Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has become the first Japanese tourist to visit the International Space Station. The 46-year-old fashion magnate and art collector blasted off in a Soyuz spacecraft from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa becomes first Japanese tourist to visit International Space Station

Lead 'em then leave 'em: Tech founders who quit

Why would a tourist want to take a trip to space? For the wealthy thrill seekers able to pay upwards of $450,000 for a seat with commercial space projects such as Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic, the answer is likely to involve the pursuit of awe or wonder.

Why space tourists won’t find the awe they seek

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and the self-funded space explorer, has predicted that Earth will soon be turned into a natural resort as only a few people will be allowed to stay here in the future.

Earth ambassadors? Jeff Bezos predicts planet will soon become 'natural resort'

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos may be one of the most influential men in the world, but even he pales in comparison to Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio. Or so it seems.

Jeff Bezos has a hilarious response to his girlfriend and Leonardo DiCaprio's viral video

Hollywood star Tom Hanks recently revealed that Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon, had offered to fly him to space before William Shatner, but Hanks joked that he would have to pay if he had said yes.

Tom Hanks says he rejected Jeff Bezos's offer to go to space

Tech giant Amazon is requesting permission from US communications regulators to deploy more than 4,500 additional satellites which are to be part of the company's effort to deliver broadband internet to areas around the world with no access to high-speed internet.

Amazon asks permission to deploy 4,500 more satellites to bring internet to remote locations

Elon Musk, the tech entrepreneur extraordinaire, declared on Twitter that he would be prepared to sell some of his Tesla shares to help fight world hunger, but with one condition.

I'll donate $6 billion if the UN can prove how it will solve world hunger: Elon Musk

Jeff Bezos' space tourism company Blue Origin has announced plans to develop and operate a commercial space station, named Orbital Reef. It's expected to begin operating by the second half of this decade.

Bezos' Blue Origin plans commercial space station

Billionaire Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin has unveiled a plan for launching a commercial space station in the second half of the decade. Known as "Orbital Reef" the venture will be nearly as big as the International Space Station (ISS) and will house up to 10 people.

Jeff Bezos firm Blue Origin unveils plan to build commercial space station

Five US lawmakers have accused Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and other executives of lying to the Congress about firm’s business practices, saying that they are now considering referring Amazon “for criminal investigation”.

5 US lawmakers accuse Jeff Bezos of lying to Congress on Amazon’s ‘business practices’

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is now worth more than both Bill Gates and Warren Buffett combined. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the 50-year-old’s net worth is $230 billion as of Friday.

With $230 billion net worth, Musk is now richer than Gates and Buffett combined

On Thursday long time critic and US Senator Elizabeth Warren called for breaking up Amazon, saying the trillion-dollar firm is too powerful to contain.

US lawmakers accuse Amazon of manipulation, wrongdoing

What a blast: The rush of amateur astronauts

Three months after billionaire US businessman Jeff Bezos soared into space, his Blue Origin is set to launch its new rocket for the fifth time this year. Canadian actor William Shatner will join the second crewed spaceflight for the company.

William Shatner to go to space with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin

In the year 1999, an American magazine named Barron's published a cover story titled "Amazon.bomb" which predicted that Amazon's stock price would come crashing down and the real winners of the Internet boom would be "firms that sell their own products directly.

Jeff Bezos shares an old article predicting Amazon's failure, Elon Musk replies

We told you about William Shatner’s plan about going into space and we now have an update on that -- apparently he’s terrified of the idea. At a panel discussion at New York Comic-Con, William Shatner said, “My friend Jason Erhlick came to me about a year and a half ago and he said he was seeing these rockets with people going into space.

William Shatner is 'terrified' to go into space

A group of more than 20 current and former employees have levelled serious allegations of of sexism at Blue Origin, a space company founded by Amazon owner Jeff Bezos.

Sexist, toxic environment at Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin?

Tech billionaire Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin on Thursday faced accusations of having 'toxic' work culture. The claim was made by a group of current and former Blue Origin employees.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin accused of 'toxic' work culture involving sexual harassment

After becoming the world's richest person by crossing $200 billion in net worth, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk joked that he would be sending a "giant statue of the digit '2' along with a silver medal" to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Rich list battle: Musk says will send Bezos a 'silver medal' and a 'giant statue' of number 2

UK Prime minister Boris Johnson met Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York as they discussed the contentious issue of taxation.

Bezos won't pay taxes as an act of kindness, says Johnson after meeting Amazon founder

On realising how fragile the Earth was after looking at it from space, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he is committing $1bn for its conservation. The billionaire is going to invest in such projects around the world.

After finding Earth fragile from space, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos commits $1bn for conservation

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom met the founder of Amazon and the Bezos Earth Fund, Jeff Bezos, in New York on the sideline of the UN General Assembly. Watch this report for more details.

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets Jeff Bezos on sidelines of UNGA

Evergrande, the biggest real estate developer in China, which is staring at bankruptcy, hit the world’s biggest fortunes, with the richest people losing billions of dollars.

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, others lose over $26 billion wealth due to Evergrande crisis

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