Jeff Bezos back on earth after 10-min flight to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft

08/08/2021

Jeff Bezos back on earth after 10-min flight to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft

The founder of Blue Origin was accompanied by brother Mark Bezos, Wally Funk, and 18-year-old passenger Oliver Daemen.

Jeff Bezos back on earth after 10-min flight to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos blasted off Blue Origin's New Shepard flight on Tuesday from its Launch Site One in a remote location in the West Texas desert in the United States. The founder of Blue Origin was accompanied by brother Mark Bezos, Wally Funk, and 18-year-old passenger Oliver Daemen.

The mission marked another milestone in the space race started by private companies. It was the first time in the history of a commercial company launching a privately funded and built spacecraft from a private launch range with astronauts on board.

Jeff Bezos back on earth after 10-min flight to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft

Billionaire Richard Branson, who recently went into space aboard his Virgin Galactic's rocket ship, congratulated Blue Origin crew on their achievement. "Well done @blueorigin, @jeffbezos, Mark, Wally and Oliver. Impressive! Very best to all the crew from me and all the team at @virgingalactic," Branson tweeted.

Jeff Bezos back on earth after 10-min flight to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft

Jeff Bezos back on earth after 10-min flight to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft

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