Blue Origin, the space company founded by Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos in 2000, has been testing prototypes of its New Shepard rocket and capsule for more than a decade.

Blue Origin’s first passenger spaceflight on Tuesday was a success, with the company’s rocket carrying founder Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark Bezos, aerospace pioneer Wally Funk, and Dutch teenager Oliver Daemen.

The company will be holding a press conference with the astronauts.

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Blue Origin launches first human spaceflight with Jeff Bezos ⁠— 7/20/21