Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket has resumed passenger flights, launching six people to the edge of space for the first time in nearly two years after a previous uncrewed test flight failure.

Launch Details: Date & Time: Liftoff at 9:36 a.m. CT (10:36 a.m. ET) from West Texas Mission: NS-25, Blue Origin’s seventh crewed flight

The passangers will be Mason Angel (VC), Sylvain Chiron (Founder, Brasserie Mont-Blanc), Kenneth L. Hess (Entrepreneur), Carol Schaller (Retired Accountant), Gopi Thotakura (Aviator), Ed Dwight

Dwight reached the edge of space at the age of 90, making him the oldest person to venture to such heights, according to a spokesperson from Blue Origin.

During the mission, the crew soared to more than 3 times the speed of sound, or more than 2,000 mph. The rocket vaulted the capsule past the Kármán line, an area 100 km above Earth’s surface.

A New Shepard rocket and spacecraft were set to launch a batch of science instruments on September 12, 2022. But 1 min into flight, the rocket endured Max Q — an aerospace term that refers to a moment of maximum stress on a vehicle.

Around that time, the rocket appeared to emit a massive burst of flames. The New Shepard capsule, which rides atop the rocket, then initiated its launch abort system. That system worked as intended, parachuting the capsule to a safe landing.

These fixes were made : Some Design changes to the combustion chamber, Adjusted operating parameters and nozzle design improvements

This successful flight paved the way for the return of passenger flights, Previous notable passengers include Jeff Bezos, William Shatner, and Michael Strahan.