{"id":1007536,"date":"2021-11-13T13:43:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T18:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1007536"},"modified":"2021-11-13T13:43:51","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T18:43:51","slug":"billionaire-who-went-to-space-on-jeff-bezos-blue-origin-rocket-dies-in-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billionaire-who-went-to-space-on-jeff-bezos-blue-origin-rocket-dies-in-plane-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Billionaire Who Went to Space on Jeff Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin Rocket Dies in Plane Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbillionaire-who-went-to-space-on-jeff-bezos-blue-origin-rocket-dies-in-plane-crash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1007536&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Glen de Vries, the billionaire founder of Medidata Solutions who went to space alongside William Shatner aboard a Blue Origin rocket, has reportedly died in a plane crash.<\/p>\n<p>Sky News <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/glen-de-vries-ceo-who-went-to-space-with-william-shatner-killed-in-plane-crash-12467237\">reports<\/a>&nbsp;that Glen de Vries, the billionaire CEO of clinical research firm Medidata Solutions, has died in a plane crash. De Vries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/10\/04\/william-shatner-90-headed-to-space-on-a-jeff-bezos-blue-origin-rocket\/\">accompanied<\/a> William Shatner aboard Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard spacecraft on October 13 where he spent more than ten minutes in space.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_18304167\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"42\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/10\/wi\/ap\/13\/private-spaceflight-undated-photo-by-blue-origin-october-2021-left-chris-boshuizen-wil.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18304167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/private-spaceflight-undated-photo-by-blue-origin-october-2021-left-chris-boshuizen-wil-1024x682-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Associated Press\" width=\"990\" height=\"659\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">This undated photo made available by Blue Origin in October 2021 shows, from left, Chris Boshuizen, William Shatner, Audrey Powers and Glen de Vries. Their launch scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021 will be Blue Origin\u2019s second passenger flight, using the same capsule and rocket that Jeff Bezos used for his own trip three months earlier. (Blue Origin via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>De Vries was killed along with another individual in a plane crash in New Jersey, according to police reports.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.39367816092\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are devastated to hear of the sudden passing of Glen de Vries. He brought so much life and energy to the entire Blue Origin team and to his fellow crewmates. His passion for aviation, his charitable work, and his dedication to his craft will long be revered and admired. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1hwnjntTVs\">pic.twitter.com\/1hwnjntTVs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blue Origin (@blueorigin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blueorigin\/status\/1459248268806967299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The plan that De Vries was aboard was a small single-engine Cessna 172 that went down in a wooded area of Hampton Township on Thursday. The Federal Aviation Administration alerted public safety agencies to search for the missing plane on Friday. The plane wreckage was found about an hour later.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Blue Origin said in a statement:&nbsp;\u201cHe brought so much life and energy to the entire Blue Origin team and to his fellow crewmates.&nbsp;His passion for aviation, his charitable work, and his dedication to his craft will long be revered and admired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The other person killed in the crash was Thomas P. Fischer, the founder of a family-run flight school and the school\u2019s head instructor. Jeff Bezos\u2019 partner, Lauren Sanchez, commented that de Vries\u2019 death was a \u201cpainful loss,\u201d in an Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got to know Glen de Vries, an incredible man, and his partner Leah last month\u201d, she wrote.&nbsp;\u201cLeah\u2019s love for Glen was visible every time we saw them together. When he took off for space she gripped my hand so tight it hurt. Thinking of that moment today with a broken heart. Our deepest sympathies go out to Leah and Glen\u2019s family, we are so saddened by the tragic news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/glen-de-vries-ceo-who-went-to-space-with-william-shatner-killed-in-plane-crash-12467237\">Sky News here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News covering issues of free speech and online censorship. Follow him on Twitter&nbsp;<\/i><i><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/lucasnolan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@LucasNolan<\/a>&nbsp;<\/i><i>or contact via secure email at the address&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"mailto:lucasnolan@protonmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">lucasnolan@protonmail.com<\/a><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glen de Vries, the billionaire founder of Medidata Solutions who went to space alongside William Shatner aboard a Blue Origin rocket, has reportedly died in a plane crash. 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