He landed harder than the rocket.
Jeff Bezos was seen face-planting outside of the Blue Origin capsule after his fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, and her all-women crew traveled to space and landed back in Texas on Monday.
The Amazon founder walked around the vessel before unknowingly stepping into a small ditch and losing his balance during the livestream.
Bezos, 61, took a nosedive into the dirt, catching himself with his hands in a push-up position. However, he quickly pulled himself back up.
Several netizens reacted to the overexcited tech tycoon eating dirt during the historic moment via social media.
“Bezos was so excited to hug his fiancée post-landing, he tripped and hit the ground. Billionaire moves—grace not included,” one person wrote on X.
“Jeff Bezos planting face in front baddies, lol Well done @blueorigin,” a second user roasted.
“That’s why he sent the women first,” another joked.
Bezos gave the “Fly Who Flew to Space” author, 55, a massive bear hug after she safely landed with her Blue Origin NS-31 crew.
Earlier, he was spotted watching enthusiastically in the star-studded crowd as the shuttle shot into space.
For Sánchez’s trip to space and back, which lasted only 10 minutes, she was joined by Katy Perry, Gayle King, NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
The six women wore full glam and stunning custom blue uniforms designed by the pilot for the journey.
Prior to takeoff, Bezos offered some words of encouragement to Sánchez, to whom he got engaged in 2023, and her team.
“I’m so excited for you. I don’t want to get off. I want to go with you,” he told the group. “When you get back, I can’t wait to hear how it’s changed you. I love all of you. See you soon. Godspeed.”
Other celebrities at the event included Sánchez’s close pals Khloé Kardashian and Kris Jenner as well as King’s bestie Oprah Winfrey and Perry’s 4-year-old daughter with Orlando Bloom, Daisy.
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