Citadel founder Ken Griffin wins Blue Origin spaceflight auction, donating two seats to NYC teachers
Bezos' company donated two seats on its New Shepard rocket for a "buy one, give one" auction at the nonprofit Robin Hood's annual benefit for New York City, with the second seat going to a city teacher.
But Griffin will not launch to space himself, instead giving back his seat so that two educators can fly. A Robin Hood spokesperson told CNBC that the organization will partner with Griffin, Blue Origin and New York City's Department of Education to select the two teachers for the spaceflight, saying an announcement about the "process and timeline" is coming soon.
A Blue Origin spokesperson added the timing for the New Shepard launch is not set and that the company is not planning to auction off the flight's remaining four seats. from the company's private facility in West Texas and flies beyond 100 kilometers altitude, or about 340,000 feet, where the crew experiences about two minutes of weightlessness before returning to Earth.last year — although that ticket came with a ride along with Bezos himself.
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