The Blue Origin company of Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, sent civilian passengers into space with a rocket launched from a desert in Texas last month, and after traveling for about 10 minutes, they returned to Earth. Among these passengers was William Shatner, who played the legendary character of Star Trek, Captain James T Kirk.
The crew, which went down in history as one of the first civilian crews to go on a space journey, included Audrey Powers, vice president of Blue Origin, Chris Boshuizen, co-founder of the satellite company Planet, and William Shatner, known for his role as Captain Kirk, as well as 49-year-old businessman Glen de Vries. Vries died in a plane crash.
Blue Origin: We were devastated when we heard the news of his death.
Glen de Vries, a 49-year-old businessman, who was one of the first civilian passengers to go to space by participating in space travel with the Blue Origin company of billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos last month, died in a plane crash in New Jersey, USA. As the co-founder of one of the most used clinical research platforms in the world, Vrise was piloting as a hobby besides his job.
Another 54-year-old person who was on the plane with Glen de Vries died in the accident. Sharing the death of Glen de Vries, Blue Origin said, “We were devastated when we heard of Glen de Vries’ sudden death. He added energy to the Blue Origin team and his teammates. His passion for aviation, his dedication to charity and his profession will be respected and admired.”
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