Jeff Bezos and three passengers launched for the edge of space, on a flight the Amazon founder hopes will kick-start an expansive new era for human space travel
VAN HORN, Texas—Jeff Bezos and three passengers reached the edge of space and safely returned Tuesday morning after a flight of just over 10 minutes the billionaire businessman hopes will kickstart an expansive new era for human space travel.
Mr. Bezos and his fellow passengers were launched at 9:12 a.m. ET to the edge of space from a remote west Texas site on the New Shepard, a rocket-powered spacecraft developed by his company Blue Origin LLC.Mr. Bezos has been building toward the launch since 2000, when he founded Blue Origin. The company has hired staffers to develop rockets, engines and spacecraft and now employs more than 3,500 people at facilities in Florida, California and other locations.
In the run-up to today’s event, Mr. Bezos has been promoting Blue Origin’s launch using his personal Instagram account. One video showed him fist-bumping his brother in a blue flight suit; in a photo he posed with his fellow New Shepard passengers in the Texas desert.
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