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"When your ex needs to go to space about it, you won the divorce," one Twitter user said.
The billionaire’s comments sparked criticism online.
The barrier-breaking pilot was once denied an astronaut career because she's a woman. On Tuesday, she finally fulfilled her lifelong dream.
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The billionaire Amazon founder was joined by his brother Mark, aerospace pioneer Wally Funk and 18-year-old Oliver Daemen.
Oliver Daemen is set to take off on the Blue Origin flight next week.
More than 600 people already have spent $250,000 apiece to reserve a spot on the spacecraft.
"We are governed by a humbling belief that it would be better if disproportionate wealth were not concentrated in a small number of hands," the billionaire said.
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.
The Amazon CEO said he'll be on board the first crewed flight of the New Shepard, a rocket made by his company Blue Origin.