'I know it's going to change me': Bezos ready for rocket launch today

The world's richest man will travel to the edge of space at 2pm this afternoon

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is "ready" for his flight to the edge of space. Picture: AP Photo/John Locher

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said he is “ready”, not nervous, for his flight to the edge of space on Tuesday.

The billionaire is set to blast off on Blue Origin’s sub-orbital New Shepard rocket from Texas, with his brother Mark, female astronaut Wally Funk who trained in 1961 but never went to space, as well as the company’s first customer, Dutch 18-year-old Oliver Daemen.