U.S. entrepreneur who flew to space with actor William Shatner dies in plane crash

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Medical research software mogul Glen de Vries, who flew to space last month with actor William Shatner aboard a rocketship operated by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, died in a small plane crash in New Jersey, state police said on Friday.

The plane crashed on Thursday in Sussex County, New Jersey, just northwest of New York City, police said, adding that De Vries, 49, and another man aboard the aircraft, Thomas Fischer, 54, were killed.

De Vries, an instrument-rated private pilot and founder of the clinical research company Medidata Solutions, soared to space last month in a suborbital joyride aboard the New Shepard rocketship of astro-tourism venture Blue Origin, riding along with three other civilian crew members. The two other crewmates for that flight were former NASA engineer Chris Boshuizen and Blue Origin Vice President Audrey Powers.

 

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RIP

Well that's one less prick jetting about everywhere on a private plane.

I keep saying to u so called white boys and u know who you are you can't be toying with God talking about trying to ruin his space I think not you best playing with God Jeff B, Elon and Richard let this be a warning to u God don't care a thing about u being a Billionaire.

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R.I.P

Very sad. Well he got to live a life much better than most so great legacy . Prayers go to the family

Gotta wonder what he had on the Clintons…

The world is really unfair.😜

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