Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin completed its fifth crewed space launch Saturday, taking its passengers on a 10-minute suborbital joyride at about 350,000 feet.
in March in West Texas after taking six passengers for a 10-minute journey to the edge of space. The Blue Origin site on the day the Blue Origin's rocket New Shepard blasts off on billionaire Jeff Bezos's company's fourth suborbital tourism flight with a six-person crew near Van Horn, Texas, March 31, 2022.
"It was an honor to fly this special crew of explorers and true pioneers today," said Phil Joyce, senior vice president for New Shepard. "Each mission is an opportunity to provide another six people the life-changing experience of witnessing the beauty and fragility of our planet from space." Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin launches its fifth crewed capsule mission from its base near Van Horn, Texas, June 4, 2022, in a still image from video. The company's suborbital joyride lasts about 10 minutes from liftoff to touchdown and hits an altitude of about 350,000 feet , treating passengers to a few moments of weightlessness before a descent back to Earth for a parachute landing.
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