Tom Hanks Declined Jeff Bezos’ Offer To Fly To Space Aboard, And The Reason Makes Me Love Tom Hanks So Much More
Guess what? Remember how William Shatner became the oldest person to fly to space aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket, New Shepard? Well, apparently the Amazon billionaire asked Tom Hanks first.
Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images
But Tom declined the invite. Because, well, a seat aboard Bezos’ rocket will cost you a cool $28 million. “Well, yeah, provided I pay!” Tom told Jimmy Kimmel when the late-night host asked if he’d been offered a spot.
Randy Holmes / ABC via Getty Images
“You know, it cost 28 million bucks or something like that,” Tom said. “And I’m doing good, Jimmy, I’m doing good. But I ain’t paying 28 [million] bucks.”
View this video on YouTube
YouTube / ABC / Via youtube.com
“You know what, we could simulate the experience of going to space right now,” Tom joked. “It’s about a 12-minute flight, is that about it? We could all do it in our seats right here.”
Randy Holmes / ABC via Getty Images
OR we could watch Tom star in the always re-watchable Apollo 13.
“I don’t need to spend 28 million bucks to do that. I can do that at home,” the Finch star laughed.
Steve Granitz / WireImage / Getty Images
When asked if he’d go to space for free, Tom replied, “I would do it on occasion just in order to experience the joy — pretending I’m a billionaire.”
Steve Granitz / WireImage / Getty Images
That’s not to say that Tom might not still be space-bound. Insider reports that Tom is among a group of celebs vying for a spot on Richard Branson’s commercial Virgin Galactic. Tix run about $250K. (Far more reasonable, lol.)
Jmenternational / Getty Images
Never stop being you, Tom.
Randy Holmes / ABC via Getty Images
For all the latest world News Click Here
