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As Jeff Bezos prepares to lift off, he concedes that billionaires-in-space critics are 'largely right'

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(CNN Business)A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.Jeff Bezos, a/k/a the "richest human being in the universe," is about to leave Earth for a few spectacular minutes. It's going to be one heck of a television and streaming show.On Tuesday, 52 years to the day of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Blue Origin will launch its first crewed flight of the New Shepard. The company's live stream is expected to begin at 7:30am ET, with liftoff at 9am, and a landing back on Earth 11 minutes later. All the major networks and websites will carry the launch live. Jackie Wattles, who covers space for CNN Business, has a how-to-watch guide here, including a minute-by-minute breakdown

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