More than 41,000 people wish Amazon.com, Inc. and Blue Origin, LLC. founder Jeff Bezos never returns from space after his Blue Origin's first manned rocket flight.
Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark, one passenger who won a $28 million auction, and a fourth person will become the first passengers on board the New Shepard rocket July 20 for an 11-minute voyage to space.
The New Shepard rocket is reusable and can seat six.
"Billionaire's should not exist...on earth, or in space, but should they decide the latter they should stay there," one petition read, according to Insider.
"Jeff Bezos is actually Lex Luthor, disguised as the supposed owner of a super successful online retail store," another petition reads.
...until #Bezos ends world hunger. pic.twitter.com/RtQYGNoPP8 — Leftist Memes Only#FreePalestine (@leftist_only) June 11, 2021
There are many petitions. But the "Petition To Not Allow Jeff Bezos Re-Entry To Earth" had collected more than 33,000 signatures by late Sunday.
Jose Ortiz, who set up the online petition, said Bezos was "an evil overlord hell-bent on global domination."
Bezos is not the only tycoon obsessed with out-of-this-world endeavors.
Tesla, Inc. founder Elon Musk, the main man behind Space Exploration Technologies Corp., has recorded a number of firsts for private space flight - including being the first private company to bring astronauts to the International Space Station in 2020.
Virgin Group Ltd. founder Richard Branson has set his sights to space, too. He plans to be on board his space program's upcoming Virgin Galactic flights.
Fifteen days before launch Bezos will hand over the chief executive title at Amazon to Andy Jassy.
The July 5 date was chosen to coincide with the 27th anniversary of Amazon's incorporation, Complex reported.
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