PHOTOS: Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin soar into space

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PHOTOS: Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin soar into space

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket is set to blast off with its eclectic group of passengers on the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

This photo provided by Blue Origin, Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket lifts off from a spaceport launch pad near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. The rocket is carrying passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, his brother Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk. (Blue Origin via AP)

The New Shepard booster lands during a 2019 mission. Blue Origin designed New Shepard to be reusable — a critical element in bringing down the cost of space launches. (Blue Origin/TNS)

In a photo via the Daemen Family, Oliver Daemen in May 2021. On Tuesday, Daemen will join Jeff Bezos, the richest human being in the universe, will strap into a capsule built by his rocket company, Blue Origin, and blast off to more than 62 miles above West Texas. (Daemen Family via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY XXstory-slugXX BY KENNETH CHANG FOR JULY 19, 2020. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. --.

In an image from Blue Origin, a New Shepard test landing on Oct. 13, 2020. On Tuesday, Jeff Bezos, the richest human being in the universe, will strap into a capsule built by his rocket company, Blue Origin, and blast off to more than 62 miles above West Texas. (Blue Origin via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY XXstory-slugXX BY KENNETH CHANG FOR JULY 19, 2020. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. --.

FILE -- Jeff Bezos in front of Blue Origin's New Shepard system during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 5, 2017. On Tuesday, Jeff Bezos, the richest human being in the universe, who will strap into a capsule built by his rocket company, Blue Origin, and blast off to more than 62 miles above West Texas. (Nick Cote/The New York Times)

The company Blue Origin founded by American billionaire Jeff Bezos will send humans into space for the first time on July 20, for a journey of a few minutes in zero gravity aboard his New Shepard rocket. A seat on a rocket is up for auction, but its price already exceeds $ 2.2 million. (Abaca via ZUMA Press/TNS)

In this Jan. 14, 2021 photo made available by Blue Origin, the New Shepard NS-14 rocket lifts off from Launch Site One in West Texas. On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, Blue Origin’s 60-foot (18-meter) New Shepard rocket will accelerate toward space at three times the speed of sound, or Mach 3, before separating from the capsule and returning for an upright landing. (Blue Origin via AP)

In this 2019 photo made available by NASA, Mercury 13 astronaut trainee Wally Funk visits the Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field in Cleveland, Ohio. On Thursday, July 1, 2021, Blue Origin announced the early female aerospace pioneer will be aboard the company's July 20 launch from West Texas, flying as an "honored guest." (NASA via AP)

Broadcast crews prepare for the launch of the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket at the spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. The rocket is scheduled to launch later this morning will carry passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, brother Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

The sun rises over the west Texas landscape near the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket launch pad near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. The rocket is scheduled to launch later this morning will carry passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, brother Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

This photo provided by Blue Origin, Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket lifts off from a spaceport launch pad near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. The rocket is carrying passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, his brother Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk. (Blue Origin via AP)

This photo provided by Blue Origin, Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket lifts off from a spaceport launch pad near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. The rocket is carrying passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, his brother Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk. (Blue Origin via AP)

This photo provided by Blue Origin, Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket lifts off Tuesday, July 20, 2021. The rocket is carrying passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, his brother Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk. (Blue Origin via AP)

This photo provided by Blue Origin, Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket lifts off from a spaceport launch pad near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. The rocket is carrying passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, his brother Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk. (Blue Origin via AP)

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket launches carrying passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, brother Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk, from its spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket launches carrying passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, brother Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk, from its spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket launches carrying passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, brother Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk, from its spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

The New Shepard Blue Origin rocket lifts-off from the launch pad carrying Jeff Bezos along with his brother Mark Bezos, 18-year-old Oliver Daemen, and 82-year-old Wally Funk prepare to launch on July 20, 2021 in Van Horn, Texas. Mr. Bezos and the crew are riding in the first human spaceflight for the company. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/TNS)

Blue Origin’s New Shepard lifts-off from the launch pad carrying Jeff Bezos along with his brother Mark Bezos, 18-year-old Oliver Daemen, and 82-year-old Wally Funk on July 20, 2021 in Van Horn, Texas. Jeff Bezos and the crew are riding in the first human spaceflight for the company. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/TNS)

A mural by Fernandezgraphics of Blue Origin and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is seen on the wall of a building Tuesday in Van Horn, Texas. Bezos has blasted into space on his rocket company’s first flight with passengers. He’s the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft. The Amazon founder rode to space with a hand-picked group and their Blue Origin capsule landed 10 minutes later on the desert floor in West Texas. (Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP)

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This photo provided by Blue Origin, Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket lifts off from a spaceport launch pad near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. The rocket is carrying passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, his brother Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk. (Blue Origin via AP)

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