Petition calls for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to visit space and ‘stay there’

The Amazon founder is getting roasted by tens of thousands of people on the internet, who have started a petition calling for him to stay floating in space.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Picture: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Jeff Bezos is being roasted online by tens of thousands of people, who are calling on the Amazon founder to take his pricey visit to space and then “stay there”.

The change.org petition, named “Do not allow Jeff Bezos to return to Earth”, was started by a man named Ric G two weeks ago and has been gaining traction ever since.

As of this morning, more than 90,000 people had signed the petition.

“Billionaires should not exist … on earth, or in space, but should they decide the latter they should stay there,” the simple message read.

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Jeff Bezos will fly to space next month. Picture: Sajjad Hussain/AFP

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Bezos announced his space plans on Instagram earlier this month, revealing he would be on-board the first crewed flight his company Blue Origin was chartering.

The flight is scheduled for July 20, two weeks after his time as Amazon CEO will finish.

Mr Bezos’ younger brother Mark will join him, as will the winner of a public auction currently being held for another seat.

The winning bidder, whose identity has not been revealed, paid $US28 million ($A36 million) for the final seat alongside the Bezos brothers.

“Ever since I was five years old, I’ve dreamed of travelling to space,” Bezos said on Instagram.

“On July 20th, I will take that journey with my brother. The greatest adventure, with my best friend.”

New Shepard, Blue Origin’s rocket ship and the one Bezos will be on, has flown more than a dozen successful uncrewed test flights.

The system is designed to carry as many as six people at a time on a ride to the edge of space.

The total time for the New Shephard flight is 10 minutes, meaning the unknown buyer is paying $3.6 million per minute in the air, or $60,000 per second.

The trip, however fleeting, would make Bezos the first of the billionaire space tycoons to travel to space through their own companies. Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX, and Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, have yet to ride with their companies to space despite consistent chatter.

The spacecraft is expected to reach 106km above earth before landing approximately 3km from its launch site.

“The name of the auction winner will be released in the weeks following the auction’s conclusion,” Blue Origin said on Twitter earlier this month.

“Then, the fourth and final crew member will be announced – stay tuned.”

The full donation amount is being sent to Blue Origin’s foundation, Club for the Future, which specialises in “inspiring the next generation of dreamers and builders” with an emphasis on space exploration and the possibility of humanity living beyond the stars.

“We are so humbled by the outcome of today‘s auction and all it will do to inspire students to invent the future of life in space,” the foundation tweeted.

The New Shepard rocket, launching in Texas in May. Picture: Blue Origin/AFP