Billionaire Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin on February 25 (local time) launched its 10th space tourism mission, sending six passengers, including Indian-origin Tushar Mehta, to the suborbital space.
The suborbital New Shepard vehicle of Blue Origin took off from its West Texas facility on Tuesday at 10:50 a.m. EST (15:50 GMT and 9:50 a.m. local Texas time), after a slight delay because of a hold.
The six crew members on the New Shepherd (NS) spacecraft named themselves “Perfect 10”, according to launch commentator Seyffert.
“Well, that makes perfect sense to me, considering the fact that this is, in fact, our 10th human flight.” he said during the livestreaming of the Blue Origin mission.
The Perfect 10 mission of Blue Origin was the 10th crewed mission of the vehicle, which includes a reusable booster and a reusable capsule.
Seven minutes in space
After launching to the suborbital space, the NS-30 flight remained there with the crew members for around seven minutes. The vehicle’s booster was seen touching down a dusty Texas desert seven minutes after liftoff. Three minutes after the touchdown, the flight’s capsule was seen returning to the ground.
Watch the touchdown video here:
