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On Tuesday, July 20, Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos is making flight history as he is set to take off in a fully automated spacecraft after Blue Origin finally cleared the New Shepard rocket and capsule for launch.
The mission will be New Shepard s 16th flight, but this will be the first time that it would carry humans aboard. The mission dubbed the First Human Flight will carry Bezos along with three other civilians and would blast off at 9:00 AM EDT from the company s Launch Site One near Van Horn, Texas.
According to Space.com, the launch will be broadcasted on Tuesday from 7:30 AM EDT on their website and also at BlueOrigin.com. While the liftoff is expected to happen at 9:00 AM, it could still change depending on technical matters and weather conditions.