Thursday 4 August 2022 04:43 PM Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin successfully launches six people into suborbital space trends now
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has launched its sixth tourist trip into suborbital space with several crew members aboard the capsule making history - two are now the first people of Egyptian and Portuguese decent to visit the final frontier and another is the first woman to complete the Explorer's Extreme Trifecta.
Sara Sabry, founder of the Deep Space Initiative and Portuguese business man Mário Ferreira made history when the New Shepard rocket took off a 9:57am ET from the company's West Texas facility.
The mission also helped Vanessa O'Brien complete the trifecta of the Guinness World Record category that involves an individual reaching the highest point on Earth, deepest point in the sea and making it to space.
Also along for the epic journey was Clint Kelly III, a former member of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Steve Young who is the former owner of Florida's largest communications firm and YouTube star Coby Cotton.
The launched was delayed for 20 minutes, leaving the crew anxiously waiting inside t the capsule, but when the clock hit 'zero,' a loud roar was heard echoing through the desert as New Shepard ignited its seven engines. 'God speed Titanium feather,' a Blue Origin commenter said referring to the name the crew gave themselves.
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Blue Origin's sixth mission took (left to right) Clint Kelly III, Sara Sabry, Mário Ferreira, Coby Cotton, Steve Young and Vanessa O'Brien to suborbital space
Max Q, the point when an aerospace vehicle's atmospheric flight reaches maximum dynamic pressure, was reached one minute and five seconds after launch, as New Shepard traveled more than 1,600 miles per hour.
And at two minute and 31 seconds, the shiny, white crew capsule separated from the rocket and continued on its path toward space.
The capsule hoovered for about five minutes while at 62 miles above the surface and then made a proud trip back to Earth.
Three red and white parachutes shot out of the capsule at eight minutes and 30 seconds, helping the craft glide back to the ground for a soft landing in the Texas desert.
The New Shepperd rocket took off at 9:57am ET, following a 20 minute delay
The crew soared into space and hovered for five minutes before returning to Earth. Blue and white parachutes were released from the capsule to guide it for a soft landing
The crew can be heard screaming 'we aren't going to die' from inside the capsule, along with others describing how they feel sweaty from the epic adventure.
The journey lasted just 10 minute and 27 seconds, but as a Blue Origin commentator said, 'the experience will last a lifetime.'
Today's mission also marks the 22nd time the New Shepard has launched.
All six members received a special challenge coin shortly after arriving at the training center earlier this morning.
The coin represents belonging and the achievement of something great and is only awarded to astronauts who passed training and are set to fly on a spacecraft.
The New Shepherd first stage landed safely back on the return pad before the capsule (back) touched down in
