Blue Origin launches 6 passengers on a suborbital trip to the edge of space
An international crew of four men and two women exploded on Saturday and rushed to the edge of space, enjoying a few minutes of weightlessness and out-of-world views The new Shepherd Passengers fly.
“It was an incredible journey, very moving, very spiritual,” Jaime Alemán, a lawyer for the former U.S. ambassador, Panamanian, said after the landing. “Even better than I thought. I've been traveling, thanks to the gods, for life, it's like cherries on a cake. I mean, to go to space and see how huge it is, you can only start to imagine there are more discoveries.”
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Blue Origin's hydrogen fuel single-stage booster roared at 9:39 a.m. ET and quickly climbed the company's West Texas launch site, accelerating to just over 2,000 mph before launching the new Shepard spacecraft.
The crew capsules are equipped with the largest windows of any combat spacecraft, continuing along the coastal altitude of nearly 65 miles at an altitude of nearly 65 miles before starting to land.
Currently, the capsule is released, with three of its American passengers – Aymette Medina Jorge, Gretchen Green and Paul Jeris, as well as Canadian Jesse Williams and New Zealand's Mark Rocket, starting to enjoy about three minutes of weightlessness as they glide up the coast.
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Meanwhile, the new reusable Shepard booster continues to extend upwards, then slows down and starts the descent on the tail. Seven minutes after launch, the Rockets' BE-3 engine reignited, deployed four landing legs, and the picture of the booster settled on the landing pad near the launch site was perfectly touchdown.
The new Shepard capsule in the gumdrop shape took a more leisurely flight home, and after 10 minutes of lifting, three large parachutes descended in the West's desert.
“You guys, we did it!” one of the passengers shouted.
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Since orbiting the spacecraft carry Amazon and Blue original founder Jeff Bezos and three others are high and high. The company has now launched 68 passengers, four of whom have flew twice.
Blue Origin and its passengers did not disclose the cost of flying on the new Shepard, but estimated the cost per seat is over $500,000. Jorge's seat is sponsored by Farmacias Samelys, a Mexican company focusing on health care throughout Latin America. Her crew probably paid for her tickets.
Since June 2024 Virgin Milky Way, Founded by entrepreneur Richard Branson, who retired his original rocket aircraft to focus on building two upgraded delta spacecraft. Virgins are expected to resume flights next year.