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An auction for a ride into space next month alongside Jeff Bezos and his brother ended with a winning $28 million bid Saturday.<\/p>

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The Amazon founder\u2019s rocket company, Blue Origin, did not disclose the winner\u2019s name following the live online auction. The identity will be revealed in a couple weeks \u2014 closer to the brief up-and-down flight from West Texas on July 20, the 52nd anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin\u2019s moon landing.<\/p>\n

It will be the first launch of Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard rocket with people on board, kicking off the company\u2019s space tourism business. Fifteen previous test flights of the reusable rocket and capsule since 2015 \u2014 short hops lasting about 10 minutes \u2014 were all successful.<\/p>

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Saturday\u2019s auction followed more than a month of online bidding that reached $4.8 million by Friday. More than 7,500 people from 159 countries registered to bid, according to Blue Origin. More than 20 bidders \u2014 the high rollers \u2014 took part in Saturday\u2019s auction.<\/p>

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Bezos announced Monday that he and his younger brother, Mark, would be on board New Shepard\u2019s first crew flight; the news quickly boosted bidding. The winning amount is being donated to Blue Origin\u2019s Club for the Future, an educational effort to promote science and tech among young people.<\/p>\n

The completely automated capsule can carry up to six passengers, each with their own big window. Blue Origin\u2019s top sales director, Ariane Cornell, said following the auction that the fourth and final seat on the debut crew flight will be announced soon.<\/p>\n

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Blue Origin has yet to open ticket sales to the public or divulge prices.<\/p>

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