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Bezos' Blue Origin launches 1st crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding

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Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin launched a six-person crew — including the first U.S. Black astronaut candidate from the 1960s — from West Texas to the edge of space on Sunday, resuming its centerpiece space tourism business for the first time since its suborbital New Shepard rocket was grounded in 2022.

<p>VAN HORN, Texas — Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin launched a six-person crew, including the first U.S.

 The rocket separated from the capsule, which then ascended further beyond the boundary of Earth's atmosphere to 65.7 miles, while the booster returned to land as planned.

 

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