Summary:
- Blue Origin, a private space company, successfully launched its New Shepard rocket and capsule into space, reaching an altitude of over 100 kilometers (62 miles) before safely returning to Earth.
- The mission, called NS-31, carried a crew of six people, including the youngest and oldest people to ever fly to space.
- This successful launch is another step in Blue Origin's goal of making space travel more accessible and affordable for people.