--- title: "Petition: Please Keep Jeff Bezos in Space Forever" description: "A new petition is asking to keep Jeff Bezos in space after he takes off next month. Discover how many signatures the petition has so far." date: "2021-06-17" modified: "2021-06-23" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/petition-please-keep-jeff-bezos-in-space-forever" categories: - "Future Society" - "Jeff Bezos" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "Amazon" - "jeff bezos" - "the digest" --- # Petition: Please Keep Jeff Bezos in Space Forever ![A new Change.org petition is politely asking Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos to please stay in space forever after he takes off next month.]() *\Image: Blue Origin / Futurism\* ## Keep Him Out A [new Change.org petition]() is politely asking Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos to please stay in space forever after he takes off on board his space company's crewed rocket to space next month. The petition has garnered more than 13,300 signatures at press time, as [*CNET* reports](). "Jeff Bezos is actually Lex Luthor, disguised as the supposed owner of a super successful online retail store," the petition's description reads. "However, he's actually an evil overlord hellbent on global domination." A [different petition](), which collected more than 8,500 signatures, is calling for Bezos to "buy and eat the Mona Lisa." The billionaire doesn't exactly have a glowing reputation. He has amassed copious amounts of wealth while workers at his company's fulfilment centers are [forced to pee in bottles]() and make do with [dystopian "despair closets"]() to air their frustration. Bezos's net worth [exploded by $75 billion]() in 2020, a year forever marred in history by the global COVID-19 pandemic. ## Space Adventure Yes, the people have little love to spare for the second richest man in the world. But fortunately, the entrepreneur has decided to leave us behind by [taking a trip to near space]() on board one of his space company's New Shepard spacecraft next month. "Ever since I was five years old, I’ve dreamed of traveling to space," Bezos said in a statement earlier this month. "On July 20th, I will take that journey with my brother. The greatest adventure, with my best friend." But that leaves one question: will they be able to find refuge at 62 miles above the Earth's surface? While it's technically the agreed upon boundary of outer space, it's a far cry from stationary orbit. The International Space Station orbits the Earth at an altitude of several hundred miles. Perhaps he can bring along an ultralight glider — then humanity can get just a little more much-deserved, Bezos-less time back on the surface. "This may be our last chance before they enable the 5G microchips and perform a mass takeover," the petition reads. **READ MORE:** [Keep Amazon's Jeff Bezos from coming back to Earth, online petition begs]() \[*CNET*\] ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()