Blue Origin: Bid of $28 million wins a rocket trip to space with Jeff Bezos

A single seat on a spaceship ride with Jeff Bezos went for $28 million during a live auction on Saturday.

Within four minutes of the open of live phone auction, bids reached beyond $20 million. The bidding closed seven minutes after the auction began.

The identity of the winner has not been disclosed yet. The identity will be revealed in a couple weeks. More than 7,500 people from 159 countries registered to bid, according to Blue Origin. More than 20 bidders — the high rollers — took part in Saturday’s auction.

Bezos and his brother Mark will be flying to space on the first crewed flight of the New Shepard, the rocket ship made by his space company, Blue Origin on July 20.