7/12/2023 0 Comments Jeff bezos blue origin rocketThe rocket fired into space, the engine kicked off, the crew capsule separated from the rocket and the booster successfully landed on the ground pad. The flight: Despite a couple of brief delays, the New Shepard launched into space smoothly.A recent high school graduate, Daemen was Blue Origin's first paying customer, after his father, an investor, purchased his ticket. At 18 years old, Daemen is the youngest person to go to space, according to Blue Origin. However, Funk was denied her chance to go to space until today. Funk volunteered as a member of the Mercury 13 program, otherwise known as the "Women in Space Program," in February 1961, which was a privately-funded effort intended to begin training women to fly in NASA's earliest space programs. At 82 years old, Funk is the oldest person to go to space - and she she had decades of piloting experience under her belt. The crew: In addition to the Amazon founder, New Shepard was crewed by Jeff Bezos' brother, Mark Bezos, pilot Wally Funk and 18-year-old Oliver Daemen.In comparison, Branson's crew flew roughly 50 miles above Earth. Not to mention, Bezos' rocket ship flew farther into space than Branson's, reaching 62 miles above Earth - otherwise known as the Kármán line. ![]() Bezos is, however, now the richest person to go to space. The billionaire space race: Jeff Bezos was not the first billionaire to space to fly on a craft he helped fund - thanks to Richard Branson and his company, Virgin Galactic, which rocketed into space only nine days prior.
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