Jon Stewart is poking fun at Jeff Bezos’ space launch.
20.07.2021 - 14:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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The richest man on Earth and the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, is "ready" to launch into space today.
He will blast off on Blue Origin’s sub-orbital New Shepard rocket from Texas, with his brother Mark, female astronaut Wally Funk who trained in 1961 but never went to space, as well as the company’s first customer, Dutch 18-year-old Oliver Daemen.
Speaking to the press on Monday, the quartet said they were
Jon Stewart is poking fun at Jeff Bezos’ space launch.
Apple TV+ series.Taking to Twitter, the comedian posted a three-minute trailer for The Problem with Jon Stewart.“Sorry for the aborted launch!!! I’m a bad twitterer. Enjoy this small step for man!” Stewart wrote.In the video, Seinfeld alum Jason Alexander plays the Amazon billionaire Bezos.“I’m going to ride a rocket into space, and it’s going to look just like my dick,” says Alexander via voice over as he prepares for his mission.
Jeff Bezos had his loved ones, including girlfriend Lauren Sanchez, waiting on the ground when he landed from his space flight!
Jon Stewart had his own take on Jeff Bezos’ launch into space Tuesday, sharing a trailer for The Problem With Jon Stewart on Twitter.
Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticMere minutes after touching the edge of space, Jeff Bezos and his fellow Blue Origin crewmates stood back on Earth, shaking champagne at the throng of cameras pointed their way with grins wide enough to see from … well, space. No matter which channel you turned to — CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC — the praise was effusive and breathless.
Mary Wallace “Wally” Funk may physically be back on Earth, but mentally she’s still on clould nine. The 82-year-old iconic space aviator was onboard Jeff Bezos‘ 6-foot-tall New Shepard rocket from Blue Origin that jetted off into space (and back!) on Tuesday, July 20.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, 57, took a major step to help pave the way for space travel on Tuesday July 20. His family was ready to greet him when he stepped out of the capsule of Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, after landing back in Texas. After stepping off the rocket, he gave his mom Jacklyn, 74, and his sons hugs. His girlfriend Lauren Sanchez, 51, gave the Amazon executive chairman a big hug and kiss.
Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his civilian crewmates returned to the Earth’s surface safely after rocketing into space Tuesday aboard his Blue Origin spacecraft.
Amazon founder strapped himself into Blue Origin’s sub-orbital New Shepard rocket from a space station in Texas today. Alongside him was brother Mark, astronaut Wally Funk and Blue Origin’s first customer Oliver Daemon - who has become the youngest person in space.
UPDATE 06:22AM PT: Bezos is back. The billionaire’s craft has successfully touched down in the Texas desert after what appeared to be a seamless 10-minute journey. A cowboy hat-sporting Bezos was seen giving a thumbs up to Blue Origin workers who drove out to retrieve him and his fellow passengers, who were his brother Mark, 82-year-old pilot Wally Funk, and 18-year-old Oliver Daemen.
Jeff Bezos, 57, officially jetted off into space, and he has a few lucky companions with him. In addition to his brother, Mark Bezos, and 82-year-old pilot Wally Funk, the former Amazon CEO was joined by 18-year-old Oliver Daemen on Blue Origins’ New Shepard flight, which launched into space on Tuesday, July 20. Oliver’s inclusion on the flight is historic due to both his age and how he snagged a seat on the flight.
The richest man in the world has officially launched into space. Jeff Bezos continued the Billionaire Space Race on Tuesday (July 20).
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAmazon founder Jeff Bezos and three other passengers successfully reached the lower regions of space in New Shepard, a re-usable craft developed by the entrepreneur’s Blue Origin aerospace company, a new step in efforts to commercialize space flight and open potential trips to the cosmos to a broader array of visitors.Bezos was joined in his quest by his brother, Mark Bezos; Wally Funk, an 82-year-old who previously took part in NASA’s Mercury program, but was
Jeff Bezos went to space!
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