Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company Blue Origins has released detailed images of the space capsule it plans to use to take paying customers into suborbital flight some 60 miles above the earth.
The new capsule will be mounted on top of the private space company’s reusable New Shepherd rocket, according to a mass email update Bezos, the man behind both Blue Origins and Amazon, sent out on Wednesday.
In the email, Bezos shared illustrations of the capsule mock-up, which features “the largest windows ever in space,” where “every seat’s a window seat,” he said.
The windows make up one-third of the entire capsule, so that those on board can immerse themselves in “the vastness of space and life-changing views of our blue planet,” Blue Origins said on its website.
The interior measures 530 square feet and includes six leather reclining seats with Blue Origin feather logos.
Small video screens are mounted next to each window.
In the photos, you can also see passengers donning Blue Origin pullovers, their "launch suits."
Jeff Bezos said the company is on track to start taking paying customers to space as early as 2018, the Verge reported.
Last month, SpaceX’s Elon Musk also announced plans to send two private citizens around the moon.
While pricing for the approximately 10-minute Blue Origin flight into space hasn't been disclosed, Ars Technica estimates tickets will likely cost between $100,000 and $200,000.
The capsule mock-up and the New Shepard reusable booster will be on display at the 33rd Space Symposium in Colorado Springs on April 3-6, Bezos said.
