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The crew of NS-18. Pictured from left to right: Dr. Chris Boschwiesen, William Shatner, Audrey Powers and Glenn de Vries. Public relations photo, Blue Origin

Captain Kirk - ninety-year-old William Shatner flew into space and broke the record for the oldest person in space

However, this is a flight that lasted just a few minutes in the second manned suborbital flight of the New Shepherd spacecraft of the Blue Origin company owned by Jeff Bezos
Richard Branson and the passengers who accompanied him on the first suborbital flight. PR photo, Virgin Galactic

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In recent weeks, space tourism has become a reality for two of the world's richest men. Is it an expensive but harmless amusement, or another blow to the earth's battered atmosphere? We went out to check
The Blue Origin spacecraft lands safely after its first successful launch with astronauts including CEO Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark, and two astronauts. Screenshot

Successful launch and landing of Jeff Bezos' capsule (video)

16:20 The launcher successfully landed on its feet with the help of an auxiliary engine. 16:18 The spacecraft activated parachutes 16:12 The spacecraft was successfully launched
With room for six astronauts, the spacious and compact crew capsule is comfortably furnished and each passenger gets their own window seat. PR photo, Blue Origin

The winner will be chosen to fly together with Jeff Bezos and his brother on July 20 into space * will pay 23 m

The yet-to-be-revealed winner together with the Bezos brothers will fly for a suborbital flight - that is, reaching an altitude of 100 kilometers, staying for a few minutes in low gravity and observing the curvature of the Earth, and landing
The successful landing of the New Shepard launcher yesterday (December 12) at the Blue Origin launch site in West Texas. Source: Blue Origin.

Blue Origin is taking another step towards tourist flights into space

MARS DRAGON - a spacecraft that SPACEX plans to launch to Mars. PR photo

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