Blue Origin successfully completed its 10th human spaceflight, launching six passengers aboard the New Shepard rocket from its West Texas facility. The mission, designated NS-30, lasted about 10-12 minutes, giving passengers a few moments of weightlessness. The booster and capsule safely landed, with all parachutes deploying as expected. This flight reaffirms Blue Origin's commitment to space tourism, though ticket prices remain undisclosed. Virgin Galactic, its key competitor, charges $600,000 per seat. More suborbital missions are expected soon.
Blue Origin is a Washington-based aerospace company that manufactures and distributes space vehicles and engines for the civil, commercial, and defense industries.