Jeff Bezos blasts into space
On Tuesday, Jeff Bezos blasted into space on his rocket company's first flight with people on board. With this, he became the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft. (Credits: AFP)
A trip to edge of space
Jeff Bezos was joined by three crewmates --his brother, an 18-year-old from the Netherlands and an 82-year-old aviation pioneer -- for a trip to the edge of space which lasted about 10 minutes and 20 seconds. (Credits: AFP)
A soft landing
The capsule returned to Earth with the help of parachutes, using a retro-thrust system that expelled a "pillow of air" for a soft landing. (Credits: AFP)
'Best day ever!'
"Best day ever!" Bezos said when the capsule touched down on the desert floor in remote West Texas after the 10-minute flight.
A historic moment
After exiting the space capsule, Bezos and the other crew members exchanged hugs and popped bottles of champagne. (Credits: AFP)
A dream come true
Sharing Bezos' dream-come-true adventure was Wally Funk. She was one of the 13 female pilots who went through the same tests as NASA's all-male astronaut corps in the early 1960s but never made it into space.
Two more flights planned
Blue Origin hasn't revealed its price for a ride to space. Two more passenger flights are planned by year's end, said Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith. (Credits: AFP)
Financing Blue Origin
Jeff Bezos thanked every Amazon employee, and every Amazon customer. He said that he finances the rocket company by selling $1 billion worth of Amazon stock each year. (Credits: AFP)
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