOs and other top execs like Jeff Bezos from risky hobbies — like traveling to the edge of space. David Gura Play AudioListen 6 mins
Seattle politics enter a new frontier this week Stop me if you've heard this one: A couple of billionaires launch themselves into suborbital space. Katie Campbell Play AudioListen 5 mins
Bezos Landed, Thanked Amazon Workers And Shoppers For Paying, Gave Away $200 Million Jeff Bezos gave $100 million each in "courage and civility awards" to CNN's Van Jones and chef José Andrés. Alina Selyukh
'Who Wants A Skittle?' And Other Things Overheard On Jeff Bezos' Trip To Space From "Woo-hoo!" to "Who wants a Skittle?" here's what Jeff Bezos and his crew said on their 10-minute Blue Origin flight to the edge of space. Josie Fischels
Liftoff! Jeff Bezos And Three Crewmates Travel To Space And Back In Under 15 Minutes The Amazon founder became the second billionaire this month to reach the edge of space — following Richard Branson, who rocketed there aboard a vessel made by his company Virgin Galactic. Laurel Wamsley
An 18-Year-Old Will Join Blue Origin's First Human Spaceflight, After A Late Shuffle The flight will also include company founder Jeff Bezos and Wally Funk, 82 — who was older than Oliver Daemen is now back in the early 1960s, when she first trained to be an astronaut. Bill Chappell
Jeff Bezos Built Amazon 27 Years Ago. He Now Steps Down As CEO At Critical Time Bezos is handing day-to-day duties to his longtime deputy Andy Jassy but will continue to hold considerable sway as executive chairman. Bobby Allyn
An 11-Minute Flight To Space Was Just Auctioned For $28 Million Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is going up July 20 on a rocket made by his space exploration company Blue Origin. So is his brother. And now a mystery bidder has won an auction to join them. Avie Schneider
