Blue Origin Completes Third Crewed Space Flight, Daughter of First American Astronaut Alan Shepard on Board
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company blasted its third private crew into space on Saturday and brought it back safely, this time including the daughter of the first American astronaut.The stubby white spacecraft with a round tip blasted off into clear blue skies over West Texas for a roughly 11-minute trip to just beyond the internationally recognised boundary of space, 62 miles (100 kilometres) high.The six-member crew hooted with glee as they unbuckled to enjoy a few minutes of weightlessness, looking out at space through…