Blue Origin Launches Sixth New Shepard Flight Written 5 August 2022

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Launch of Blue Origin's NS-22 Mission. | Credit: Blue Origin–©

CBS News reports that Blue Origin “launched its sixth New Shepard passenger flight Thursday, taking a half dozen space tourists on a supersonic dash to the edge of space and back, complete with a few minutes of weightlessness and out-of-this world views from 66 miles above west Texas.” The New Shepard rocket and capsule took off from Blue Origin’s “West Texas launch site Thursday, carrying an international six-member crew on a 10-minute flight to the edge of space and back.”
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New Shepard Mission NS-22
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