Updated July 20th, 2021 at 22:00 IST
Jeff Bezos' historic spaceflight leaves internet abuzz; netizens congratulate 'Team Blue'
Jeff Bezos, the wealthiest man on the planet, blasted off Blue Origin's New Shepard flight from its Launch Site One in the West Texas desert in the US
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Jeff Bezos, the wealthiest man on the planet, blasted off Blue Origin's New Shepard flight from its Launch Site One in the West Texas desert in the United States on Tuesday. He spent a few minutes in space on Blue Origin's first human mission, a key moment for a fledgling industry that is seeking to make the final frontier accessible to elite tourists.
The Amazon magnate was accompanied by brother Mark Bezos, 82-year-old astronaut Wally Funk, and 18-year-old passenger Oliver Daemen. Upon reaching the earth's surface, Jeff Bezos and the entire crew stepped out of the Blue Origin capsule celebrating their successful journey. The company's Twitter handle also confirmed the success of their first human flight to space.
"A very happy group of people in this capsule," said Bezos, with a big thumbs up, after the spaceship touched down in the west Texas desert following a 10-minute ride to the Karman line. The crew exchanged high-fives and hugged their family who came to meet them at the landing site.
"Congratulations to all of Team Blue past and present on reaching this historic moment in spaceflight history. This first astronaut crew wrote themselves into the history books of space, opening the door through which many after will pass," said Blue Origin after the capsule touched down safely on Tuesday evening.
Twitter abuzz as Jeff Bezos completes his trip to space
Exhilarated by the business magnate's historic spaceflight, Twitter blew up in appreciation and congratulated 'Team Blue' on the Aerospace company's first human mission.
"Congratulations to Mary ‘Wally’ Funk the Oldest person and woman in space, in Blue Origin the first human flight with Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, and the youngest person in space Oliver Daemen…Women rock!" tweeted NCP MP Supriya Sule, following the touchdown.
Congrats to Jeff Bezos on his successful rocket launch. And also for totally not overcompensating for something pic.twitter.com/fI3OMxiaVQ
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat)
CONGRATULATIONS to Blue Origin on their perfect flight and landing with Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk, and Oliver Daemen! Wishing many more beautiful launches like this and God Speed! @blueorigin @jeffbezos pic.twitter.com/NdCBwmsxZ6
— Dawson81702 (@dawson81702)
Congratulations. Despite a lot of negative comments, You Have made a great contribution to the progress of mankind. All of us may not acknowledge it, but your hard work & efforts have been successful. So, thank you...and keep on going. May God bless you all.
— Foxtrot Uniform Delta (@Foxtrot75268877)
Congratulations are in order for Mr. Bezos and his Blue Origin flight crew / associates! I watched the entire flight and I must say, I was very impressed! Congrats!
— Glenn Johnson 🌍🌏🌎 (@USISC1)
Congratulations to Team Blue on a successful flight! The video coverage was wonderful! Someone inside the capsule remarked: "Best day ever!"
— Rebecca (@PolarStarRose)
Congratulations !#BlueOrigin #NSFirstHumanFlight #JeffBezos and other crew members returns to Earth after historic First Human Flight Mission ; pic.twitter.com/U7PyXvz22q
— Supradeep ⚡ (@Supradeep_Guha)
Congratulations to Jeff Bezos on today's successful launch of the #NewShepard rocket! #BlueOrigin pic.twitter.com/JiR2k617sr
— Alex Lobo needs ☕️ 🇨🇺 (@GeekLawGrad)
@JeffBezos @blueorigin congratulations on this great achievement for humanity! And may the successes continue! pic.twitter.com/4Fh3h3wlrE
— Jupiter Barrios (@BarriosJupiter)
Congratulations to @blueorigin and @JeffBezos on a successful space flight!
— John Carmack (@ID_AA_Carmack)
Dreams do come true. Congratulations to @JeffBezos and his @blueorigin crew. One big takeaway: listen to your own dreams, not the naysayers. Childhood dreams can be achieved as adults. https://t.co/ljbRl2ZY38
— Maria Shriver (@mariashriver)
The mission marked another milestone in the billionaire space race initiated by private companies. It was the first time in history that a commercial company launched a privately funded and built spacecraft from a private launch range with astronauts on board.
Blue Origin’s first human spaceflight comes a little over a week after space-tourism competitor Virgin Galactic successfully sent a crew of six including founder Richard Branson to space and experienced few minutes in zero gravity. Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin as well as the space firm founded by billionaire Elon Musk are working to usher in a new era of routine commercial civilian space travel as the “billionaire space race.”
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Published July 20th, 2021 at 22:00 IST