Tom Hanks , fiendishly loveable Hollywood doer and film producer , has tell he turned down a just the ticket to go to space onboard Jeff Bezos ’ Blue Origin garden rocket .
During an consultation with Jimmy Kimmel , Hanks was asked whether it was on-key he was offered a trip on Blue Origin ’s New Shepard suborbital fomite before William Shatner , who wasblasted offin mid - October in their second - ever crewed trip to distance .
“ Well , yeah , provided I ’d pay , ” Hanks respond to Kimmel . “ You cognise , it cost like 28 million bucks or something like that . ”
“ And I ’m doing good , Jimmy , I ’m doing good , but I ai n’t paying 28 [ million ] bucks ! ”
Tom Hanks went on to explain that he was n’t concerned in spending that much cash for a 12 - arcminute flight that would preponderantly consist of an uncomfortable launching and an equally unpleasant landing .
“ You know what , we could simulate the experience of go to blank space mighty now , ” Hanks said , before mimicking the rattling and shaking affect in a rocket launching in a spectacular Hanks - esque style .
“ I do n’t demand to spend 28 million Pearl Sydenstricker Buck to do that , " he sum .
Blue Origin does n’t disclose any " tag prices " for space tourism head trip aboard their New Shepherd suborbital fomite . However , it was give away that ananonymous bidderpaid $ 28 million for a backside onboard the first crewed spaceflight of New Shepherd , alongside Bezos , his buddy , and Wally Funk , a pilot who wasdenied the chanceto go into space in the 1960s because she was a charwoman . This bidder was later pulled out because they were reportedly too busy and was then supercede by 18 - year - onetime Oliver Daemen .
Blue Origin launch its second crewed spaceflight on October 13 , featuring thelegendary Star Trek actorWiliam Shatner . He was conjoin by Chris Boshuizen , co - founder of Planet Labs and a former NASA applied scientist , Glen de Vries of French software troupe Dassault Systèmes , and Audrey Powers , Blue Origin ’s vice president of mission and flight operations and a former flight of stairs controller with NASA .
As per theirwebsite , they ’re plan on one more crewed trajectory this yr and have several more seamed up for 2022 . alas , it looks unlikely that Hanks will be along for the drive .
