MIAMI (CBSMiami/CNN) — Jeff Bezos, who was Valedictorian of Miami Palmetto Senior High, told the audience at his graduation ceremony he dreamed of the day when mankind would colonize space, and that dream is another step closer to becoming reality as he announced Monday, he will be aboard the first crewed flight of the New Shepard, the rocket ship made by his space company, Blue Origins.
In an Instagram post early Monday, Bezos said he, his brother Mark Bezos, and the winner of an ongoing auction, will be aboard the New Shepard spacecraft when it launches on July 20, just 15 days after he is set to resign as CEO of Amazon.