Earth's richest man, Jeff Bezos, reaches space in Blue Origin rocket

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Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, which carried four civilians, lifts off around 9:10 a.m. Eastern time on July 20. © Reuters

YIFAN YU, Nikkei staff writer

PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, the world's richest person, traveled into space and returned safely Tuesday on the first crewed flight by the Blue Origin company he founded in 2000.

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