Blue Origin launches Jeff Bezos and crew into space
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Billionaire Jeff Bezos rocketed into space on the first crewed flight of the New Shepard spacecraft built by his company Blue Origin. Bezos is accompanied by his brother Mark Bezos, 82-year-old pioneer of the space race Wally Funk and 18-year-old student Oliver Daemen of the Netherlands. The launch took place from Bezos' private launch site near Van Horn, Texas and the flight is expected to last 11 minutes.