Jeff Bezos successfully completes space flight – video

Jeff Bezos has completed his pioneering foray into space. The Amazon founder and three crewmates touched down in the Texas desert early on Tuesday after a sub-orbital flight lasting 11 minutes.

Bezos, 57, one of the world's richest people with an estimated net worth of $206bn (151bn), has attracted criticism for investing his fortune into space tourism amid concerns over working conditions at Amazon, and 'aggressive tax avoidance'

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