Jeff Bezos completed a suborbital flight in Texas wearing a cowboy hat, an event criticized as anticlimactic and a marketing gimmick. While participants received astronaut pins, questions remain regarding the legitimacy of the title compared to NASA standards. Wally Funk, a member of the mission, noted she did not see the "world" as expected, leading to a discussion on the altitude required to view the Earth's curvature and the "firmament" theory.
