(CNN) The Smithsonian said Thursday that Jeff Bezos will donate $200 million to the museum, the largest gift the institution has received since its founding in 1846. A $70 million portion will go to renovating the National Air and Space Museum and $130 million will be used to launch a new education center. In a release, the museum said the donation from the founder of Amazon and space flight company Blue Origin will also "help enable a technological transformation of the museum's galleries and public spaces." Bezos stepped down as CEO of Amazon on July 5, a move that was announced in February. On Tuesday, Bezos plans to be part of a four-person crew on an unpiloted spacecraft built by Blue Origin that will take an 11-minute ride to the edge of space.

Source: CNN July 15, 2021 15:33 UTC