Glen De Vries: CEO Who Went Into Space With William Shatner Killed In Plane Crash

Sky News ^ | 11/13/21

[Enlightened1]

Glen de Vries had been aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft on 13 October, spending more than 10 minutes in space after launching along with Shatner and others.

A businessman who travelled to space with William Shatner last month has died after a small plane crashed in New Jersey.

Glen de Vries, 49, had been aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft on 13 October, spending more than 10 minutes in space after launching along with Shatner and others.

 

He was killed along with another person in the New Jersey crash, state police said.

https://twitter.com/blueorigin/status/1459248268806967299

The plane, a single-engine Cessna 172, went down on Thursday in a wooded area of Hampton Township, in the northern part of the state.

The Federal Aviation Administration alerted public safety agencies to look for the missing plane in the afternoon.

 

Emergency crews found the wreckage about an hour later.

Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos, said they were "devastated" over the sudden death of Mr de Vries.

"He brought so much life and energy to the entire Blue Origin team and to his fellow crewmates", the company said.

"His passion for aviation, his charitable work, and his dedication to his craft will long be revered and admired."

After the space flight, Mr de Vries had said: "It's going to take me a while to be able to describe it. It was incredible."

[ThunderSleeps]

That's very bizarre. I mean think of it - launch into space on a relatively new rocket. You'd think that's probably the riskiest thing anyone would ever do in their life, right? Ride in a small single engine airplane? Some people might think it a little risky, most people that have done it wouldn't give it a second thought...

Very sorry for his family & friends loss.

Of course the joke to be made here is, what did he have on the Clintons?

[LastDayz]

I hope his last words weren’t “Oh My”.

[Kartographer]

Well what can one say but: “He’s dead Jim!”

[Bob434]

it’s sad, but we gotta remember. He died after having done something pretty dog gone awesome. It ma y folks get to die after something great in their lives makes them happy.

[attiladhun2]

Guy looks like Crewman Redshirt on the OST series.

[hoosierham]

I don’t even like driving in rain and wind. Flying in those conditions is high risk.

[Revel]

Maybe vaccine induced heart attack.

[Vermont Lt]

Was he wearing a red shirt?

[jmacusa]

“The Flying Wallendas’’.