The New Shepard spacecraft will lift-off with six passengers on a brief ride to space touching the designated boundary just 100 kilometers above the planet.
This is the fourth crew launch by Blue origin and the 20th for the New Shepard spacecraft. Previously, the vehicle has taken Jeff Bezos, William Shatner and others to space.
SEATTLE (dpa-AFX) - Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin successfully launched six tourists into space on its New Shepard spacecraft on Thursday, the aerospace company's fourth human spaceflight.
Two big missions to launch soon, one to return, other to move towards THIS planet - Two big space missions will start this week, as Blue Origin and Nasa will attempt missions beyond Earth.