Company Blue Origin successfully completed the tenth suborbital rocket flight New Shepardby sending six tourists into space. The flight lasted about 10-12 minutes, during which passengers were able to experience a state of weightlessness.
New Shepard Rocket Features
New Shepard — this is a reusable suborbital spacecraft consisting of a booster rocket and a passenger capsule designed for six people. The spacecraft was named in honor of Alan Shepard — the first American astronaut to make a suborbital flight.
The system is fully automated and does not require the participation of pilots or operators from the Ground. The passenger capsule is equipped with large portholes that allow you to observe the Ground during the flight.
Who was on board
The crew consisted of:
- Lane Bess – an entrepreneur, for whom this is already the second flight on New Shepard.
- Jesus Calleja - Spanish racing driver and TV presenter.
- Elaine Chia Hyde - physicist and entrepreneur.
- Richard Scott - endocrinologist.
- Tushar Shah – partner of a hedge fund.
The identity of the sixth passenger has not been officially disclosed, however, according to photos of Blue Origin published on social networks, it became known that his last name is Wilson.
Development of space tourism
Company Blue Origin, based on By Jeff Bezos in 2000, it actively develops commercial space flights. First successful launch New Shepard it was held in 2015.
One of the main competitors of Blue Origin in the field of space tourism is Virgin Galactic Richard Branson. The ticket price for their ships is 600 thousand dollars, whereas the price is
