Sina Science and Technology News on the evening of October 13, Beijing time, it is reported thatAmazonBlue Origin, the space exploration technology company owned by founder Jeff Bezos (Jeff Bezos), has just successfully completed its second manned space mission, sending four members into space.
At 22:50 Beijing time this evening, the New Shepard rocket was successfully launched from the Blue Origin Launch Site One launch site, sending four members into space. The whole process lasted about 10 minutes, and seven minutes after launch, the rocket thruster returned smoothly. Ten minutes later, the capsule landed successfully with four passengers.
It was also the second manned space mission completed by Blue Origin, the first on July 20 this year, when Bezos, Bezos's brother Mark Bezos (Mark Bezos), 82-year-old Wally Fink (Wally Funk) and 18-year-old high school graduate Oliver Damon (Oliver Damen) were sent into space.
Today's four passengers are William Shatner (William Shatner), who plays the role of "original Captain Kirk" in Star Trek, and Aubrey Bowles (Aubrey Powers), vice president of rocket mission and flight operations for the New Shepard.
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