Jeff Bezos announces space travel with his brother

Jeff Bezos will ride his own rocket into space next month, joining the first crew to fly in a Blue Origin capsule. The Amazon CEO announced that he will launch July 20 from Texas along with his firefighter brother.

Amazon founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos said "To see the Earth from space, it changes you. It changes your relationship with this planet, with humanity. It's one Earth. I want to go on this flight because it's a thing I've wanted to do all my life. It's an adventure. It's a big deal for me."

Also on board the capsule for the 10-minute hop will be the highest bidder in a charity auction. Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson also plans to launch aboard his own rocket later this year. Blue Origin completed the 15th test flight of its New Shepard rocket in April. For its first launch with passengers, the company chose the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.