Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin crew launch into space and return safely to Earth

On the first passenger test flight for his space company Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos blasted into space from West Texas along with his brother Mark Bezos, 82-year-old aviator Wally Funk and 18-year-old physics student Oliver Daemen aboard the rocket New Shepard. After they experienced weightlessness, their capsule glided back down to the desert and the four crewmates emerged to be greeted by their jubilant families.July 20, 2021