Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, has successfully launched six tourists to the edge of space, marking its return in the booming space tourism industry after a hiatus of almost two years. On board the New Shepard suborbital spacecraft, the passengers experienced a few thrilling minutes of weightlessness and breathtaking views of Earth. They traveled above the Karman line, the internationally recognized boundary of space, before descending back to Earth. This signals a significant step for the company in commercializing space travel, and is a milestone in the broader space industry’s attempts to make such journeys more accessible.
