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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos rides Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket on business Blue Origin’s 1st flight with individuals
VAN HORN, Texas – Jeff Bezos blasted into place Tuesday on his rocket company’s initially flight with individuals on board, getting to be the next billionaire in just above a week to trip his possess spacecraft.
The Amazon founder was accompanied by a hand-picked team: his brother, an 18-calendar year-old from the Netherlands and an 82-year-previous aviation pioneer from Texas — the youngest and oldest to ever fly in space.
“Best working day at any time!” Bezos mentioned when the capsule touched down on the desert ground in distant West Texas following the 10-minute flight.
Named following America’s very first astronaut, Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket soared on the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, a day selected by Bezos for its historic importance. He held rapidly to it, even as Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson pushed up his have flight from New Mexico in the race for house
