Smithsonian Air and Space receives largest donation in their history, $200,000,000

[Legend]

It's Bezos

Smithsonian To Receive Historic $200 Million Donation From Jeff Bezos | National Air and Space Museum


Combined with this news: Blue Origin | Blue Origin's foundation, Club for the Future, selects 19 space-based charities to each receive a $1 million grant

Good day for space.

[kitler53]

seems like shameless self promotion more than a donation.   

[Legend]

seems like shameless self promotion more than a donation.   

Well the timing of this is very much a pr move. Jeff goes to space on Tuesday.


I wonder though if it's just for the flight or if they expect backlash over who is going with them. Someone paid $28 million for a seat and we still do not know who.

Edt: nevermind, just found out


        18-jarige Nederlander mag met Jeff Bezos mee de ruimte in | NOS
   

Edt2: it's complicated. $28 mil person is not this person. https://www.blueorigin.com/news-archive/first-customer-on-new-shepard